Overview
- STEP- Standard for the Exchange of Product data model [ISO-10303-1 92]
- The Product Data Model is a model that encompasses global aspects of a part --
for example, a geometrical view as well as an analysis view and an assembly
- STEP is an International Standard Organization (ISO) effort to create a common
approach to information describing the product
- Key elements in the development of STEP are arranged on three levels:
- Conceptual modeling
- Information modeling
- Exchange format
- The development of STEP is an ongoing data organization effort that intends
to cover product life cycle and a wide range of industry domains
- STEP information is represented by the EXPRESS language, which is
an object-oriented flavored data definition language [Schenk, ‘91]