SAT Save File

List of:	Discussion Topic
Subjects:	SAT Save and Restore
Contents:	Application Development Manual

ACISsaves, or stores, model geometry information to ACISsave files (also known as part save files or part files). ACIS also restores model information from these files. These files have an open format so that external applications, such as those not based on ACIS, can have access to the ACIS geometric model. These applications are then able to read the pure geometric data from or write information to a saved model without negatively impacting the ACIS core routines or other external applications. An example of a non-ACIS based application that needs the geometric model information is a conversion routine from ACIS to another format, or vice versa.

There are two types of ACIS save files: Standard ACIS Text (file extension .sat) and Standard ACIS Binary (file extension .sab). The only difference between these files is that the data is stored as ASCII text in a .sat file and in binary form in a .sab file. The organization of a .sat file and a .sab file is identical; the term SAT file is generally used to refer to both types.

Refer to the Kernel Component Manual for a description of the save and restore functionality.

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