Using ontologies and STEP standards for the semantic simplification of CAD models in different engineering domains

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Posada, Jorge^; | Toro, Carlos | Wundrak, Stefan | Stork, Andre

Affiliations: VICOMTech Research Centre, Paseo Mikeletegi 57, Parque Tecnológico, Miramón, 20009 Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain | Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, Fraunhoferstr. 5, D-64283 Darmstadt, Germany

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Abstract: We present in this article a compression system that uses STEP compliant standards for the compression and design review visualization of large CAD data sets. Our approach is orthogonal to the traditional techniques applied in the field, as we complement previous works by introducing semantic criteria along with algorithms for the categorization, simplification and user-oriented adaptation of the engineering components described by domain-specific standards. As an example, we have implemented two test cases in two specific domains – ISO-STEP 13013-AP227 in the case of industrial Plant Design, and CIS/2 in the case of Steel Detailing Design (Structures Design).

Keywords: Interactive semantic compression, walkthroughs, large model visualization, large data sets, design review, ISO-STEP

Journal: Applied Ontology, vol. 1, no. 3-4, pp. 263-279, 2006