STEP Writer
The STEP writer allows developers to export B-rep data from Exchange to STEP. The file extensions that you can create when you export the data are:
- .STEP
- .STP
Assembly
The full assembly tree is exported with all the instancing information maintained.
B-rep
When we export to STEP we look at the source data and map each surface to one of the following:
- B_SPLINE_SURFACE
- B_SPLINE_SURFACE_WITH_KNOTS
- CONICAL_SURFACE
- CYLINDRICAL_SURFACE
- DEGENERATE_TOROIDAL_SURFACE
- OFFSET_SURFACE
- RATIONAL_B_SPLINE_SURFACE
- RECTANGULAR_TRIMMED_SURFACE
- SPHERICAL_SURFACE
- SURFACE_OF_REVOLUTION
- TOROIDAL_SURFACE
...and curves to one of the following:
- B_SPLINE_CURVE
- B_SPLINE_CURVE_WITH_KNOTS
- CIRCLE
- COMPOSITE_CURVE
- POLYLINE
- RATIONAL_B_SPLINE_CURVE
Visualization
This format does not support the embedding of tessellation data in the format.
Views
Views are supported by our STEP file writer.
PMI
PMI is supported by our STEP file writer.