Product Data Interfaces in CAD/CAM Applications: Design, Implementation and Experiences

Interest in product data exchange and interfaces in the CAD/CAM area is steadi­ ly growing. The rapidly increasing graphics applications in engineering and sci­ ence has led to a great variety of heterogeneous hardware and software products. This has become a major obstacle in the progress of systems integration. To improve this situation CAD/CAM users have called for specification and imple­ mentation of standardized product data interfaces. These needs resulted in the definition of prelim...