This manual describes the ROSE Library, a C++ API for demanding CAD and data exchange applications. Use C++ classes generated from EXPRESS schemas for fast access and strong compiler type checking, advanced search and traversal features such as USEDIN, early and late-bound access, and STEP physical file control.

Application Programming with the ROSE Class Library

• Introduction
• Compiling and Linking STEP Applications
• Reading and Writing STEP Data Sets
• Working with STEP Data Objects
• Object Search and Traversal
• EXPRESS and C++ Data Dictionary
• AP Interoperability Features
• Error Handling

Class and Function Reference

• Macros and Defined Types
• Library Functions
• RoseAggregate
• RoseAttribute
• RoseBackptrCursor
• RoseBackptrs
• RoseBinaryObject
• RoseCursor
• RoseDesign
• RoseDesignSection
• RoseDictionary
• RoseDomain
• RoseError Defined Types and Functions
• RoseErrorContext
• RoseErrorReporter
• RoseErrorStats
• RoseInterface
• RoseManager
• RoseObject
• RoseP21Lex
• RoseP21Parser
• RoseP21Writer
• RoseServer
• RoseStructure
• RoseType
• RoseUnion