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Recommended Practices

Recommended Practices

Document name Current version Old version
AP242 Ed.3 Domain Model XML Product & Assembly Structure Current Version (v3.2, PDF)
2024-01-11
Old versions
AP242 Ed.3 Domain Model XML Kinematics Current Version (v1.2, PDF)
2024-01-11
Old versions
Composite Materials Current Version (v4.2, PDF)
2021-08-17
Old versions
External References Current Version (v2.1, PDF)
2005-01-19
 
General Testing Instructions Current Version (v2.0, PDF)
2023-06-23
 
Geometric and Assembly Validation Properties Current Version (v4.6, PDF)
2023-04-21
Old versions
Model Styling and Organization Current Version (v1.9, PDF)
2021-03-08
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Object Identifiers (OID) Current Version (WORD)
2004-04-02
 
PDM Schema Usage Guide Current Version (v4.3, PDF)
2002-01-23
 
Persistent IDs Current Version (v1.0, PDF)
2023-11-28
 
PMI - Product and Manufacturing Information Representation and Presentation of PMI (AP242) Current Version (v4.0, PDF)
2014-10-13
 
PMI Polyline Presentation (AP203/AP214) Current Version (v2.3, PDF)
2014-10-13
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PMI Unicode String Specifications Current Version (v1.0, PDF)
2023-04-25
 
STEP File Compression Current Version (v1.3, PDF)
2023-04-12
Old versions
Supplemental Geometry Current Version (v1.2, PDF)
2021-07-09
Old versions
Tessellated 3D Geometry Current Version (v1.1, PDF)
2019-08-22
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User Defined Attributes Current Version (v1.8, PDF)
2021-02-18
Old versions