PRIMER 22.1

IGES File Format

IGES File Format

The International Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) is a standard format for model geometry. PRIMER will read fixed ASCII file format 5.3 IGES files.

The following IGES entity types are read by PRIMER.

Entity type Entity description Notes
100 Arc
102 Composite curve
104 Conic arc Forms 2 (hyperbola) and 3 (parabola) not supported.
106 Copius data/Linear path/Simple closed planar curve Forms 1, 2, 11, 12 and 63 supported
108 Plane
110 Line Forms 1 (semi bounded) and 2 (unbounded) not supported
112 Parametric spline curve
116 Point
118 Ruled surface
120 Surface of revolution
122 Tabulated cylinder (extruded surface)
124 Transformation matrix
126 Rational B-Spline curve
128 Rational B-Spline surface
141 Boundary
142 Curve on parametric surface
143 Bounded surface
144 Trimmed (parametric) surface
308 Subfigure definition
314 Colour
406 Property Only forms 3 (level function) and 15 (Name) supported
408 Singular subfigure instance

All other entity types are ignored.