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Converting the AMRF Part Model Report to a PDES/STEP Subset

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Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanford P. Ressler

Abstract

This paper identifies the process through which the Topology and Geometry of product data defined in the AMRF (Automated Manufacturing Research Facility) Part Model database report are converted to the PDES (Product Data Exchange Specification)/STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data) physical file.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 3818
Report Number
3818
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

AMRF, part model database, PDES, product data exchange, STEP

Citation

Lee, Y. and Ressler, S. (1988), Converting the AMRF Part Model Report to a PDES/STEP Subset, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821276 (Accessed October 12, 2025)

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Created December 31, 1987, Updated October 12, 2021
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