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Format

Drawing Interchange Binary Format

Summary

Name
Drawing Interchange Binary Format
Version
1.0
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/54
Format type
Image (Vector)
Disclosure
Full
Description
The Drawing Interchange Binary Format (DXB) is a vector graphics format developed by AutoDesk for its AutoCAD family of products. A DXB file comprises a file header followed by zero or more data records. Each data record begins with a single byte identifying the record type, followed by one or more data items. The DXB format should not be confused with the binary encoded version of the Drawing Interchange File Format (DXF) - DXB is an entirely separate format, being much simpler and more compact.
File extensions
dxb
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

DXB 1.0

Note
File header and file terminator.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
4175746F4341442044584220312E300D0A1A00
Endianness
None
Min Frag Length
Absolute from EOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
00
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V65

    Release date
    25 October 2012

    Drawing Interchange Binary Format 1.0: Reodered signature sequence information.