FAQ
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What is the ProSTEP iViP Association's mission?
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- Solutions for the problem of integration in the manufacturing industry
- Platform for exchanging information, coordinating requirements, and above all for ensuring movement in the direction of the standardization organizations
- Vital to these efforts is the cooperation between system vendors and users, together with the quality checks performed on implementations which are an integral part of development
- Further Information under What is the iViP Association?
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What are the benefits of membership?
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- Consulting and Data Exchange Support provided by the PROSTEP AG at a special daily rate (up to 10% discount for each day)
- PROSTEP AG Software Products at a discount of up to 20%
- ProSTEP Hotline-Service: Consultancy on data exchange, data storage and data modelling based on the use of neutral interfaces
- Information platform for the STEP Data Exchange STEP Portal
- Training Program for Product Data Technology
- Reduced participation in information events
- Participation in Working Groups of the Association regarding
- Detailed Information on all Aspects of Product Data Technology (ProSTEP iViP Telegramm, ProduktDaten Journal)
- Participation in Working Groups of the Association regarding
- Further information under benefits
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How much is the membership subscription?
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The subscription depends on the member group.
- Group 1: System users (turnover > 511.291,88 Euro/year)pay a subscription of 15.338,76 Euro/year oder system users(turnover < 511.291,88 Euro/Jahr) pay a subscription of 3.067,75 Euro/year
- Group 2: System vendors und software houses pay a subscription of 5.879,86 Euro/year
- Group 3: Associations, research institutes and universities pay a subscription of 1.175,97 Euro/year
- Further information under articles.
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What practical benefits do members have?
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The membership at ProSTEP iViP Association offers you
- 10 hours STEP Hotline support per year free of charge (member group 1)
- Information from benchmarks
- Special rates on different products and services of the PROSTEP AG
- Information platform for STEP Data Exchange: STEP Portal
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What companies are members of the ProSTEP iViP Association
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The ProSTEP iViP Association has nearly 200 members worldwide.
The members are, besides various associations, universities and research institutes, leading companies of the automobile and aerospace industry (manufacturers and suppliers) like for example Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Adam Opel AG, BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler AG, Dassault Systèmes, Dr. Ing. H.c.F. Porsche, EADS Deutschland GmbH Military Aircraft, IBM Deutschland GmbH, Hewlett-Packard GmbH, MAN AG, Siemens AG, Toyota Motorsport GmbH, Volkswagen AG and many others.
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What is STEP?
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STEP is an international standard for the representation and exchange of product model data. STEP is a synomym for the ISO standard series 10303 "Product Data Representation and Exchange" and provides the essential basis of product data technology. Through STEP, a uniform description of product data is given.
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What information does the STEP Portal offer?
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The STEP Portal was originated to keep the CAD and PDM user still a possibility to inform himself about the current topics around STEP.
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What is a benchmark?
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The benchmark is an annual test event within the ProSTEP Center. In the Benchmark a cyclic test and an inter-system test are performed with all the STEP processors involved on the basis of a previously defined number of test models that, unlike the Test Rally, are available in every system. For further information as well as Short Reports to different benchmarks please see Benchmark.
