Parts, Assemblies and Metadata

A geometric model can be built as a hierarchy of assemblies and individual parts. Assemblies and parts can be assigned specific parameter values, including characterizing mutual relations. Assemblies, Parts, and Associated Parameters are called DART metadata, or simply metadata. They can be imported or created inside the program. You can export metadata within geometric and mesh entity.

The main purpose of using metadata in Fidesys is to provide interoperability with many applications developed by the participants DART project (see the DART project page at http://www-irn.sandia.gov/analyst). The DART interaction standard in the program allows you to save relationships between sets of objects and physical data in the analysis.

Information on various aspects of metadata processing can be found in the following subsections:

Working with parts and assemblies;
Metadata attributes;
Import and export of metadata.