IMPLEMENTATION COVERAGE

This page will provide an overview of which capabilities - based on CAx-IF Recommended Practices - are supported in the production versions of the CAD systems and STEP translators participating in the CAx-IF testing.

Siemens PLM (NX 11)

Last updated: May 3, 2017

Recommended Practices       Functionality	AP203 E2 Import	AP203 E2 Export	AP214 IS (2001) Import	AP214 E3 (2010) Import	AP214 E3 (2010) Export	AP242 Import	AP242 Export
Geometry
Wireframe	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Geom. Bounded Surface Model	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
BREP Solid	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
3D Tessellated							X
Assembly Structure
Assembly Structure	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mapped_Item	X		X	X		X
Composite Material
Model Styling
Solid Color	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Overriding Face Color	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Point Styling	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Invisibility	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Curve Style	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Layer	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Assembly Instance Styling
Material Identification and Density
External References
Simple External References	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Nested External References	X		X	X		X
External Element References
AP242 BO Model XML Assembly Structure
Simple External References						X	X
Nested External References						X	X
Geometric Validation Properties
Original GVP (Volume, Area, Centroid)	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Assembly Validation Properties
STEP File Compression (*.stp.Z)
Import	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Export	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Supplemental Geometry
Points and Axis Placements	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Planes	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
User Defined Attributes
Character-based Presentation
PMI Graphic Presentation
Basic Polylines	X	X		X	X	X	X
Annotation Planes	X	X		X	X	X	X
Cross-Highlighting (Linking Annotations with Geometry)	X	X		X	X	X	X
Basic Saved View	X	X		X	X	X	X
Linking PMI Presentation to Representation						X	X
PMI Presentation Validation Properties
Model level:
Total Annotations per Model		X			X		X
Total Number of Views per Model		X			X		X
View level:
Annotation Level:
PMI Representation
Dimensions						X	X
Tolerances						X	X
Datums						X	X
Datum Targets						X	X
Labels / Notes						X	X
Tolerance Zone						X	X
Limits and Fits						X	X
Tolerance Modifiers						X	X
Composite Tolerances						X	X

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