Format
AutoCAD Batch Plot File
Summary
- Name
- AutoCAD Batch Plot File
- Version
- 1.0-R14
- Identifiers
- PUID: x-fmt/26
- Description
- AutoCAD is 2D and 3D computer-aided design software used by professionals such as architects, engineers and city planners to prepare technical drawings. Developed by Autodesk, it was first released in 1982, and is now very widely used. In AutoCAD, the term ‘plot’ is used instead of ‘print’. The file contains information including the type of file and number of copies to be printed, and the location where the file is saved.
- File extensions
-
bp2,bpl - Source
- Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Internal signatures
AutoCAD Batch Plot File 1.0-R14
- Note
- Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: AutoCAD Extended Batch Plot List
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- 0
- Byte Sequence
4175746F43414420457874656E64656420426174636820506C6F74204C697374- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
Added in V118
- Release date
- 30 April 2024
AutoCAD Batch Plot File 1.0-R14: Added internal signature and description. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.
AutoCAD Batch Plot File 1.0-R14: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.