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Manufacturing

Product data

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Projects and Programs

Material Qualification

The lack of repeatable process outcomes from additive manufacturing (AM) has been broadly acknowledged as an impediment to widespread implementation. While most

Precursor Material Qualification

The lack of repeatable process outcomes from additive manufacturing (AM) has been broadly acknowledged as an impediment to widespread implementation. While most

AM Machine and Process Qualification

Machines and processes used to produce critical components for defense, aerospace, and medical applications must first be formally qualified. While

Publications

Software

NIST STEP File Viewer screenshot

STEP File Analyzer and Viewer

The STEP File Viewer supports parts and assemblies, dimensions and tolerances, sketch and supplemental geometry, and datum targets. The Analyzer generates a

STEP to X3D Translator

The NIST STEP to X3D Translator (STP2X3D) is an open-source software that translates a STEP (ISO 10303) Part 21 file (.stp or .step) to an X3D (ISO/IEC 19776)
QIF PMI Report screenshot

QIF PMI Report Software

The QIF PMI Report (QPR) software generates a spreadsheet from a QIF file containing Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI). "The Quality Information

STEP Class Library (SCL)

The NIST STEP Class Library (SCL) is a set of C++ class libraries which are capable of representing information conforming to the EXPRESS (ISO 10303-11) data