05-07-2011, 02:13 PM
Would you describe exactly what is your 'fear', as I can't understand properly.
You don't want something to be stolen from your DWG, or you don't want somebody to print the drawing without your permission?..or something else.
There is a password protection option, so only the person who knows the password can open the DWG.
Another option is to use a custom application that "unhides" some objects from the drawing, and if the 'opponent' doesn't have this application, he can't see those hidden objects.
Third idea is to define custom object types, associated with different application name (not ACAD), so the Autocad itself will show those objects, but they will not be editable.
You don't want something to be stolen from your DWG, or you don't want somebody to print the drawing without your permission?..or something else.
There is a password protection option, so only the person who knows the password can open the DWG.
Another option is to use a custom application that "unhides" some objects from the drawing, and if the 'opponent' doesn't have this application, he can't see those hidden objects.
Third idea is to define custom object types, associated with different application name (not ACAD), so the Autocad itself will show those objects, but they will not be editable.