Abstract

Specifies the information structures used in the architectural, engineering and construction industries for the transfer of data between IGES compatible systems. Contains guidelines for usage.

Technical Committee IT-006 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance
with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the
publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original
date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of
such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for
reconfirmation on 20 August 2013.
The following are represented on Technical Committee IT-006:
Australia Safety Critical Systems Association
Australian Computer Society
Australian Industry Group
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association
Consult Australia
Engineers Australia
Institute of Chemical Engineers Australia
Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation Australia
Process Control Society
The University of Queensland
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland

Scope

This Standard specifies the subset of initial graphics exchange specification (IGES) (AS 3643.1) entities which shall be used for the digital exchange of AEC 2-D drawing information. Specifications are given for information protocols. Entities and their associated limits are specified. Test requirements to validate conformance to the subset are defined. An Appendix to this Standard provides for users of CAD systems a detailed guide, based on current best practice, on the use of IGES and the application subset.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmation Notice 09/09/2013
Pages
ISBN
Committee	IT-006
Supersedes	DR 89103