# SUBSYSTEM OVERVIEW

PINT Procedural Interface Writer (PPIW) Subsystem

The PPIW subsystem is responsible for formatting the internal working form as a Parasolid data file.

# USAGE

The PPIW subsystem takes the Parasolid PDElib (PINT) model and writes it out to a Parasolid file. This is accomplished through various Parasolid API function calls. All bodies in the PINT model are put out at the same time, thus resulting in a multi-body Parasolid file.

The main interface routine to the PPIW subsystem is ppiw_Write. It converts a PDElib (PINT) model to a Parasolid file. Through options, the Parasolid entities can be checked, Edge/Vertex precisions can be set, and a journal file can be saved. For more information see ppiw_Write.

# FUNCTIONS

The PPIW subsystem consists of one primary conversion function:

ppiw_Initialize

Initialize the PPIW subsystem

ppiw_Terminate

Terminate the PPIW subsystem

ppiw_Write

Write a PINT model out as a Parasolid file

# ENTITY CONVERSIONS

    The PPIW subsystem processes independent PINT faces, shells, and bodies.
    It does not process independent PINT curves and surfaces.  The list below
    show the conversion of PINT entities to Parasolid.
    PINT Face -> Parasolid Wire Body
    PINT Shell -> Parasolid Wire Body
    PINT Body -> Parasolid Wire Body