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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

An Introduction to the NIST PDES Toolkit

Author(s)
Steve Clark
The PDES (Product Data Exchange using STEP) activity is the United States' effort in support of the Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP), an

Status of PDES-Related Activities

Author(s)
Cita M. Furlani, Joan Wellington, Sharon J. Kemmerer
This report describes the standards and testing activities that relate to PDES (Product Data Exchange using STEP). PDES is the name given to the United States

NIST Express Working Form Programmer

Author(s)
Steve Clark
The Product Data Exchange Specification (PDES) is an emerging standard for the exchange of product information among various manufacturing applications. PDES
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