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CATIA Model (Part Description)

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Summary

Name
CATIA Model (Part Description)
Version
5
Identifiers
  • Other:
  • PUID: x-fmt/439
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.
Format encoding
Binary
File extensions
catpart
Submitted by
Digital Library Research Group / MIT Libraries
Developed by
Dassault Systèms
Supported by
Dassault Systèms

Internal signatures

CATIA Part Description V5

Description
CATIA Version 5 identifier plus file extension of the file name (.CATPart)
Provenance
Signature originally identified by Digital Library Research Group, MIT Libraries, 20/02/2008. Signature further added to 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
56355F434656320000*2E43415450617274
Endianness
Little-endian

Changelog

  • V101

    Release date
    15 February 2022

    • Updated

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

  • V84

    Release date
    21 January 2016

    • Updated

      CATIA Model (Part Description) 5: Added format type 'Model'.

  • V45

    Release date
    6 December 2010

    • Added signature

      CATIA Model (Part Description) 5: Existing signature refined following information submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.