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Format

Acrobat PDF/E - Portable Document Format for Engineering PDF/E-1

Summary

Name
Acrobat PDF/E - Portable Document Format for Engineering PDF/E-1
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/pdf
  • PUID: fmt/493
Format type
Presentation
Description
PDF/E-1 is a subtype of PDF based on PDF 1.6 and meant for engineering and technical documentation. It was made available by Adobe in 2008 under the international standard ISO 24517-1:2008. It supports interactive media, animation and 3D engineering models, and allows mark-up.
Note
https://www.adobe.com/uk/acrobat/resources/document-files/pdf-types/pdf-e.html
File extensions
pdf
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Relationships

Has priority over
Is subtype of

Internal signatures

PDF/E-1

Note
BOF: %PDF-1.[0-7] - specification is based on PDF1.6, however the specification doesn't specifically preclude other versions. We have seen and produced samples with PDF value not 1.6, so we are including all possible values. VAR: <pdfe:ISO_PDFEVersion>PDF/E-1</pdfe:ISO_PDFEVersion>

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
255044462D312E[30:37]
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Variable
Offset
None
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
3C706466653A49534F5F5044464556657273696F6E3E5044462F452D313C2F706466653A49534F5F5044464556657273696F6E3E
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    Acrobat PDF/E - Portable Document Format for Engineering PDF/E-1: Description created and documentation links added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. Submitted by Archives nationales (French National Archives).

  • Updated in V88

    Release date
    27 September 2016

    Acrobat PDF/E - Portable Document Format for Engineering PDF/E-1: Gave priority over x-fmt/453 - TrueType Font. Suggested by Archives New Zealand.

  • Updated in V84

    Release date
    21 January 2016

    Acrobat PDF/E - Portable Document Format for Engineering PDF/E-1: Added MIME.

  • Added in V66

    Release date
    18 December 2012

    Acrobat PDF/E - Portable Document Format for Engineering PDF/E-1: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Acrobat PDF/E - Portable Document Format for Engineering PDF/E-1: Outline Entry Added with assistance from Nick Parker, Numen Digital.