SolidWorks and Adobe 3D PDF?
SolidWorks and Adobe 3D PDF?
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Has anyone used the Adobe 3D PDF.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the security of the data?
If I send a native SolidWorks file to a customer they can do anything they want with it. If I send a STEP or IGES they could still go behind my back and get tools made from the files and send it to China. If I send them screen shots it is hard to get the true design intent.
Could this be the best of both worlds? A 3D representation of the data without the ability to directly steal it?
I know all about non-disclosure agreements, patents, and engineering integrity... but you know as much as I do that customer steal. I just want to protect my company's interests as much as possible.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the security of the data?
If I send a native SolidWorks file to a customer they can do anything they want with it. If I send a STEP or IGES they could still go behind my back and get tools made from the files and send it to China. If I send them screen shots it is hard to get the true design intent.
Could this be the best of both worlds? A 3D representation of the data without the ability to directly steal it?
I know all about non-disclosure agreements, patents, and engineering integrity... but you know as much as I do that customer steal. I just want to protect my company's interests as much as possible.






RE: SolidWorks and Adobe 3D PDF?
RE: SolidWorks and Adobe 3D PDF?
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
RE: SolidWorks and Adobe 3D PDF?
Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group
RE: SolidWorks and Adobe 3D PDF?
RE: SolidWorks and Adobe 3D PDF?
RE: SolidWorks and Adobe 3D PDF?
In SolidWorks when you do a Save As 3D PDF there are no settings to disable measure or to disallow file exports (like you have in eDrawings).
My advice is get a free trial of Adobe Acrobat. Here is the link:
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Then open some of your 3D pdf files with Acrobat and see if you can export a STEP or measure the data.
After that see if there is a way you can use Acrobat to disable measure and not allow file exporting (e.g. STEP) for the pdf files.
Kind regards,
Joseph