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Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
3D Design Plus Model
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7226 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
3D GameStudio Model Entity		Conitec Datasystems, Inc
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Gamestudio is an authoring suite for 2D and 3D multimedia projects; especially computer games. Generally used for actors and vehicles. Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 13933 last modified on 2007-06-19 and created on 2003-03-15.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Animation:Master 3D Model		Hash
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7227 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
ASTi Model Builder
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7228 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
CA-Compete! Spreadsheet
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7229 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Digitrakker Music Module
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(by n-FaCToR) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7230 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Flight Simulator 3D Model File		Microsoft Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
This file format has been used for all Microsoft Flight Simulators including Microsoft Combat Flight Simuators. The file contains 3D information of the models used. The file format is similar to the BGL format. Utility programs to produce add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator can convert .DXF to .MDL as does G-Max. Microsoft has a MDL conversion tool to convert the MDL header of pre-CFS2 aircraft models to the new CFS2 format. Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
	CAD/CAM	The MDL Converter Tool
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 52 49 46 46 ASCII: RIFF
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 17610 last modified on 2009-01-03 and created on 2004-11-20.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Half-life Model
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		XnView
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 49 44 53 54 ASCII: IDST
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7231 last modified on 2008-06-10 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MapShots Software
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(Crop recordkeeping software) [XML-based database files] Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7232 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Mighty Draw DOS Library		theliquidateher Software, An MCS Investments, Inc. Company
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Mighty Draw is a drawing program. It does not run on Windows versions higher than Windows 98/ME. Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 00 44 00 44 00 ASCII: .D.D.
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 18742 last modified on 2005-11-28 and created on 2005-11-28.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Moray Wireframe Model		SoftTronics
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(wireframe modeller supporting POV-Ray 3.1) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 4D 44 4C ASCII: MDL
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7233 last modified on 2003-07-04 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Quake Model File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7234 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
RapidForm Proprietary Format		INUS Technology, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
RapidForm is an application that enables users to generate a digitally duplicated model from 3D scan data. Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		RapidForm File Viewer
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 14161 last modified on 2006-08-10 and created on 2003-04-18.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Rational Rose Object Design Model		IBM
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Model-driven development tool. Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7235 last modified on 2004-02-04 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Simulink Simulation Model		The MathWorks, Inc.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Simulink is a platform for multidomain simulation and Model-Based Design for dynamic systems. Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 4D 6F 64 65 6C 20 7B ASCII: Model.{
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7237 last modified on 2007-09-02 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Steam Source SDK Model Content File		Valve Corporation
Specific Notes [What's This?]
The Source engine technology, the same used to power Half-Life 2 is available to Steam subscribers. It provides enhancements in several key areas including character animation, advanced AI, real-world physics, and shader-based rendering to allow you to create game MODs. This file compiles to a .VTX file. Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 17999 last modified on 2005-04-04 and created on 2005-04-04.

Extension: MDL
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Symbian OS MIME Type Library
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find MDL errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 7238 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

System Info for File Extension .MDL

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .MDL

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General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
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• If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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