Move STEP XML data into native STEP exchange
The STEP XML Reader & Writer supports STPX, STPA, STPZ and STPZX. A STEP XML-to-STEP route combines this reader with the native STEP writer to deliver STP or STEP output.
Both sides can participate in BRep and mesh exchange. The conversion should retain the representation required by the receiver rather than assume that XML input or native STEP output is limited to precise solids.
Carry the product organization with the geometry
The STEP XML component reads assemblies, names, colors and the native STEP attributes present in the XML data. Use an application document that retains these relationships during processing and output.
Check the part and subassembly structure, instance placements and required attributes after conversion. A mixed model may contain both BRep and tessellated items; include both kinds in the acceptance data when the receiving workflow uses them.
Select output for the receiving application
Specify the STEP configuration and representation accepted by the destination. Reopen the STP or STEP file there, then compare geometry or mesh coverage, names, colors and the attributes needed for the next operation. Any application processing between reading and writing should have its own recorded parameters.
This conversion changes the exchange representation without recovering missing design history or attributes absent from the source. For delivery in the opposite direction, see STEP to STEP XML. For a geometry-only mesh derivative, use STEP XML to STL.