GDTF

Prologue

GDTF: The General Device Type Format is an open standard for describing devices of the entertainment industry. This documentation describes DIN SPEC 15800:2022 also known as GDTF Version 1.2

Get started

To take a look at what’s inside a GDTF file, rename yourfile.gdtf to yourfile.zip, and unzip it. You can now browse through the containing folders to see what’s included. It is not required for every file to specify all information. For example, you may find files without any wheels specified. There may be yet another GDTF with no 3D information. So check out a few of them to get a feel for what’s included.

See list of known GDTF related projects here.

Finding GDTF files

GDTF files can be found on gdtf-share.

Creating GDTF files

You can use the fixture builder on gdtf-share, or you can create the GDTFs manually by specifying all the files, and zipping them up.

Contributing

If you have GDTFs to share with the community share them at the GDTF Share. If you have any suggestion to this site, send us an email to info (at) gdtf.eu. This site is not affiliated with gdtf-share.com.

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