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Format

CATIA Material Description

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Summary

Name
CATIA Material Description
Version
5
Identifiers
  • Other:
  • PUID: x-fmt/438
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.
File extensions
catmaterial
Source
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
Developed by
Dassault Systèms
Supported by
Dassault Systèms

Internal signatures

CATIA Material Description V5

Note
CATIA Version 5 identifier plus file extension of the file name (.CATMaterial)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
56355F434656320000*2E4341544D6174657269616C
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V105

    Release date
    29 June 2022

    CATIA Material Description: Removed stray space character from the start of the name field. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

  • Updated in V101

    Release date
    15 February 2022

    CATIA Material Description: Removed MIME type, added description and enhanced name. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department,The National Archives.

  • Updated in V84

    Release date
    21 January 2016

    CATIA 5: Added format type 'Model'.

  • Added in V45

    Release date
    6 December 2010

    CATIA Material Description 5: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.