Overview
The STEP Helper Library provides functions for common work with the
STEP AP definitions. It is called stix, and is used with
the ST-Developer ROSE
and ROSE Math libraries.
Getting Started
The stix.h master header brings in all of the
definitions from the stix library. Alternatively, you can
include individual header files like stix_unit.h or
stix_property.h as described in the function listings.
These do not include the schema header files, so include
stp_schema.h or individual class files as you need them.
#include <stp_schema.h>
#include <stix.h>
int main (int argc, char ** argv)
{
[ ... your code here ... ]
return 0;
}
The functions are prefixed with "stix_" and
classes are prefixed with "Stix". This avoids
conflicts with the STEP EXPRESS classes, which are prefixed with
"stp_" and the ROSE library classes which are
prefixed with "Rose" or
"rose_".
Some functions analyze STEP data sets and tag the objects with
extra data for faster access to useful information. The functions
that add the extra are prefixed with "stix_tag_", and
typically operate on an entire RoseDesign at once, like
the stix_tag_units(). The
extra data is kept in RoseManager objects, so it will be removed when
the design is deleted. If needed, a function to explicitly remove the
extra data will have the "stix_untag_" prefix.
Compiling and Linking
Add the following paths and link settings to your C++ project settings.
- Include Path:
$(ROSE_INCLUDE)/stix - Library Path:
$(ROSE_LIB) - Link Library:
stix.libor-lstix - Link as DLL:
stixdll.liborstixdlld.lib(dll settings)
The example below shows what the include paths on your compile line would look like.
/I"$(ROSE_INCLUDE)" /I"$(ROSE_INCLUDE)/stp_aim" /I"$(ROSE_INCLUDE)/stix" ==> Windows -I$(ROSE_INCLUDE) -I$(ROSE_INCLUDE)/stp_aim -I$(ROSE_INCLUDE)/stix ==> Unix
The example below shows what the libraries on your link line would look like.
stix.lib stp_aim.lib rosemath.lib rose.lib ==> Windows static stixdll.lib stp_aimdll.lib rosemathdll.lib rosedll.lib ==> Windows DLL stixdlld.lib stp_aimdlld.lib rosemathdlld.lib rosedlld.lib ==> Windows DLL debug -lstix -lstp_aim -lrosemath -lrose ==> Unix