Preservation

Linked Open Data for Digital Design and Vector Graphics Formats

Digital design and vector graphics records are accessed and updated through software (a designer and viewer) that enables users to design a product. The steps in the design process include creating, modifying, and representing the product in two and three dimensions.

The significant properties of digital design and vector graphics records are documented in a Digital Design and Vector Graphics Preservation Plan, which can be used as test criteria for tools and processes used in format transformations.

NARA makes its Linked Open Data available in the Resource Description Framework Terse RDF Triple Language, or RDF Turtle (.ttl files). These files can be opened in any text editor. The Digital Preservation Framework as Linked Open Data includes the same elements as are available in the version of the Preservation Plans on GitHub.

These Plans are not exhaustive nor universally applicable proposed actions and recommended or endorsed tools: these represent file formats and variant versions in NARA holdings, the current NARA risk assessment, processing capabilities, and tools in use at NARA.

 

Format Name File Extension(s) Digital Preservation Framework Category/Categories NARA Format ID NARA Linked Open Data TTL
3DS Max max Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00100 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00100.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 1.0/1.1 ai Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00668 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00668.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 10.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00823 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00823.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 11.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00824 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00824.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 12.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00825 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00825.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 13.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00826 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00826.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 14.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00827 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00827.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 3.0/3.2 ai Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00669 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00669.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 4.0 ai Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00670 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00670.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 5.0/5.5 ai Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00671 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00671.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 6.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00672 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00672.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 7.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00673 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00673.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 8.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00674 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00674.ttl
Adobe Illustrator 9.0 ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00675 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00675.ttl
Adobe Illustrator unspecified version ai|pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00667 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00667.ttl
Archicad Template File tpl Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00720 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00720.ttl
AutoCAD component: Block Attribute Template bkl Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00122 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00122.ttl
AutoCAD component: Colour-Dependant Plot Style Table ctb Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00123 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00123.ttl
AutoCAD component: Compiled Menu mnc Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00124 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00124.ttl
AutoCAD component: Custom Dictionary cus Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00125 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00125.ttl
AutoCAD component: dbConnect Template Set dbt Digital Design and Vector Graphics|Databases NF00126 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00126.ttl
AutoCAD component: Linetype Definition File lin Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00127 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00127.ttl
AutoCAD component: Named Plot Style Table stb Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00128 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00128.ttl
AutoCAD component: Script scr Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00132 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00132.ttl
AutoCAD Drawing (2000-2002) dwg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00118 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00118.ttl
AutoCAD Drawing (2004-2005) dwg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00119 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00119.ttl
AutoCAD Drawing (2007-2008) dwg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00120 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00120.ttl
AutoCAD Drawing (2010-2012) dwg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00121 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00121.ttl
AutoCAD Drawing (R10) dwg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00129 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00129.ttl
AutoCAD Drawing (R11/12) dwg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00130 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00130.ttl
AutoCAD Drawing (R14) dwg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00131 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00131.ttl
AutoCAD Drawing unspecified version dwg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00649 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00649.ttl
AutoDesk Revit Template rte Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00133 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00133.ttl
Corel CMX Compressed cpx Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00148 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00148.ttl
CorelDraw Compressed Drawing cdx Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00549 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00549.ttl
CorelDraw Drawing 8.0 cdr Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00147 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00147.ttl
CorelDraw Drawing 9.0 cdr Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00478 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00478.ttl
DesignCAD Drawing dc|dc2 Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00157 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00157.ttl
DesignCAD for Windows Drawing dw2 Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00479 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00479.ttl
Drawing Interchange File Format ASCII 2004/2005/2006 dxf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00164 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00164.ttl
Drawing Interchange File Format ASCII 2010-2012 dxf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00163 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00163.ttl
Drawing Interchange File Format ASCII Generic dxf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00165 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00165.ttl
E57 Lidar Point Cloud Format e57 Geospatial|Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00794 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00794.ttl
Enhanced Metafile 1.0 emf|emz Digital Design and Vector Graphics|Digital Still Image NF00258 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00258.ttl
Enhanced Metafile 2.0 emf|emz Digital Design and Vector Graphics|Digital Still Image NF00500 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00500.ttl
Enhanced Metafile 3.0 emf|emz Digital Design and Vector Graphics|Digital Still Image NF00501 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00501.ttl
Enhanced Metafile unspecified version emf|emz Digital Design and Vector Graphics|Digital Still Image NF00768 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00768.ttl
Extensible 3D (X3D) XML 3.0 x3d|x3dz Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00184 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00184.ttl
Extensible 3D (X3D) XML 3.1 x3d|x3dz Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00486 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00486.ttl
Extensible 3D (X3D) XML 3.2 x3d|x3dz Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00487 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00487.ttl
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification 5.x igs|iges Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00212 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00212.ttl
Lotus 1-2-3 Chart pic Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00233 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00233.ttl
Macromedia FreeHand 8 fh8|-fh8 Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00840 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00840.ttl
MET Metafile met Digital Design and Vector Graphics|Digital Still Image NF00248 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00248.ttl
Micrografx Designer 3.1 drw Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00249 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00249.ttl
Micrografx Designer/Draw unspecified version drw Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00841 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00841.ttl
Micrografx Draw 2.0 drw Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00250 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00250.ttl
Micrografx Draw 3.0 drw Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00251 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00251.ttl
Micrografx Draw 4.0 ds4 Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00252 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00252.ttl
Microsoft Visio Drawing 2000 vsd Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00503 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00503.ttl
Microsoft Visio Drawing 2002 vsd Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00504 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00504.ttl
Microsoft Visio Drawing 2003-2010 vsd Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00505 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00505.ttl
Microsoft Visio Drawing 2013 vsdx Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00300 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00300.ttl
Microsoft Visio Drawing 5.0 vsd Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00506 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00506.ttl
Microsoft Visio Drawing unspecified version vsd Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00299 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00299.ttl
Microsoft Visio Stencils vss Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00707 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00707.ttl
Microstation CAD Drawing 95 dgn Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00333 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00333.ttl
OpenDocument Graphics 1.0 odg|fodg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00347 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00347.ttl
OpenDocument Graphics 1.1 odg|fodg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00509 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00509.ttl
OpenDocument Graphics 1.2 odg|fodg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00510 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00510.ttl
OpenDocument Graphics 1.3 odg|fodg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00798 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00798.ttl
Portable Document Format/Engineering (PDF/E-1) pdf Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00373 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00373.ttl
Product Representation Compact prc Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00388 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00388.ttl
Scalable Vector Graphics 1.0 svg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00401 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00401.ttl
Scalable Vector Graphics 1.1 svg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00402 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00402.ttl
Scalable Vector Graphics Tiny 1.2 svg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00403 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00403.ttl
Scalable Vector Graphics unspecified version svg Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00844 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00844.ttl
Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP) step|stp|p21 Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00409 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00409.ttl
Universal 3D u3d Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00431 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00431.ttl
Vista Pro Graphics dem Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00436 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00436.ttl
VRML97 wrl|wrz|wrl.gz Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00830 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00830.ttl
Wavefront 3D Object File obj Digital Design and Vector Graphics NF00755 https://www.archives.gov/files/lod/dpframework/id/NF00755.ttl
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