ISO 10303-517-2000 cor1-2002 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 10303-517:2000 — Industrial automation systems and integration — Product data representation and exchange — Part 517: Application interpreted construct: Mechanical design geometric presentation. This edition was published in 2000 and issued a corrigendum (ISO 10303-517:2000/Cor 1) in 2002.

Abstract

Part 517 defines an Application Interpreted Construct (AIC) within the STEP (ISO 10303) family to describe the geometric presentation aspects of mechanical design information for exchange between CAD/PLM systems. It focuses on exchangeable presentation semantics such as display styles, visible/hidden-surface handling, surface colour and lighting attributes, enabling consistent visual representation across tools.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn (Edition 1, 2000). New version published (ISO 10303-517:2022).
• Publication date: April 2000 (corrigendum issued 2002).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 25.040.40 (Industrial automation systems and integration / product data).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2000) with Corrigendum 1 (2002); later updated by a 2022 revision.
• Number of pages: 46 pages (Edition 1, 2000).

Key bibliographic and lifecycle details above are recorded on the ISO catalogue and contemporary standards catalogues.

Scope

ISO 10303-517 specifies the data constructs and semantics required to represent mechanical design geometric presentation information as an Application Interpreted Construct within the STEP architecture. Its scope includes presentation primitives and attributes that support consistent visualization of 3D product data when exchanged between applications, complementing the geometric and topological resources defined elsewhere in ISO 10303.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of an Application Interpreted Construct (AIC) for mechanical design visual presentation.
• Presentation primitives and attributes: display styles, colour, shading, lighting, visibility and hidden-surface treatments.
• Mapping and integration requirements with core STEP integrated resources (geometry/topology and visual presentation parts).
• Conformance and interchange expectations for CAD/PLM implementations exchanging presentation data.
• Corrigendum changes (2002) that clarified or corrected editorial/technical points in the 2000 edition.

Descriptions and clause-level content summaries are based on the published standard text and catalog records.

Typical use and users

Primary users are CAD and PLM software developers, systems integrators, standards engineers, and organizations engaged in long-term archival and neutral exchange of 3D product data who require consistent visual presentation across disparate tools. Use cases include data exchange between CAD systems, visualization/validation workflows, and archival of presentation-specific attributes alongside geometric models.

Related standards

ISO 10303-517 is part of the broader ISO 10303 (STEP) family and is intended to work with integrated resources and other parts such as ISO 10303-41, -42, -43 and -46 (generic resources for product description, geometry/topology, representation structures and visual presentation), as well as various Application Protocols (APs) that use or reference presentation constructs. The standard lifecycle shows later revision activity (2022) that supersedes the 2000 edition.

Keywords

STEP, ISO 10303, Application Interpreted Construct, AIC, presentation, visualization, mechanical design, geometric presentation, CAD exchange, corrigendum 2002.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 10303-517:2000 is a part of the STEP family that defines an Application Interpreted Construct for mechanical design geometric presentation (visual/presentation semantics) used in product data exchange.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers data constructs and semantics for representing visual presentation aspects of 3D mechanical models — display styles, colours, shading, hidden-surface handling, lighting and related attributes — to enable consistent visualization across different systems.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: CAD/PLM software vendors, implementers of STEP import/export, systems integrators, standards engineers and organizations needing reliable visual interchange or archival of presentation data.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2000 edition was published with a corrigendum in 2002 and is recorded as withdrawn; a newer version (ISO 10303-517:2022) is available and supersedes the 2000 edition. Users should refer to the 2022 revision for the current normative text.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is Part 517 of the ISO 10303 series (STEP). The series is modular: integrated resources, application protocols (APs), modules and usage guides together define the STEP ecosystem.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: AIC, presentation, visualization, STEP, ISO 10303, CAD exchange, mechanical design, display attributes, corrigendum.