MCA

Latest revision as of 17:45, 13 May 2009

Title(s): I-DEAS Web Access file (Crushed Ascii)

Version ID: No longer in use

Date released: N/A

Date: 1999-04-14

Creator(s): Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC)

Contributor(s): Siemens PLM Software

Relationships:

• Previous Version(s): N/A

• Contains: N/A

• Syntax Format(s): N/A

• Family Format(s): NX

Description: MCA was used by I-DEAS Web Access, a program that was merged with Unigraphs to from Unigraphs NX, now known as NX.

History: I-DEAS Web Access was announced in 1999 by SDRC with the foal of providing web-based collaboration and visualization for use with I-DEAS software. SDRC was bought by Electronic Data System (EDS) in 2001. EDS also acquired UGS Corp, the makers of Unigraphs. EDS merged both I-DEAS and Unigraphs into one product, NX. In 2007, UGS was bought by Siemens AG who renamed the company to Siemens PLM Software.

I-DEAS Web Access files are no longer used, as the program was merged into NX in 2001 and Siemens has since been directing people away from the format [1], but some programs are still able to read the files, for example [2], [3], and [4].

Example(s): None

Identifier: None

Documentation: N/A

File Extensions: MCA

Applications:

• Native application(s): None

• Interoperable applications: Actify, SolidView, Unified CAD

Magic numbers: N/A

Format(s): N/A

Rights: N/A

Sustainability Factors:

• Standardization: N/A

• Adoption: N/A

• • Licensing and patent claims: N/A

• Self-documentation: N/A

• External dependencies: N/A

• Technical protection considerations: N/A

Typical use: CAD

File classification:

• Type {Binary, Text}: Text
• Raster data:
  • Raster data 2D:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
  • Raster data 3D:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
• Geometric representation:
  • Implicit representation:
    • Implicit surfaces:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description: Format no longer supported
    • Implicit curves:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description: Format no longer supported
    • Point set:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description: Format no longer supported
  • Mesh:
    • Manifold surface meshes:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description: Format no longer supported
    • Manifold volume meshes:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description: Format no longer supported
    • Non-manifold meshes:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description: Format no longer supported
  • Parametric representation:
    • Parametric surfaces:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description: Format no longer supported
    • Parametric curves:
      • Is Supported: false
      • Description: Format no longer supported
  • Contour sets:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
  • NURBS:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
• Multi-resolution models:
  • Is Supported: false
  • Description: Format no longer supported
• Dynamics:
  • Kinematics:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
  • Assembly:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
  • Force(s):
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
• Boundary representation
  • Manifold surface boundary representations:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
  • Manifold volume boundary representations:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
  • Non-manifold boundary representations:
    • Is Supported: false
    • Description: Format no longer supported
• Material transparency:
  • Is Supported: false
  • Description: Format no longer supported

References:

• Official website for NX
• Wikipedia page for Siemens PLM Software
• Original announcement for I-DEAS Web Access
• Website detailing history of I-DEAS and its mergers
• Siemens site regarding migration from I-DEAS to NX
• I-DEAS Wikipedia page
• Unigraphics NX Wikipedia page
• Reader for MCA files (Actify)
• Reader for MCA files (SolidView)
• Reader for MCA files (Unified CAD)