A Roadmap for STEP-NC Enabled Interoperable Manufacturing

Published

June 17, 2011

Author(s)

Fiona Zhao, Frederick M. Proctor, Martin Hardwick, Sid Venkatesh, David Odendahl, Xun Xu

Abstract

STEP-NC is the result of a ten-year international effort to replace the RS274D (ISO 6983) G and M code standard with a modern associative language. The new standard connects CAD design data to CAM process data so that smart applications can understand both the design requirements for a part and the manufacturing solutions developed to make that part. STEP-NC builds on a previous ten-year effort to develop the STEP standard for CAD to CAD and CAD to CAM data exchange, and uses the modern geometric constructs in that standard to specify device independent tool paths, and CAM independent volume removal features. This paper reviews a series of demonstrations carried out to test and validate the STEP-NC standard. These demonstrations were an international collaboration between industry, academia and research agencies. Each demonstration focused on testing and extending the STEP-NC data model for a different application.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC2011

Conference Dates

June 13-17, 2011

Conference Location

Corvallis, OR

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer numerical control (CNC), STEP-NC, feature-based manufacturing, machine tool control

Citation

Zhao, F. , Proctor, F. , Hardwick, M. , Venkatesh, S. , Odendahl, D. and Xu, X. (2011), A Roadmap for STEP-NC Enabled Interoperable Manufacturing, Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC2011, Corvallis, OR (Accessed January 13, 2025)