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Details for: Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) 5.x
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Signatures
External signatures File extension: iges
File extension: igs
Internal signatures
Name Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
Description Offset 72 bytes, then section identification character S for Start section; Columns 74-80, section sequence number 1 preceded by leading blanks or zeros; cr/lf or nl; (Column 73, section identification character S for Start section; Columns 74-80, section sequence number 2 preceded by leading blanks or zeros) or (Column 73, section identification character G for Global section; Columns 74-80, section sequence number 1 preceded by leading blanks or zeros)
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 72
Byte order  
Value 53(202020202020|303030303030)31(0D0A|0D|0A){72}(5320202020202032|5330303030303032|4720202020202031|4730303030303031)
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