The STPZ format (also known as a compressed STEP file) is a 3D file format used within CAD (Computer Aided Design) circles and is used to store complex 3D modeling data in a standard format that can be reliably exchanged between CAD and 3D modeling applications with ease.
The format is a highly compressed version of the STEP format, which first emerged in the 1990s with the aim of standardizing not only 3D content but also additional data specific to industrial use, such as tolerances and materials. Known as the ISO-10303-21 standard, the standard for STP files has been revised over the years to enable additional features.
The uncompressed 3D data within the STPZ file is represented in text form using a combination of shapes made up of faces, edges, and other geometric data. As mentioned, the STPZ format was designed to be a standard for 3D model exchange, meaning it has widespread support amongst CAD and 3D modeling applications as well as file conversion software.
000ISO-10303-21;
001HEADER;
002/* Generated by software containing ST-Developer
003 * from STEP Tools, Inc. (www.steptools.com)
004 */
005
006FILE_DESCRIPTION(
007/* description */ (''),
008/* implementation_level */ '2;1');
009
010FILE_NAME(
011/* name */ 'c5.stp',
012/* time_stamp */ '2024-02-05T06:35:35+00:00',
013/* author */ (''),
014/* organization */ (''),
015
016/* authorisation */ '');
017
018FILE_SCHEMA (('AUTOMOTIVE_DESIGN { 1 0 10303 214 3 1 1 }'));
019ENDSEC;
020
021DATA;
022#10=SHAPE_REPRESENTATION_RELATIONSHIP('SRR','None',#22544,#11);
023#11=ADVANCED_BREP_SHAPE_REPRESENTATION($,(#11436),#22538);
024#12=ORIENTED_CLOSED_SHELL($,*,#11433,.F.);
025#13=ORIENTED_CLOSED_SHELL($,*,#11434,.F.);
026#14=ORIENTED_CLOSED_SHELL($,*,#11435,.F.);
027#15=CONICAL_SURFACE($,#11713,0.59315625,0.759762754875772);
028#16=CONICAL_SURFACE($,#11720,0.59315625,0.759762754875772);
029#17=SPHERICAL_SURFACE($,#11545,0.01265625);
030#18=SPHERICAL_SURFACE($,#11591,0.050625);
031#19=SPHERICAL_SURFACE($,#11689,0.050625);
032#20=SPHERICAL_SURFACE($,#11742,0.050625);
033#21=TOROIDAL_SURFACE($,#12201,0.3290625,0.0759375);
034#22=TOROIDAL_SURFACE($,#12206,0.4809375,0.0759375);
035#23=TOROIDAL_SURFACE($,#12211,0.1771875,0.0759375);
036#24=(
037BOUNDED_SURFACE()
038B_SPLINE_SURFACE(2,2,((#16169,#16170,#16171,#16172,#16173,#16174,#16175,
039#16176,#16177),(#16178,#16179,#16180,#16181,#16182,#16183,#16184,#16185,
040#16186),(#16187,#16188,#16189,#16190,#16191,#16192,#16193,#16194,#16195),
041(#16196,#16197,#16198,#16199,#16200,#16201,#16202,#16203,#16204),(#16205,
042#16206,#16207,#16208,#16209,#16210,#16211,#16212,#16213),(#16214,#16215,
043#16216,#16217,#16218,#16219,#16220,#16221,#16222),(#16223,#16224,#16225,
044#16226,#16227,#16228,#16229,#16230,#16231),(#16232,#16233,#16234,#16235,
045#16236,#16237,#16238,#16239,#16240),(#16241,#16242,#16243,#16244,#16245,
046#16246,#16247,#16248,#16249)),.UNSPECIFIED.,.T.,.T.,.F.)
047B_SPLINE_SURFACE_WITH_KNOTS((3,2,2,2,3),(3,2,2,2,3),(-3.14159265358979,
048-1.5707963267949,0.,1.5707963267949,3.14159265358979),(0.,1.5707963267949,
0493.14159265358979,4.71238898038469,6.28318530717959),.UNSPECIFIED.)
050GEOMETRIC_REPRESENTATION_ITEM()
051RATIONAL_B_SPLINE_SURFACE(((1.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.,
0520.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.),(0.707106781186548,0.500000000000001,
0530.707106781186548,0.500000000000001,0.707106781186548,0.500000000000001,
0540.707106781186548,0.500000000000001,0.707106781186548),(1.,0.707106781186548,
0551.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.),(0.707106781186548,
0560.500000000000001,0.707106781186548,0.500000000000001,0.707106781186548,
0570.500000000000001,0.707106781186548,0.500000000000001,0.707106781186548),
058(1.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,
0591.),(0.707106781186547,0.5,0.707106781186547,0.5,0.707106781186547,0.5,
0600.707106781186547,0.5,0.707106781186547),(1.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,
0611.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.),(0.707106781186548,0.5,0.707106781186548,
0620.5,0.707106781186548,0.5,0.707106781186548,0.5,0.707106781186548),(1.,
0630.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,1.,0.707106781186548,
0641.)))
065REPRESENTATION_ITEM($)
066SURFACE()
067);
Even when compressed, a STPZ file can still take some time to load into 3D editing software, so please allow additional time when editing these files.
