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Name AutoCAD Drawing
Version 2010/2011/2012
Other names  
Identifiers PUID:  fmt/434
MIME:  image/vnd.dwg
Family  
Classification Image (Vector)
Disclosure  
Description This is an outline record only, and requires further details, research or authentication to provide information that will enable users to further understand the format and to assess digital preservation risks associated with it if appropriate. If you are able to help by supplying any additional information concerning this entry, please return to the main PRONOM page and select ‘Add an Entry’.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats Has priority over Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII) (Generic)
Is previous version of AutoCAD Drawing (2013/2014)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by Autodesk
Supported by Autodesk
Source Museum of London / Museum of London
Source date 11 Jun 2012
Source description 11/2023 (v.115)- Modified the offset values in the internal signature from null to 0 as part of a project to match PRONOM data with the xsd standard. Internally researched.
Last updated 14 Nov 2023
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