The Product

Contents

• 2.1 Release contents
• 2.2 Compatibility
  • 2.2.1 Filename extensions on Windows

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2.1 Release contents

This release of Parasolid is distributed on a single DVD. It contains:

• The Parasolid library, driver program, acceptance tests, and other files necessary for the programs to run, for all platforms.
• The Parasolid Jumpstart Kit (which includes documentation, extensive code examples, Parasolid Workshop, and example applications), together with a standalone version of the Parasolid Documentation Suite in HTML and PDF formats

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2.2 Compatibility

Parts created in earlier versions of Parasolid are upward compatible with the current release of Parasolid.

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2.2.1 Filename extensions on Windows

KID and the dummy Frustrum test whether a file resides on a DOS style FAT device or a long name NTFS type device before opening the file, and act accordingly:

• Files on NTFS devices use the same 7 character extensions (“.xmt_txt”, “.sch_txt” etc.) as on the other platforms.
• Files on DOS style FAT devices use the same 3 character extension as at V6.1. They are shown in the following table in upper case for clarity, though the case is ignored.

This table shows the relationships between the FAT and NTFS names (files can simply be renamed when transferring between the different systems):

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