Meeting Minutes
Tuesday 2 May 2006 Telecon

In attendance:

Fred Proctor, NIST
Sid Venkatesh and David Odendahl, Boeing
Alan Crawford, LSC
Martin Hardwick, STEP Tools Inc.

Alan Crawford reported that the LSC person responsible for the part
design has fallen ill and is likely to be out for a long time. Impact
on their participation in the demo ranges from "nothing noticeable" to
"withdrawal". Alan will know in the next day or so and report back. 

David Odendahl expects to get a concrete answer on Boeing's commitment
to the demonstration in a week. The fallback position is that David
will take the production "rib" part, tweak it so that it is no longer
a real production part, and use this as the basis for the Boeing part
of the demo. David asked if NIST would be willing to do the machining
and videotaping, and Fred Proctor obliged. David will send Fred
details on part geometry, stock and tooling so that NIST can plan for
machining and videotaping on the DMG/Siemens 5-axis machining center. 

Christine Hermetet-Filez of the host organization AFNOR has apparently
released the official flyer. Martin Hardwick reported that he was
unable to find it on the web sites he visited. Fred will ask Christine
where to find the flyer. It may be too late to add logos, but all
participants who would like their logos on the flyer should send them
to Alain Brail immediately. CNC vendor Okuma is awaiting the official
flyer in order to determine their participation; other CNC vendors
should likewise get the flyer as soon as it is available to encourage
their participation. 

Martin and Alan discussed some technical issues on feature orientation
and the choice of steps v. outside profiles. Martin asserted there is
an inconsistency in feature orientation for a slot, possibly an
error. Alan will track this down with another LSC person. Martin also
said that STEP-Trans generates lots of steps, and that outside
profiles are preferred. He suggested that the steps be removed and
replaced with either an outside profile or an open pocket. Alan will
look into this as well, and report back to Martin on Friday. 

Regarding a "legacy demo," Alain was looking into their archive of
older parts for which only paper drawings or other STEP-hostile
formats are obtainable. The parts that Alain was able to find were
hard to model in AP-224 or complex in some way that didn't make them
suitable candidates to show how STEP-NC can support legacy
manufacturing. Fred will follow up with Alain and ask about the search
for suitable legacy parts and if such a demo should still be
included. 

The next telecon is scheduled for Friday 12 May 2006 at 2:00 pm
GMT. Fred may not be available, but will know in the middle of that
week. All participants can dial in regardless of Fred's presence. 

Action Items
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* David will send Fred information on the Boeing part geometry, stock
  and tooling so that NIST can plan for machining and videotaping. 

* All will send Alain their logos for inclusion on the flyer. Sid will
  run this by the Boeing communications person. Martin has already
  submitted his logo. 

* Fred will contact Christine Hermetet-Filez about the flyer, which is
  rumored to be already available. If so, he will notify the
  participants of its location.

* Alan will review Martin's issues concerning feature orientation and
  STEP-Trans' use of steps, and report to Martin on Friday.

* Fred will ask Alain about the legacy demonstration and
  identification of a suitable part.

As recorded by Fred Proctor on 2 May 2006.