<snip> > > Since I assumed shareable tool information is an industry-wide problem > I had been googling around on the issue but didnt find a obvious > candidate for such a format, although a saw a manufacturer who makes > tool geometry information available in XML. Maybe there is such a > format, I just dont know.
The only one I'm aware of is ISO 13399[1] part of STEP[2]. The 13399 uses a description language called EXPRESS[3] which is encapsulated in STEP-XML[4]. I am sure it's a PITA to implement it in emc2, especially since buying/getting the standards is a pain. OTOH NIST is working on some STEP related things, maybe they could offer some insight in that area. [1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_13399 [2] - http://www.tc184-sc4.org/titles/STEP_Titles.htm [3] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_10303-11 [4] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STEP-XML Some more references on STEP: http://www.wikistep.org/index.php/Main_Page Regards, Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
