DesignCAD

File Format
Name	DesignCAD
Ontology	Electronic File Formats 3D and CAD/CAM Models DesignCAD
Extension(s)	.dc, .dc2, .dc3, .dw2, .dw3, .dcd
PRONOM	x-fmt/312, x-fmt/313
Wikidata ID	Q48810278

DesignCAD is Computer Aided Design software developed by American Small Business Computers, Inc. in the mid 1980's. It was acquired by IMSI in 2003.

DesignCAD 2D and 3D Max are still sold.

Format Information

Early DOS versions

• DC2 are 2D drawing files in a plain ASCII.
• DC3 are 3D drawing files in a plain ASCII.
• DW2 are 2D drawing files in a binary format, may have E8030600 header.
• DW3 are 3D drawing files in a binary format, may have 4C040400 header.

Windows versions

• DC are drawing files used until version 11. Uses OLE container format.
• DCD are drawing files used after version 12. Uses OLE container format.

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