Password Protected Drawings???

Hi All,

Does anybody know how to remove the password protection from a autocad drawing, or know of software that can do it for Autocad 2010?

I'm in trouble here and can't remember or find the password anywhere!

Woutie:shock:

Can you password a *.dwg drawing? Does Autocad 2010 do this?

Try Windows Explorer, right click on the file name, open properties.

Unselect write protected.

Might this be the problem?

Can you password a *.dwg drawing? Does Autocad 2010 does this?

Yes, type SECURITYOPTIONS at the command line.

Not sure how to remove the password without actually opening the drawing though?

I can only assume you are talking about your own drawing that you have forgotten the password for?

Passwords exist for a reason.

If it was easy to override / remove them we would all be in trouble.

There is no way I know of to break your way into the drawing by brute force. If you have forgotten the password kiss your drawing goodbye.

Tankman: Yes, AutoCAD does offer password protection for drawings. They even warn you not to forget your password. Write the password down and keep it in a safe place.

Now, back to the problem at hand. Is there a BAK file of this drawing still on your hard drive or on the company's network drive?

From your AutoCAD Help file.

"Warning. If you lose a password, it is not recoverable. Before you add a password to a drawing, you should create a backup that is not protected with a password."

Oh well, start over again I guess.

Thanx guys!