1319 Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII) 2013/2014/2015/2016/2017 Image (Vector) ASCII DXF format is the ASCII encoded variant of the Drawing Interchange File Format, an exchange format for vector graphics developed by AutoDesk. They are probably the widely-used formats for exchanging vector data, and have become a de-facto industry standard. The format is owned by AutoDesk and typically changes with each release of their AutoCAD family of products. DXF files contain a tagged representation of the vector data. The structure comprises a Header section, followed by sections containing data on Classes, Tables, Blocks, Entities and, optionally, thumbnail images. Each section contains a series of data elements. each preceded by a group code tag, which indicates the type of data element. ASCII DXF version 2013-2017 is the version of the format associated with Releases between 2013 and 2017 of the AutoCAD family of software products. 1 Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives 01 May 2013 28 Sep 2020 fmt/532 PUID image/vnd.dxf MIME dxf File extension 835 Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII) 2013/2014 Header section with $ACADVER group code ASCII: AC1027, EOF marker 1 Absolute from BOF 1 5 30(0D0A|0A|0D)53454354494F4E(0D0A|0A|0D)202032(0D0A|0A|0D)484541444552(0D0A|0A|0D)*39(0D0A|0A|0D)2441434144564552(0D0A|0A|0D)202031(0D0A|0A|0D)414331303237(0D0A|0A|0D)*30(0D0A|0A|0D)454E44534543(0D0A|0A|0D) 1 Absolute from EOF 0 2 30(0D0A|0A|0D)454F46 Has priority over 766 Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII) Is subsequent version of 1222 Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII)