How to locking cad drawings?

[TuKhuyen]

Hello everybody! I want to ask about the way to locking a cad drawing. Because my investors want to see and check my drawing. But I but I fear that they will retain and use my drawing free. Therefore I want to lock my drawing that they can only see but can't edit.

 

I have downloaded a drawing which when users open they can't implementation any command? How can to do it?

Please help me. Thank you very much!

 

(PS: I can't attach file because I haven't enough 9 posts)

[Ollie8974]

Send them as a PDF file. The PDF file can not be changed.

[rkent]

http://www.cadlock.com/

[dac123]

you could try changing the file attribute with explorer to Read Only but they may know how to un-ticket.

or print PDF's or DWF's

[TuKhuyen]

Send them as a PDF file. The PDF file can not be changed.

 

Thank you, good idea, but in the contract request a Cad file (not PDF file).

 

.cadlock.com

 

Thank you, good way, but it takes charge.

 

you could try changing the file attribute with explorer to Read Only but they may know how to un-ticket.

or print PDF's or DWF's

 

Thank you, I would think more.

[Cad64]

If the contract says you have to provide CAD files, then you have to provide CAD files. You agreed to this. I don't think they will be very happy if you lock the drawings. Just provide a disclaimer with your files. See here: http://www.augi.com/publications/hotnews.asp?page=1049

[TuKhuyen]

If the contract says you have to provide CAD files, then you have to provide CAD files. You agreed to this. I don't think they will be very happy if you lock the drawings. Just provide a disclaimer with your files. See here: http://www.augi.com/publications/hotnews.asp?page=1049

 

Thank you!

I am very happy because now I have enough 10 posts and I can add link in my posts. Please open this draw

I can't make any command with this drawing. Why? I think this is one of the way locking a drawing.

[dbroada]

That drawing will only load if you enable macros, which means you are allowing code to interupt the AutoCAD processes which is potentially very harmful. Obviously you have your reasons for not trusting your paymasters but if I contracted somebody to do a drawing for me and they supplied that they would never get work from me again - and I would do my best to make sure they never got paid for that in the first place.

 

As Cad64 said, if you signed a contract to supply dwg files, that is what they have paid for and what they expect in return.