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A series of new SCI publications document the second release of the CIMsteel Integration Standards (CIS/2).

Collectively, they define how data is represented, shared, and managed between the myriad of software applications used in the structural steelwork industry. 

They also specify what software vendors must do to make their applications 'CIS/2-conformant'.

The CIS/2.1 documentation is only available via Steelbiz 
(registration is required)

Documents in this series include: 

Volume 1 - Overview [SCI-P265]
Volume 2 - Implementation Guide [SCI-P266
Volume 3 - The Information Requirements [SCI-P-267] in preparation
Volume 4 - The Logical Product Model (LPM/5) [SCI-P268
Volume 5 - Conformance Requirements [SCI-P269
Volume 6 - Worked Examples [SCI-P270] in preparation

 

Published by: In association with:
The Steel Construction Institute
Silwood Park
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7QN, UK
Computer Aided Engineering Group
School of Civil Engineering
The University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT, UK
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Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 2282
Fax: +44 (0) 113 343 2265

Hard copies of CIS/2.0 publications are available at a reduced price: 
Click here to download the CIS/2 Order Form

The CIS/2 documentation

Publication Reference

Volume

Title

SCI-P265

Volume 1

Overview  

A concise introduction to CIS/2 its scope, its origins in the CIMsteel Project, and an overview of each volume of the CIS/2 documentation. It also describes some of the theory of ‘Product Modelling’ and the underpinning of CIS/2 by STEP (ISO 10303).

SCI-P266

Volume 2

Implementation Guide

A technical guide for software vendors wishing to implement CIS/2, covering some of the technology used in the development and implementation of CIS/2

SCI-P-267

Volume 3

The Information Requirements

The information requirements are specified as a set of Units of Functionality, Application Objects, and Application Assertions, and are graphically represented in the Application Reference Model (ARM). The information requirements correspond to activities that have been identified as being within the scope of CIS/2 as defined with the Application Activity Model (AAM). The AAM shows the activities, and the data flows between these activities, during the production of a steel framed building complex.

SCI-P268

Volume 4

The Logical Product Model (LPM/6)

A short form, a long form, and a graphical presentation (in EXPRESS-G) of the CIS/2 implementation schema. The ‘short form’ provides illustrated textual descriptions of the entities, with their attributes and formal propositions (rules & constraints), together with references to STEP resources. It does not repeat the definitions of those STEP entities that have been used from the Generic Resources. The ‘long form’ presents LPM/56 as a single EXPRESS schema with all the inter-schema references resolved.

SCI-P269

Volume 5

Conformance Requirements

Specifies what software vendors are required to do to make their applications ‘CIS/2-compatible’. It tabulates the Conformance Classes and details the requirements of the formal Conformance Testing procedures, which test whether an application conforms to the CIS/2 specifications. Volume 5 includes a textual description of how CIS/2 deals with national conventions and variations in the referencing of standard and manufacturers’ product items and unit systems. It also includes a number of abstract and specific test cases that will be used for testing implementations claiming conformance to the CIS/2 specifications.

SCI-P-270

Volume 6

Worked Examples

Illustrated descriptions and usage scenarios for examples of CIS/2-compatible applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary
Credits
Copyright
Disclaimer
Endorsement
How to Order
Issues List
Raise an Issue
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
CD Contents
Abbreviations
Glossary
References

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