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Modelling Geometric Objects and Tolerances with Intervals: Data Exchange with ISO Standard STEP

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In this paper we present our research concerning an automatic exchange between standard geometrical descriptions of a simulation environment built with (non-)convex polyhedra and a STEP conforming data format. Furthermore, we discuss the geometric tolerances implementation in STEP in comparision to the standard interval arithmetic approach.

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  1. Institute of Computer Science and Interactive Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Gerhard-Mercator-University of Duisburg, D-47057, Duisburg, Germany

    Eva Dyllong, Wolfram Luther & Holger Traczinski

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Dyllong, E., Luther, W. & Traczinski, H. Modelling Geometric Objects and Tolerances with Intervals: Data Exchange with ISO Standard STEP. Reliable Comput 12, 293–302 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11155-006-9003-8

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