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1. #AUTOCAD DRAWING FILE IS WRITE PROTECTED PDF#
2. #AUTOCAD DRAWING FILE IS WRITE PROTECTED INSTALL#
3. #AUTOCAD DRAWING FILE IS WRITE PROTECTED ARCHIVE#
4. #AUTOCAD DRAWING FILE IS WRITE PROTECTED PASSWORD#

Now we have cover the possibilities to share the design. But if you really concern about the security, you can let people to edit it, but not allowing them to download it! Which One Do You Consider the Best?

#AUTOCAD DRAWING FILE IS WRITE PROTECTED INSTALL#

You can do all of that only using a browser, you don’t need to install AutoCAD to edit a drawing. You can upload your DWG, share it, and collaborate online. AutoCAD WSĪutoCAD WS AutoCAD 360 is even more interesting. If you do have a website, you can show off you design by embedding the DWF from Freewheel. If they need to print the file, they can also do it. You can upload your DWF, then send the link to your partner. Autodesk FreewheelĪutodesk Freewheel can be used if you don’t want to manage your own website to share your DWF. There are services from Autodesk that you can use. So now we narrow the possibilities to share the design: still using DWG or DWF. If you choose to share the design using Vault client and let them open the files using AutoCAD, then they have the abilities to create a local copy of your drawing when doing check out or open for view. Only they need to have user permission to view or open the original file. The web interface is using DWFx (or DWF?), so basically you are also using DWF. To share the design, you can use Vault client or web interface. Then it should be Vault Collaboration or Professional. If you want to share your design to people on other location, then you need Vault that support multi-site. If there are some mistakes, please correct me. I haven’t use Vault intensively, but I’m familiar with the concept. But as far as I know, the security is about user/group permission. Vault is great tool for collaboration, and security is a feature that it has. I don’t consider Vault alone as an utility to secure your designs. Read more explanation about this format on DWF blog. But for Autodesk products, DWF looks like a better option.

#AUTOCAD DRAWING FILE IS WRITE PROTECTED PDF#

But only DWFx, not for DWF.įor additional option, you can also use PDF format. However, if you only need to view DWFx, then you can use only Internet Explorer. If you want to do markup, then yes, you need to install it. The problem with this format is, users need to install Design Review.

The only thing you can’t do with DWF/DWFx is you can’t modify the design. And of course, without you having to share the DWG files.

#AUTOCAD DRAWING FILE IS WRITE PROTECTED ARCHIVE#

But you can send the files as archive (zip or other format) with security password.

#AUTOCAD DRAWING FILE IS WRITE PROTECTED PASSWORD#

The password can be removed, and the drawings can be used. However, once the file is opened, the security is no longer exist. You can add password to DWG file, so only the intended person to receive the file can open it.

The easiest and most basic way to do it is protecting the file using a password. These are some methods I’m aware of, but I would also like to hear your opinion. This may be applicable for other file format (such as Revit, Inventor, etc), but some of them are not. There are several ways you can protect your DWG drawings. If anyone has intention to use your design, even if you only give the hardcopy, they still can redraw/rebuild the model. And the second objective is, we don’t even want unauthorized people to see the design. If we send the drawing files, there is a good chance that the file will be used without our permission.

The objective is clear, we want to share the design, but don’t want unauthorized people to modify it. I’ve seen several posts, inquiries about DWG file security.