July 2010 Highlight
Release of OntoSTEP Open Source Software
OntoSTEP, a plug-in for the widely used
Protégé Ontology Web Language (
OWL) editor, is released as an open source software. OntoSTEP allows ISO 10303-based (informally known as the Standard for the Exchange of Product model data) Express files (ISO
10303-11 – a description language used for creating other STEP specifications) to be translated into OWL, which will aid the industry to move into the
Semantic Web world. Members of
PDES, Inc., a non-profit consortium, have already expressed interest in using this plug-in, and GM electrical has also been reviewing OntoSTEP with others (e.g., IBM) to meet their needs under a [product] life cycle collaborative effort. The OntoSTEP plug-in is currently available at
http://www.nist.gov/mel/msid/ontostep.cfm.
POC: Sudarsan Rachuri, 301-975-4264
Program: Sustainable and Lifecycle Information-based Manufacturing
Category: Programmatic Accomplishment