gintz@cg-atla.UUCP (Dave Gintz ) (03/15/89)
I am looking for information on IGES as pertains to specific
IGES entities. I am particularly looking for descriptions of
the "Sectioned Area (230) Entity". If there is any expert out
there who would be willing to send me a telephone number so that
I could call them and ask stupid questions, I'd appreciate it.
Thank you.
(I've looked at the spec but it isn't totally clear to me.)
Very Truly Yours,
David Gintz, Consultant [Langlais Software Inc.]
c/o Agfa Compugraphic
MS 200II-3-7K
200 Ballardvale Street
Wilmington, MA 01887
508-658-5600 X5411
.!{decvax,ima,ulowell}!cg-atla!gintzolasov@heathcliff (Benjamin Olasov) (03/15/89)
There is a ~ 500 page publication available from the National Bureau of Standards that covers all IGES interface specifications in excruciating detail. I don't have the exact title or phone # available now. Their address is: U.S. Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards Bldg. 220 Room A150 Gathersburg, MD 20899 Good luck! Ben
lutmann@geocub.greco-prog.fr (05/28/90)
I'd like to work with IGES format file. So I'm looking for someone
who'd like to help me!
What I need is the description of the IGES format. I'll appreciate
any pointers... (book references, notes, and so on). I *need* this
because I intend to build an IGES to HPGL converter.
Thanks in advance,
Johan.
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`-----------------------------'pdbourke@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Bourke) (03/05/91)
Could someone please supply me with information on the IGES graphics file format. Like, who developed it, what are its strong points, what are its problems. How successful is it...etc...
daili@wasp.eng.ufl.edu (DaiLi) (03/06/91)
In article <1991Mar5.084757.28856@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz> pdbourke@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Bourke) writes: >Could someone please supply me with information on the IGES graphics >file format. Like, who developed it, what are its strong points, >what are its problems. How successful is it...etc... Here Iam interested in too....
brets@hpnmdla.hp.com (Bret Strain) (03/07/91)
>In comp.graphics, pdbourke@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Bourke) writes: > > Could someone please supply me with information on the IGES graphics > file format. Like, who developed it, what are its strong points, > what are its problems. How successful is it...etc... IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) Current revision 5.0. Developed by a committee of representitives of the CAE/CAD/CAM industry. Published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce. Contact: Nancy Flower (703) 698-9600 extension 325 to order a spec. Its primary use is to interchange design data and annotation for (primarily) mechnical 2D and some 3D databases. It is a well documented standard, and it is in common use with mechanical CAD/CAM systems as well as some FE analysis packages. The standard is not perfect. It does not transfer 3D solid geometry. It has a reasonbly rich specification in which many CAD/CAM systems only implement a subset of its definition. Strong points: Documented standard. Well accepted. Weak points: Like all standards, the semantics (based on implementations I've seen) are not absolutely robust. Does not handle 3D solid geometry. The standard is "rich" (i.e. complex in many ways).