Format

Draco

Summary

Name: Draco
Version: 1
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/1046
Format type: Model
Description: Draco is a library for compressing and decompressing 3D geometric meshes and point clouds. It is intended to provide efficient storage and transmission of 3D graphics.
File extensions: drc
Source: Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by: Google
Supported by: Google

Relationships

Is previous version of

Draco 2

Internal signatures

Draco

Note: BOF: 'DRACO', major version 1 Header defined in code: https://github.com/google/draco/blob/master/compression/config/compression_shared.h

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 445241434F01
Endianness: None

Changelog

Updated in V121

Release date

24 September 2025

Draco v.1: Renamed format to Draco v.1. Submitted by Preservica.
Added in V91

Release date

25 July 2017

Draco File Format: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

Draco File Format: Full entry added.