Read ACIS SAT / SAB for STEP XML output
A ACIS SAT / SAB-to-STEP XML workflow connects the ACIS SAT / SAB reader to the STEP XML writer. Select the model items and output representation needed by the receiving application.
Read SAT or SAB with the commercial ACIS interface and translate supported bodies into OCCT BRep. Select the supported source version and retain the relationship between imported shapes, names and colors needed by the application.
Choose the STEP XML representation and extension
Use the translated BRep for precise geometry output. For mesh-based delivery, tessellate the surfaces with an appropriate chordal deflection and inspect small faces and narrow features before writing the result.
Write STPX, STPA, STPZ or STPZX with the STEP XML component. It supports BRep and mesh data, assemblies, names, colors and STEP attributes. Transfer only the source information available through the complete route; the target can carry mesh without turning it into analytic geometry.
Check the STEP XML result
Include representative curved surfaces and multi-body files in the evaluation. Keep source-version compatibility and the target writer settings with the conversion record so that repeated jobs use the same configuration.
Reopen the selected STEP XML variant with the intended consumer. Check geometry representation, placements, names and colors, and explicitly verify any required attributes. Use the agreed extension and application version for repeatable interchange.
Discuss this conversion with the producing and receiving applications, representative files and required geometry and attributes. Compare the reader/writer catalog when a different representation is needed.