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The LPM/5 Schema
CIS/2 Units & Flavours
Example Files provided by the CIS/2 authors
Files provided by CIS/2 implementers
Intergraph
Corus
Tekla
Design Data
Bentley Systems
RAM International
CSC (UK) Ltd

All interested software vendors wishing to provide additions and updates to the Schedule of Planned CIS/2 Implementations are invited to email the details shown on the request form.

 

A definition of the file formats and links to downloadable viewers is available at the bottom of this page. All file sizes are approximate.

Although every care has been taken to ensure, to the best of our knowledge, that all data and information contained within these files are accurate to the extent that they relate to either matters of fact or accepted practice or matters of opinion at the time of publication, The Steel Construction Institute, the authors and the reviewers assume no responsibility for any errors in or misinterpretations of such data and/or information or any loss or damage arising from or related to their use.

The LPM/5 Schema

File Description Size File Date
lpm500.exp LPM/5 EXPRESS Schema
(Long Form) Formal Issue		 233kb 27/01/00
orderform_gen.pdf Order form for CIS/2 Documentation 188kb 13/04/00
changes to lpm5beta.doc Changes to LPM/5 Schema since Beta 6 version (MS Word 97) 36kb 06/01/00
       
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CIS/2 Units & Flavours

File Description Size File Date
si_units.stp SI Unit System 7kb 13/12/99
us_units.stp US Imperial Unit System 6kb 13/12/99
aisc2001.stp AISC Imperial Flavour File 
(2001 Edition)		 141kb 25/06/01
AISC2001M.stp AISC Metric Flavour File 
(2001 Edition)		 144kb 25/06/01
aisc2000.stp AISC Flavour File  131kb 03/04/00
us_imperial_bolts.stp US Flavour file (Pt 1) - Imperial Bolts 5kb 15/06/99
us_imperial_materials.stp US Flavour file (Pt 2) - Imperial Materials 3kb 10/10/00
us_imperial_sections.stp US Flavour file (Pt 3) - Imperial Sections 79kb 10/10/00
us_metric_bolts.stp US Flavour file (Pt 4) - Metric Bolts 2kb 10/10/00
us_metric_materials.stp US Flavour file (Pt 5) - Metric Materials 3kb 10/10/00
us_metric_sections.stp US Flavour file (Pt 6) - Metric Sections 80kb 10/10/00
british1.stp UK Flavour file 35kb 05/01/00
british2.stp UK Flavour File (2001 edition) 74kb 04/07/01
european.stp European Flavour file 30kb 05/01/00
australian.stp Australian Flavour file 31kb 05/01/00
DD_JOIST_FLAVOUR.STP Flavour file for Beam Joists as specified by The Steel Joist Institute
Created by Design Data		 13kb 18/02/02
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Example files provided by the CIS/2 authors 

The following files have been created by the authors of CIS/2 to assist software vendors when implementing CIS/2.

File Description Size File Date
example1.stp Example STEP Part 21 file
(Worked Example 1)		 11kb 22/12/99
document.stp Example STEP Part 21 file 1kb 23/12/99
element+material.stp Example STEP Part 21 file 2kb 23/12/99
elipse.stp Example STEP Part 21 file 1kb 11/12/99
context.stp Example STEP Part 21 file 1kb 11/12/99
part+material.stp Example STEP Part 21 file 2kb 15/2/99
       
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Files provided by CIS/2 implementors

The following files have been submitted by software vendors, with a view to mutual validation of their CIS/2 implementations.  The files are being placed on as is ('warts and all').  The Steel Construction Institute, accept no responsibility whatsoever for these files.  Comments on these files should be sent directly to their authors.  Anyone wishing to contribute to this list should send them as email attachments directly to Andrew Crowley.   More general comments should be made using the CIS Discussion area.

Intergraph | Corus | Tekla | Design Data | Bentley Systems | RAM International | CSC

Note: Old files - to previous editions of LPM/5 - have been removed from this site

Files Submitted by Chad R. Edwards of Intergraph Process & Building Solutions

Application: Frameworks-Plus

Toolkit: ST-Developer v8

File Schema Checked Comments
Files exported from Frameworks-Plus  
fwp_design_analysis.stp LPM500 Yes (NIST Expresso 2.2) Analytical and design model
fwp_design_analysis_readme.txt List of exported entities for above .stp file
fwp_assembly_manufacturing.stp LPM500 Yes (NIST Expresso 2.2) Physical Model
fwp_assembly_manufacturing
_readme.txt		 List of exported entities for above .stp file
fwp_model.jpg Screenshot

 

Files Submitted by Allan Griffin of Corus

(With additional contributions from Barry Butler of Design Data Kjell Bengtsson of EPM Technology, and  Bob Lipman of NIST)

Applications: 3D+ (CSC (UK) Ltd) / RAM Structural System (RAM International)

Toolkit: EDM / ST-Developer

File Schema Checked Comments
Files exported from RAM Structural System
CIS2 Example File 
(RAM Ver7_03).stp		 LPM500 Yes (EDM) Analytical model as exported from RAM
CIS2 Example File 
(RAM Ver7_03).txt		   No ST-Developer log file
cis2_ram.zip   No Zipped archive of RAM native files
RAM model.png   No Screenshot of model in RAM 
RAM-EDM-log.txt     Log file from EXPRESS Data Manager V4.01 produced on import of .stp file (provided by Kjell Bengtsson of EPM Technology) 
Files exported from 3D+
CIS2 Example 
(3D ver3).stp		 LPM500 No Physical model
CIS2 Example 
(3D ver3)_export.log		   No log file
cis2_3d.zip   No Zipped archive of 3D+ native files
CIS2 Example 
(3D+ ver3).dwg		   No Screenshot of model in 3D+
       
Results of Importing CIS/2 files into SDS/2 
SDS2import.txt     Report on results of importing the two .stp files above into SDS/2  
csc_iso.jpg     Isometric view of the 3D+ structure in solids form.
csc_zoom.jpg     Zoomed view of the 3D+ structure looking at the first floor beams and column rotations. (Note: all the columns are rotated the same direction - differently than that of RAM's).
ram_iso.jpg     An isometric view of the RAM structure in stick form. (Note: column lengths may be incorrect!)
ram_zoom.jpg     Zoomed in view of the RAM structure in stick form looking from the top of the columns down through the entire structure.
Results of Importing CIS/2 files into NIST's VRML translator 
You can see the results at http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/cis2.html

 

Files Submitted by Pertti Alho of Tekla Oy 

New versions submitted 20/6/01 and 25/6/01

Application: X-Steel

Toolkit: EDM

File Schema Checked Comments
pertti.stp LPM513 Yes  
Structure.gif     3D picture of the sample structure (this is the familiar AISC case study building)
detail.gif     3D picture of one connection detail
AnalysisModel.stp LPM500 NIST Expresso 2.2.0 New Version 20/6/01

P21 file of analysis model exported from the sample structure. (Doesn't include any loads.)
ManufacturingModel
_Detailed.stp		 LPM500 NIST Expresso 2.2.0 New Version 25/6/01

P21 file of manufacturing model containing only the main members (beams, columns & braces)
ManufacturingModel
_MainMembers.stp		 LPM500 NIST Expresso 2.2.0 New Version 20/6/01

P21 file of manufacturing model containing the main members and all connection details
Results of Importing CIS/2 files into NIST's VRML translator 
You can see the results at http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/cis2.html

 

Files Submitted by Barry Butler of Design Data 

New versions submitted 7/09/01

Application: SDS/2

Toolkit: ST-Developer

File Schema Checked Comments
aisc_analysis.stp
aisc_analysis.log		 LPM500 Yes Part 21 file and log file of analysis model of the sample AISC structure
aisc_design.stp
aisc_design.log		 LPM500 Yes Part 21 file and log file of analysis plus the design model model of the sample AISC structure
aisc_manufacturing.stp
aisc_manufacturing.log		 LPM500 Yes Part 21 file and log file of manufacturing model model of the sample AISC structure
aisc_all.stp
aisc_all.log		 LPM500 Yes Part 21 file and log file of all 3 models of the sample AISC structure
iso.jpg     Screen shot of the structure from within SDS/2
      The files above have been checked by Design Data using the NIST Expresso, ST Developer version 8.0 and NIST's VRML translator.

 

Files Submitted by Nikolay Shulga (formerly of Bentley Systems)

Application: Structural for Microstation Triforma (STF)

Bentley's White Paper on CIS/2 support

File Schema Checked Comments
design1_structural.stp
design1_detail.stp

 - design1.jpg

 LPM500 Self Earlier files replaced with these revised files to conform with LPM500 (Formal Issue) on 1st March 2000

Files have been checked by Bentley using the NIST Expresso and PDTec ECCO tools.

EPM (of Norway) have reported successful validation of these files
design2_structural.stp
design2_detail.stp

 - design2.jpg

 LPM500 Self
design3_structural.stp
design3_detail.stp

 - design3.jpg

 LPM500 Self
MainSteel_structural.stp
MainSteel_detail.stp

 - mainsteel.jpg

 LPM500 Self
       

 

Files Submitted by Liz Trageser of RAM International 

Application: RAM Structural System

Toolkit: ST-Developer

File Schema Checked Comments
diamond church2.stp LPM500 NIST Expresso 2.3.3 New - 8/08/01
diamond_church.bmp     Screenshot
ramcis2.stp LPM500 NIST Expresso 2.3.3  
ramcis2.bmp     Screenshot

 

Files Submitted by David Bartiff of CSC (UK) Ltd

Application: 3D+

Toolkit: EDM

File Schema Checked Comments
test2.stp

 - test2.dwg
 - test2_3d.dwf
 - test2_plan.dwf

 LPM500 No  

Native 3D+ model
Plan of model in Drawing Web Format
3D View of model in DWF Format
cis_2.stp

 - cis_2.bmp

 LPM500 Self  

3D view Bitmap 
       
       
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File Formats

Extension Description Viewer
.jpg JPEG (Compressed Graphical File)
.bmp Windows Bitmap image
.exe Windows executable program
.ps PostScript file
.zip  Windows archive file
.exp EXPRESS schema (ASCII text)
.stp STEP Part 21 file (ASCII text)
.doc Microsoft Word (97/2000) file Word Viewer
.ppt Microsoft PowerPoint (97/2000) file PowerPoint Viewer
.dwg AutoCAD Drawing file (Native format)
.dwf AutoDesk Drawing Web Format image
.pdf Adobe Portable Document Format getacro.gif (2143 bytes) 
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