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==File Information==
 
==File Information==
Macintosh files have similar format to Windows versions.<ref>http://techrx.blogspot.com/2007/04/keycad-mystery.html</ref>
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KeyCAD version 1 for Windows and Macintosh have the same format. KeyCAD for Windows version 2 is different but still uses same extension. Macintosh files have similar format to Windows versions.<ref>http://techrx.blogspot.com/2007/04/keycad-mystery.html</ref>
 
* '''KEY''' are drawing files.
 
* '''KEY''' are drawing files.
 
* '''SYM''' are symbol files.
 
* '''SYM''' are symbol files.
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KeyCAD for Windows 3 uses a new format using extension '''KCW''' which is a [[Microsoft Compound File]]. No longer uses symbol files.
  
 
===Format Information===
 
===Format Information===
KEY & SYM files have the hex values {{magic|00000064}} for the first 4 bytes.
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* KEY & SYM version 1 files have the hex values {{magic|00000064}} for the first 4 bytes.
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* KEY & SYM version 2 files have the hex values {{magic|00000096}} for the first 4 bytes.
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'''KEY''' files seem to end with hex values <code>0190</code>
  
 
==Software==
 
==Software==

Latest revision as of 03:23, 15 January 2024

File Format
Name KeyCAD
Ontology
Extension(s) .key, .sym
Type Code KEYS
Released 1993

KeyCAD Complete & KeyCAD Pro was inexpensive CAD/Modeling software produced by Softkey for Macintosh and Windows.[1][2] Earlier DOS version may have had KCF extension. Later versions produced by the Learning Company who bought Softkey.[3]

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[edit] File Information

KeyCAD version 1 for Windows and Macintosh have the same format. KeyCAD for Windows version 2 is different but still uses same extension. Macintosh files have similar format to Windows versions.[4]

  • KEY are drawing files.
  • SYM are symbol files.

KeyCAD for Windows 3 uses a new format using extension KCW which is a Microsoft Compound File. No longer uses symbol files.

[edit] Format Information

  • KEY & SYM version 1 files have the hex values 00000064 for the first 4 bytes.
  • KEY & SYM version 2 files have the hex values 00000096 for the first 4 bytes.

KEY files seem to end with hex values 0190

[edit] Software

[edit] References

  1. https://archive.org/details/keycadcompletefo00soft/mode/2up
  2. https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102778223
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Learning_Company_(formerly_SoftKey)
  4. http://techrx.blogspot.com/2007/04/keycad-mystery.html
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