Read STEP XML for VRML output
A STEP XML-to-VRML workflow connects the STEP XML reader to the VRML writer. Select the model items and output representation needed by the receiving application.
Read STPX, STPA, STPZ or STPZX with the STEP XML component. The interface supports BRep and mesh representations together with assemblies, names, colors and attributes available in the native STEP data used by the file.
Prepare a VRML visualization derivative
Inspect whether each selected part contains BRep, mesh or both. A mesh writer can reuse suitable triangles or tessellate CAD surfaces. A precise-geometry writer needs BRep input; storing triangles in a STEP XML file does not reconstruct analytic surfaces.
Write the selected mesh representation through the OCCT VRML interface for a consumer that expects WRL or VRML. Map the geometry, placements and supported appearance information required by that viewer. Keep precise CAD topology and unsupported attributes in the engineering source.
Check the VRML result
Check nested assembly placements and the relationship between attributes and their model items. Information retained by the reader still needs a compatible mapping in the destination writer.
Open the output in the receiving VRML application and check scale, orientation and part positions. Verify the actual appearance mapping and any resource references. Compare the tessellation against the viewing task rather than judging fidelity from successful file loading alone.
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.