Goldstein, B.
, Kemmerer, S.
and Parks, C.
(1998),
A Brief History of Early Product Data Exchange Standards, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6221, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=20801
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A Brief History of Early Product Data Exchange Standards
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The following paper traces the history of product data exchange standards from the physical model through electronic representations such as IGES. This paper provides an understanding of the early efforts leading to ISO 10303--Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP), but does not cover STEP's developmentCitation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6221
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IGES, PDDI, PDES, STEP, Product Data Exchange
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Created August 31, 1998, Updated October 12, 2021