madhu@hubcap.UUCP (Raman Madhusudan) (11/21/88)
Greetings: Where could I Obtain the IGES and DXF file format Specifications. Who "owns" these formats and where would I be able to get the updates on any changes etc. (??). Thanks in advance to any Kind netters for their help. Please E-mail replies to : madhu@hubcap.clemson.edu Or !gatech!hubcap!madhu --thanks a lot! madhu@hubcap.clemson.edu .
jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) (11/22/88)
In article <3611@hubcap.UUCP> madhu@hubcap.UUCP (Raman Madhusudan) writes: >Greetings: > Where could I Obtain the IGES and DXF file format > Specifications. Who "owns" these formats and where > would I be able to get the updates on any changes etc. The DXF format is AutoCAD's external format for drawing interchange. Look in any AutoCAD manual. It's an ASCII text file, rather bulky but not too difficult to process. Autodesk, Inc., (Sausalito CA) defines DXF format. IGES, the Interim Graphics Exchange Standard, is an industry draft standard for drawing exchange. I don't know the controlling organization offhand, but it's not ANSI; the standard isn't that well developed yet. IGES files are organized as 80-character fixed format ASCII text records, and are somewhat FORTRAN-oriented. John Nagle
fowler@cme-durer.ARPA (Jim Fowler) (11/22/88)
In article <17859@glacier.STANFORD.EDU>, jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) writes: > In article <3611@hubcap.UUCP> madhu@hubcap.UUCP (Raman Madhusudan) writes: > >Greetings: > > Where could I Obtain the IGES and DXF file format > > Specifications. Who "owns" these formats and where > > would I be able to get the updates on any changes etc. > > The DXF format is AutoCAD's external format for drawing interchange. > Look in any AutoCAD manual. It's an ASCII text file, rather bulky but > not too difficult to process. Autodesk, Inc., (Sausalito CA) defines > DXF format. > > IGES, the Interim Graphics Exchange Standard, is an industry draft > standard for drawing exchange. I don't know the controlling organization > offhand, but it's not ANSI; the standard isn't that well developed yet. > IGES files are organized as 80-character fixed format ASCII text records, > and are somewhat FORTRAN-oriented. > > John Nagle IGES = Initial Graphics Exchange Specification. It was first published in 1980, the current version (4.0) has just been released. As for it not being well developed, that's a matter of opinion: it's sufficiently well developed to be supported by all major CAD vendors and the bulk of the spec. has been submitted to ANSI for approval. NIST (formerly National Bureau of Standards) is the controlling organization. For further information contact: Mrs. Gaylen Rinaudot IGES Coordinator National Institute of Standards and Technology Building 220, Room A127 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (301) 975-3547 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Fowler <fowler@cme-durer.arpa> "The great thing about standards is that there are so many of them."
ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ray E Saddler III) (11/22/88)
In article <17859@glacier.STANFORD.EDU>, jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) writes: > In article <3611@hubcap.UUCP> madhu@hubcap.UUCP (Raman Madhusudan) writes: > > Where could I Obtain the IGES and DXF file format > > Specifications. Who "owns" these formats and where > > would I be able to get the updates on any changes etc. > > IGES, the Interim Graphics Exchange Standard, is an industry draft > standard for drawing exchange. I don't know the controlling organization > offhand, but it's not ANSI; the standard isn't that well developed yet. > IGES files are organized as 80-character fixed format ASCII text records, > and are somewhat FORTRAN-oriented. > My document for version 2.0 (NBSIR 82-2631) defines the acronym IGES as: Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, and is prepared by the National Bureau of Standards. The address on the cover sheet is: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Bureau of Standards National Engineering Laboratory Center for Manufacturing Engineering Automated Production Technology Division Washington D.C. 20234 I beleive that IGES has matured to version 4, and will stay at that version. It is supposedly going to be replaced with a standard called PDES, which I beleive is an acronym for: Product Definition Exchange Specification. -- | Ray E. Saddler III | __ __ __ __ | Path: ..!ssc-vax!ray3rd | | Boeing Aerospace | / / / // //| // | From: ray3rd@ssc-vax.UUCP | | P.O. Box 3999 m.s. 3R-05 | /-< / //- // |// _ |---------------------------| | Seattle, Wa. 98124 USA | /__//_//__ // //__/ | VoiceNet: (206) 657-2824 |