This paper on "Standards for FE Data Exchange" was presented at the International Conference on Quality Assurance and Standards in Finite Element Analysis - 13-15 May 1987, The Grand Hotel, Brighton.

Summary

The paper describes some of the issues raised by the increasing demand for efficient transfer of engineering design and analysis data between systems. The existing standards are discussed, together with the attempts currently underway to define a comprehensive product data exchange standard which will satisfy the needs of modem industrial practice.