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How to convert ACIS SAT (.sat,.sab) to PLM XML (Siemens)?

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ACIS SAT

ACIS 'SAT' (ASCII) and 'SAB' (binary) are the native 3D file formats of the Spatial ACIS solids modelling toolkit. Spatial licenses this toolkit to third party developers upon which they can develop their own 3D software and/or converters.

From Okino's own perspective, the ACIS SAT file format was more prevalent and popular in the late 1990s and into the early 2000s. However, thereafter, several major software vendors moved off of the ACIS platform and onto other alternative platforms to build their software. We really do not have any of our customers utilize the SAT file format anymore as there are better or more native methods to source such MCAD data (such as STEP, IGES and Parasolid).

PLM XML

PLM XML is a format created by UGS for facilitating product lifecycle interoperability using XML. Representing a variety of product data both explicitly and via references, PLM XML provides a lightweight, flexible mechanism for transporting high-content product data over the internet.

Related to PLM XML, Okino was one of the very first members of the Siemens 'JT Open' initiative and hence we provide excellent support for the import and export of JT files. "JT" is the predominant and lightweight 3D visualization file format for PLM. Due to the overlap in functionality between JT files and PLM XML files, we do support PLM XML directly but rather we rely upon JT for our PLM coverage.

ACIS SAT import converter's overview

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JT export converter's overview