SLDASM

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* '''Family Format(s):''' [[Family Format::None]]
 
* '''Family Format(s):''' [[Family Format::None]]
  
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'''Description:''' FIXME
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'''Description:''' [[Description::]]
  
 
'''History:''' See [http://www.solidworks.com/sw/656_ENU_HTML.htm SolidWorks Company History] for an overview of the format and company history.
 
'''History:''' See [http://www.solidworks.com/sw/656_ENU_HTML.htm SolidWorks Company History] for an overview of the format and company history.
  
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'''Example(s):''' [[Example::Example Template]] - Information and example models of the engineering format.
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'''Example(s):''' [[Example::Example Template]]
  
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'''Identifier:''' [[Identifier::]] - A URL or other identifier that refers to the engineering format.
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'''Identifier:''' [[Identifier::]]
  
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'''Documentation:''' [[Documentation::Documentation Template]] - Information in general about the engineering format.
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'''Documentation:''' [[Documentation::SolidWorks Corporation]]
  
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'''File Extensions:''' [[File Extension::SLDASM]]
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'''File Extensions:''' [[File Extension::SLDPRT]]
  
 
'''Applications:'''
 
'''Applications:'''
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** [[Native Application::SolidWorks Formats - eDrawings Viewer]]
 
** [[Native Application::SolidWorks Formats - eDrawings Viewer]]
  
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* '''Interoperable applications:'''None
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* '''Interoperable applications:''' See [http://www.solidworks.com/sw/products/engineering-software-partners.htm SolidWorks Partner Products] for a list of products that operate with SolidWorks files.
  
 
'''Magic numbers:''' [[Magic Numbers::Unknown; Proprietary format]]
 
'''Magic numbers:''' [[Magic Numbers::Unknown; Proprietary format]]
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* '''External dependencies:''' [[External dependencies::None]]
 
* '''External dependencies:''' [[External dependencies::None]]
  
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* '''Technical protection considerations:''' [[Technical protection considerations::]] - Any considerations that are necessary when it comes to technical protection.
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* '''Technical protection considerations:''' [[Technical protection considerations::There are export eligibility considerations pertaining to the software used to generate and/or view SolidWorks files.]]
  
 
'''Typical use:''' [[Typical use::CAD]] [[Typical use::CAM]]
 
'''Typical use:''' [[Typical use::CAD]] [[Typical use::CAM]]
  
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'''File classification:''' - Specific properties that pertain to this engineering format.
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'''File classification:'''
 
* '''Type {Binary, Text}:''' [[File Classification Type::Binary]]
 
* '''Type {Binary, Text}:''' [[File Classification Type::Binary]]
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* '''Raster data:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports raster data.
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* '''Raster data:'''
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** '''Raster data 2D:''' - Can the format support 2D raster data? Example: A format that can contain 2D pixelated data supports 2D raster data.
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** '''Raster data 2D:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Is Supported::]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 2D - Description::]]
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** '''Raster data 3D:''' - Can the format support 3D raster data? Example: A format that can contain 2D pixelated data of a 3D model supports 3D raster data.
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** '''Raster data 3D:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 3D - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 3D - Is Supported::]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 3D - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Raster Data 3D - Description::]]
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* '''Geometric representation:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports geometric representations.
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* '''Geometric representation:'''
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** '''Implicit representation:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports implicit representations.
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** '''Implicit representation:'''
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*** '''Implicit surfaces:''' - Can the format support implicit surfaces? Example: A format that can contain surfaces that are generated with mathematical equations that contain the independent variables x, y, and z, like x^2 + y^2 + z^2 * R^2 = 0, supports implicit surfaces.
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*** '''Implicit surfaces:'''
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Implicit Surfaces - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Implicit Surfaces - Is Supported::]]
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Implicit Surfaces - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Implicit Surfaces - Description::]]
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*** '''Implicit curves:''' - Can the format support implicit curves? Example: A format that can contain curves that are generated with mathematical equations that contain the independent variables x, y, and z, supports implicit curves.
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*** '''Implicit curves:'''
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Implict Curves - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Implict Curves - Is Supported::]]
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Implicit Curves - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Implicit Curves - Description::]]
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*** '''Point set:''' - Can the format support point sets? Example: A format that supports surfaces and lines that are generated by points that form triangles supports point sets.
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*** '''Point set:'''
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Point Set - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Point Set - Is Supported::]]
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Point Set - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Point Set - Description::]]
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** '''Mesh:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports mesh.
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** '''Mesh:'''
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*** '''Manifold surface meshes:''' - Can the format support manifold surface meshes? Example: A format that supports surfaces that are mathematical spaces in which every point has a neighborhood which resembles Euclidean space
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*** '''Manifold surface meshes:'''
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Mainfold Surface Meshes - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Mainfold Surface Meshes - Is Supported::]]
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Meshes - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Meshes - Description::]]
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*** '''Manifold volume meshes:''' - Can the format support manifold volume meshes? Example: A format that supports volumes that are mathematical spaces in which every point has a neighborhood which resembles Euclidean space
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*** '''Manifold volume meshes:'''
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Meshes - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Meshes - Is Supported::]]
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Meshes - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Meshes - Description::]]
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*** '''Non-manifold meshes:''' - Can the format support non-manifold meshes? Example: A format that supports meshes that are not manifolds
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*** '''Non-manifold meshes:'''
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Meshes - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Meshes - Is Supported::]]
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Meshes - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Meshes - Description::]]
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** '''Parametric representation:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports parametric representations.
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** '''Parametric representation:'''
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*** '''Parametric surfaces:''' - Can the format support parametric surfaces? Example: A format that can contain surfaces that are generated with parametric equations supports parametric surfaces.
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*** '''Parametric surfaces:'''
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Parametric Surfaces - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Parametric Surfaces - Is Supported::Yes]]
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Parametric Surfaces - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Parametric Surfaces - Description::Geometric elements are parametric.]]
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*** '''Parametric curves:''' - Can the format support parametric curves? Example: A format that can contain curves that are generated with parametric equations supports parametric curves.
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*** '''Parametric curves:'''
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Parametric Curves - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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**** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Parametric Curves - Is Supported::Yes]]
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Parametric Curves - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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**** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Parametric Curves - Description::Geometric elements are parametric.]]
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** '''Contour sets:''' - Can the format support contour sets?
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** '''Contour sets:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Contour Sets - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Contour Sets - Is Supported::]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Contour Sets - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Contour Sets - Description::]]
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** '''NURBS:''' - Can the format support Non Uniform Rational Basis Splines? Examples: The engineering formats IGES, STEP, ACIS, and PHIGS
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** '''NURBS:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification NURBS - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification NURBS - Is Supported::Yes]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification NURBS - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification NURBS - Description::NURBs are supported.]]
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* '''Multi-resolution models:''' - Can the format support models with multiple resolutions? Examples: A format that supports a highly detailed and lowly detailed model simultaneously supports multi-resolution models.
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* '''Multi-resolution models:'''
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** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Multi-resolution Models - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Multi-resolution Models - Is Supported::]]
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** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Multi-resolution Models - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Multi-resolution Models - Description::]]
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* '''Dynamics:''' - Section describes whether or not the engineering format supports dynamics.
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* '''Dynamics:'''
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** '''Kinematics:''' - Can the format support kinematics? Example: Does the format allow model parts to rotate?
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** '''Kinematics:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Kinematics - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Kinematics - Is Supported::Yes]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Kinematics - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Kinematics - Description::Kinematics are supported]]
 
** '''Assembly:'''
 
** '''Assembly:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Assembly - Is Supported::No]]
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Assembly - Is Supported::]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Assembly - Description::APIs are available for custom programming in Visual Basic and C, but not Assembly]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Assembly - Description::]]
 
** '''Force(s):'''
 
** '''Force(s):'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Force - Is Supported::No]]
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Force - Is Supported::Yes]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Force - Description::This is a drawing format only]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Force - Description::Forces are supported]]
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* '''Boundary representation''' - Can the format support models with boundary representations?
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* '''Boundary representation'''
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** '''Manifold surface boundary representations:''' - Can the format support manifold surface boundary representations? Example: The engineering format STEP
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** '''Manifold surface boundary representations:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Boundary Representation - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Surface Boundary Representation - Description::]]
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** '''Manifold volume boundary representations:''' - Can the format support manifold volume boundary representations? Example: The engineering format STEP
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** '''Manifold volume boundary representations:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Boundary Representation - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Manifold Volume Boundary Representation - Description::]]
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** '''Non-manifold boundary representations:''' - Can the format support non-manifold boundary representations? Example: The engineering format STEP
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** '''Non-manifold boundary representations:'''
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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*** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Boundary Representation - Is Supported::]]
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Boundary Representation - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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*** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Non-manifold Boundary Representation - Description::]]
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* '''Material transparency:''' - Can the format support transparency? Example: Does the format allow models to have a clear window in a car?
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* '''Material transparency:'''
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** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Material Transparency - Is Supported::]] - Is the feature supported in the engineering format?
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** '''Is Supported:''' [[File Classification Material Transparency - Is Supported::Yes]]
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** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Material Transparency - Description::]] - This field is used to describe the support or lack of support of the feature.
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** '''Description:''' [[File Classification Material Transparency - Description::Transparency is supported.]]
  
 
'''References:'''  
 
'''References:'''  

Revision as of 16:37, 13 May 2009

Title(s): SolidWorks Assembly Format

Version ID: SolidWorks 2009

Date released: 2008-09-17

Date: 1995

Creator(s): SolidWorks Corporation

Contributor(s): SolidWorks Corporation

Relationships: - The SolidWorks Assembly format was developed by SolidWorks Corporation in 1995. SolidWorks Corporation was acquired by Dassault Systèmes in 1997.

  • Syntax Format(s): None
  • Family Format(s): None

Description:

History: See SolidWorks Company History for an overview of the format and company history.

Example(s): Example Template

Identifier:

Documentation: SolidWorks Corporation

File Extensions: SLDPRT

Applications:

Magic numbers: Unknown; Proprietary format

Format(s): Unknown

Rights: Proprietary license

Sustainability Factors:

  • Standardization:
  • Adoption:
  • Self-documentation: None
  • External dependencies: None

Typical use: CAD CAM

File classification:

  • Type {Binary, Text}: Binary
  • Raster data:
    • Raster data 2D:
      • Is Supported:
      • Description:
    • Raster data 3D:
      • Is Supported:
      • Description:
  • Geometric representation:
    • Implicit representation:
      • Implicit surfaces:
        • Is Supported:
        • Description:
      • Implicit curves:
        • Is Supported:
        • Description:
      • Point set:
        • Is Supported:
        • Description:
    • Mesh:
      • Manifold surface meshes:
        • Is Supported:
        • Description:
      • Manifold volume meshes:
        • Is Supported:
        • Description:
      • Non-manifold meshes:
        • Is Supported:
        • Description:
    • Parametric representation:
    • Contour sets:
      • Is Supported:
      • Description:
    • NURBS:
  • Multi-resolution models:
    • Is Supported:
    • Description:
  • Dynamics:
    • Kinematics:
      • Is Supported: Yes
      • Description: Kinematics are supported
    • Assembly:
      • Is Supported:
      • Description:
    • Force(s):
  • Boundary representation
    • Manifold surface boundary representations:
      • Is Supported:
      • Description:
    • Manifold volume boundary representations:
      • Is Supported:
      • Description:
    • Non-manifold boundary representations:
      • Is Supported:
      • Description:
  • Material transparency:

References:

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