Beyond geometric CAD system: Implementation of STEP translator for multiple-views product modeller

International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Song, Huijun ^a   Eynard, Benoît ^b   Roucoules, Lionel ^b   Lafon, Pascal ^b   Charles, Sébastien ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

^c Universite de Versailles Saint Quentin   (France)

Author keywords

Data exchange; Knowledge integration; Product modelling; STEP

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247634549     PISSN: 17435110     EISSN: 17435129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPLM.2007.012871     Document Type: Article

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