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Format

3D Studio

Summary

Name
3D Studio
Identifiers
PUID: x-fmt/19
Format type
Model
Description
3DS is one of the file formats used by the Autodesk 3ds Max 3D modeling, animation and rendering software.
Format encoding
Text
File extensions
3ds
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
Autodesk
Supported by
Autodesk

Internal signatures

3D Studio (V1)

Description
Primary chunk ID, chunk length, version subchunk ID, chunk length, version, 3D-editor chunk ID.
Provenance
Signature identified by Georgia Tech Research Institute (Candidate Internal Signatures for File Formats in PRONOM Registry; 05/06/2010)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
4D4D{4}02000A000000(03|04){3}3D3D
Endianness
Little-endian

3D Studio (V2)

Description
Primary chunk ID, chunk length, 3D-editor chunk ID

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
4D4D{4}3D3D
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V91

    Release date
    25 July 2017
    • Updated

      3D Studio: Added variant signature based on samples provided by Henk Vanstappen, Datable.

  • V84

    Release date
    21 January 2016
    • Updated

      3D Studio: Added format type 'Model'.

  • V79

    Release date
    6 November 2014
    • Updated

      Paint Shop Pro Image: Updated description.

  • V45

    Release date
    6 December 2010
    • Added signature

      3D Studio: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.