IGES
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IGES is a widely used neutral file format standard for exchanging 2D and 3D CAD data between different computer-aided design systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IGES canonical | 4 |
| IGES (partially, via conversion tools) | 1 |
| IGES 5.3 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8823157 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IGES Context triple: [PTC Creo, supportsFileFormat, IGES]
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A.
EGNX
EGNX is the ICAO airport code for East Midlands Airport, a major passenger and cargo hub in central England.
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B.
IGIS
IGIS is the acronym for Australia’s Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, an independent oversight body that monitors the legality and propriety of the country’s intelligence agencies.
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C.
EGIS
EGIS is the principal intelligence agency of Egypt, responsible for national security, foreign intelligence, and counterintelligence operations.
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D.
Siemens NX
Siemens NX is a high-end computer-aided design, engineering, and manufacturing (CAD/CAM/CAE) software suite widely used for complex product development in industries such as automotive and aerospace.
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E.
INGEMMET
INGEMMET is Peru’s national geological, mining, and metallurgical institute responsible for studying and monitoring the country’s geological hazards and mineral resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IGES Target entity description: IGES is a widely used neutral file format standard for exchanging 2D and 3D CAD data between different computer-aided design systems.
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A.
EGNX
EGNX is the ICAO airport code for East Midlands Airport, a major passenger and cargo hub in central England.
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B.
IGIS
IGIS is the acronym for Australia’s Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, an independent oversight body that monitors the legality and propriety of the country’s intelligence agencies.
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C.
EGIS
EGIS is the principal intelligence agency of Egypt, responsible for national security, foreign intelligence, and counterintelligence operations.
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D.
Siemens NX
Siemens NX is a high-end computer-aided design, engineering, and manufacturing (CAD/CAM/CAE) software suite widely used for complex product development in industries such as automotive and aerospace.
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E.
INGEMMET
INGEMMET is Peru’s national geological, mining, and metallurgical institute responsible for studying and monitoring the country’s geological hazards and mineral resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CAD data exchange format
ⓘ
file format standard ⓘ neutral file format ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IGES ⓘ |
| backwardCompatible | partially ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataModelType | entity-based ⓘ |
| designGoal | vendor-neutral interoperability ⓘ |
| developedBy |
National Bureau of Standards (NBS)
ⓘ
U.S. Air Force Integrated Computer-Aided Manufacturing (ICAM) program ⓘ industry consortium ⓘ |
| domain |
computer-aided design
ⓘ
computer-aided manufacturing ⓘ product data exchange ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.iges
ⓘ
.igs ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1980 ⓘ |
| fullName | Initial Graphics Exchange Specification ⓘ |
| latestVersion |
IGES 5.3
ⓘ
linked to:
IGES
|
| latestVersionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| limitations |
no robust parametric history transfer
ⓘ
poor support for modern solid modeling features ⓘ |
| mimeType | model/iges ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | exchange CAD data between different systems ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
DXF
ⓘ
STEP ⓘ |
| replacedBy | STEP ⓘ |
| section |
Directory Entry section
ⓘ
Global section ⓘ Parameter Data section ⓘ Start section ⓘ Terminate section ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | ANSI ⓘ |
| standardNumber | ANSI Y14.26M ⓘ |
| status | legacy standard ⓘ |
| structure | fixed-length 80-character records ⓘ |
| supports |
2D CAD data
ⓘ
3D CAD data ⓘ annotation entities ⓘ dimension entities ⓘ solid geometry (limited) ⓘ structural entities ⓘ surface geometry ⓘ wireframe geometry ⓘ |
| supportsInterchangeBetween | different CAD systems ⓘ |
| textEncoding |
8-bit text
ⓘ
ASCII ⓘ |
| usedIn |
aerospace industry
ⓘ
automotive industry ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ tooling and manufacturing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IGES Description of subject: IGES is a widely used neutral file format standard for exchanging 2D and 3D CAD data between different computer-aided design systems.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IGES
linked to: IGES