CAD-Drawings

Picture(s) Selection of product pictures to display a specific variant of the type

Type Corresponds to a product series and includes various distinct variants. On the type of descriptive data are summarized, eg in the data sheet

Order Number Unique part number for placing an order

Configuration key The configuration key of a product consists of the composite key values, which describe the different kinds of attribut distinction.

Model Description Abbreviated description of the CAD model

IGS Also mentioned as IGES ( Initial Graphics Exchange Specification). Common program indipendent interchange format for 3D CAD data.

Step Also mentioned as STEP ( Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data). Common program indipendent interchange format for 3D CAD data standardized according ISO standard.

Parasolid Parasolid modeling kernel is a 3D CAD systems. It is developed by a separate business unit within the Unigraphics Solutions (UGS), now Siemens PLM Software.

DXF (Drawing Interchange Format) is a specified by the Autodesk file format for CAD data exchange, and was developed for the 2D-CAD program AutoCAD. A DXF file describes a CAD model as plain text to the ASCII standard.