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STEP
Abbreviation for Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
In short and in plain language
STEP is a standard file format. Design programs use it to share spatial models of parts.
You can open the file without the program the sender used.
So firms in industry often take drawings for a request in this format.
Definition
STEP is a standardised file format for exchanging spatial models of components between design programs. It can be opened without the sender's program. Industrial businesses therefore often accept drawings for enquiries as STEP files.