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Test Rounds

Date Description Link
06-23-2008 Initial "Who is Doing What" in Round 22J HTML
06-02-2008 Round 22J Test Suite Document (v1.0) PDF
05-13-2008 Round22J Schedule HTML
02-11-2008 Round 21J Test Suite Document (v1.0) PDF
01-07-2008 Initial "Who is Doing What" in Round 21J HTML
07-25-2007 Round 20J Test Suite Document (v1.2) PDF
05-02-2007 Initial "Who is Doing What" in Round 20J HTML
12-06-2006 Round 19J Test Suite Draft Document WORD, PDF
07-07-2006 Round 18J Test Suite Document WORD, PDF
06-02-2006 Initial "Who is Doing What" in Round 18J HTML
06-02-2006 Round18J Schedule (updated) HTML
02-09-2006 Updated "Who is Doing What" in Round 17J HTML
01-10-2006 Round 17J Test Suite Document WORD, PDF
11-04-2005 Proposed Round17J Schedule HTML
08-02-2005 Updated "Who is Doing What" in Round 16J HTML
03-21-2005 Proposed Round16J Schedule HTML
03-21-2005 User Roundtable Presentation shown at the Offsite Meeting in Asheville PDF
02-08-2005 Round 15J Test Suite Document (2nd Release) WORD, PDF
12-15-2004 Round 15J Test Suite Document (Upd.) WORD, PDF
12-14-2004 Updated "Who is Doing What" in Round 15J HTML
07-27-2004 Round 14J Test Suite Document (Upd.) WORD, PDF
05-18-2004 "Who is Doing What" in Round 14J (Upd.) HTML
12-10-2003 "Who is Doing What" in Round 13J (upd.) HTML
12-10-2003 Round 13J Test Suite Document (Upd.) WORD, PDF
07-14-2003 "Who is Doing What" in Round 12J (upd.) HTML
07-07-2003 Round 12J Test Suite Document (Upd.) WORD
02-04-2003 "Who is Doing What" in Round 11J HTML
01-14-2003 Test Suite for Round 11J - Release 1.0 WORD, PDF
09-16-2002 "Who is Doing What" in Round 10J HTML
07-02-2002 Test Suite for Round 10J - Release 2.0 WORD, PDF
03-05-2002 "Who is Doing What" in Round9J (upd.) HTML
02-20-2002 Test Suite for Round 9J - Release 2.0 WORD, PDF
09-05-2001 Test Suite for Round 8J - Release 2.0 WORD, PDF
08-30-2001 Matrix of Who's Doing What in Round 8J (upd.) HTM
05-16-2001 Test Suite for Round 7J - Release 2.0 WORD, PDF
05-15-2001 Matrix of Who's Doing What in Round 7J - upd. HTM
01-31-2001 Test Suite for Round 6J - Release 2.1 WORD,PDF
02-23-2001 Matrix of Who's Doing What in Round 6J HTM
10-09-2000 Updated Matrix of Who's Doing What in Round 5J HTM
10-04-2000 Test Suite for Round 5J -- Version 2 WORD,PDF
06-07-2000 Test Suite for Round 4J -- Version 2 WORD, PDF
05-05-2000 Matrix of Who's Doing What in Round 4J HTM
01-27-2000 Matrix of Who's Doing What in Round 3J HTM
01-14-2000 Test Suite for Round 3J WORD, PDF
10-05-1999 Matrix of Who's Doing What in Round 2J HTM
09-01-1999 Test Suite for Round 2J WORD, PDF
05-25-1999 Matrix of Who's Doing What in Round 1J HTM
05-03-1999 Test Suite for Round 1J PDF

Recommended Practices

Date Description Link
07-23-2008 General Testing Instructions - v1.7 WORD, PDF
06-20-2008 Recommended Practices for GD&T Polyline Presentation PDF
06-16-2008 Recommended Practices for Geometric Validation Properties (2nd Extension, fixed) PDF
06-11-2008 Recommended Practices for Assembly Validation Properties PDF
04-20-2007 Recommended Practices for Geometric and Dimensional Tolerances, Representation & Presentation
Hosted on WikiSTEP
HTML
12-06-2006 Recommended Practices for Dimensions, Dimensional and Geometric Tolerances PDF
07-12-2005 Recommended Practices for Material Identification and Density WORD,PDF
01-19-2005 Recommended Practices for (Nested) External References WORD,PDF
12-08-2004 GD&T modeling instructions DOC
12-07-2004 GD&T Usage Guide, Version 2
(contains a description of patterns, the impact of the tolerance harmonization activity, the new AP203 Long Form and a draft of assembly tolerances)
WORD
04-02-2004 Usage of Object Identifiers (OID) for the CAx-IF WORD
11-25-2002 STEP files for the example used in the Recommended Practices for External References ZIP
05-03-2002 Sample Construction History STEP File TXT
05-03-2002 Construction History Implementer's Guide WORD, PDF
11-08-2001 Recommended Practices for Colors & Layers - Upd. WORD, PDF
08-03-2001 CAx-IF Agreement on Modular Extensions PDF
08-28-2000 File example for external references with document format properties including explanatory notes ZIP
01-13-2000 Recommended Practices for 3D Associative Text -- A4 size WORD, PDF
01-13-2000 Recommended Practices for 3D Associative Text -- Letter size WORD, PDF
12-13-1999 Recommended Practices for Form Features: Round Hole, Thread and Compound Features -- A4 version WORD, PDF
12-13-1999 Recommended Practices for Form Features: Round Hole, Thread and Compound Features -- Letter version WORD, PDF
10-05-1999 Recommended Practices for Model Viewing -- A4 version PDF
10-05-1999 Recommended Practices for Model Viewing -- Letter version PDF
07-16-1999 Theorem Solutions' Understanding of the Recommended Practices for Model Viewing PDF

EXPRESS Schemas

Date Description Link
09-27-2007 AP203 Edition 2 EXPRESS Schema (09-18-2007) EXP
09-27-2007 HTML Version of the AP203 Edition 2 EXPRESS Schema (09-18-2007)
Courtesy of EPM Technology
HTML, ZIP
01-17-2006 AP203 Edition 2 EXPRESS Schema (v 1.5 2005/09/20) EXP
11-04-2005 Changes in AP214 3rd Edition for GD&T PDF
06-22-2005 Short Names for the AP203 Edition 2 TS Version of the EXPRESS Schema TXT
05-12-2005 AP203 Edition 2 EXPRESS Schema (TS publication version) EXP
12-08-2004 AP203 E2 comparison between May 2004 and December 2004 versions HTML
12-07-2004 AP203 Edition 2 EXPRESS Schema:
Version sent out for Technical Specification (TS) confirmatory ballot
EXP
05-14-2004 AP 203 E2 longform schema with deprecated entities EXP
12-22-2003 AP203 Edition 2 Shortnames TXT
12-12-2003 AP203 Edition 2 Including GD&T EXP
11-04-2002 AP 209 - Composite and Metallic Analysis and Related Design - Long Form EXPRESS EXPRESS
05-03-2002 Construction History Schema-Short Form TXT
05-03-2002 AP203 & Construction History Schema TXT
11-08-2001 EXPRESS Schema for AP214 IS ZIP
05-10-1999 EXPRESS Schema for AP203, Color and Layers, Geometric Validation Properties, Associated Text,
and Associated Dimensions
EXP
05-07-1999 EXPRESS Schema for AP214 DIS ZIP

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