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Format

CATIA Model

Summary

Name
CATIA Model
Version
4
Identifiers
  • Other:
  • PUID: x-fmt/436
Format type
Model
Disclosure
Full
Description
CATIA is a 3D modelling software created by Dassault Systèmes, widely used across many industries for computer aided design, manufacture and engineering. Model files store representations of mechanical structures, or parts of structures.
File extensions
mod, model
Source
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
Developed by
Dassault Systèms
Supported by
Dassault Systèms

Internal signatures

CATIA Model V4

Note
BOF offset 80, magic bytes: CATIA followed by three spaces*CATIA SOLUTIONS V4{6}RELEASE followed by one space

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
80
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
4341544941202020*434154494120534F4C5554494F4E53205634{6}52454C4541534520
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    CATIA Model 4: Signature updated to include a variable rather than a fixed byte sequence of 2026 bytes. Submitted by J. Paul Getty Trust.

  • Updated in V115

    Release date
    15 November 2023

    CATIA Model 4: Max-offset modified for the BOF signature to allow for more exact signature identification. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

  • Updated in V105

    Release date
    29 June 2022

    CATIA Model 4: Updated description and magic bytes. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

  • Updated in V101

    Release date
    15 February 2022

    CATIA Model: Removed MIME type and added description. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department,The National Archives.

  • Updated in V84

    Release date
    21 January 2016

    CATIA Model 4: Added format type 'Model'.

  • Added in V45

    Release date
    6 December 2010

    CATIA Model 4: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.