https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:41:34 +0000 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:50:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4736 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=4736&PID=11747&title=securing-encrypting-hatch-patterns#11747 Author: Kamyar
Subject: 4736
Posted: 08.Nov.2010 at 17:50

Hi folks. I'm a programmer, new to this forum, and have not had much experience using AutoCAD.
One of my friends has written some hatches for AutoCAD and is interested in selling them.He asked me if that's possible to deploy the hatches without letting the end user access the source (at least not in plain text).
As far as I could find out, AutoCAD saves the hatches in a .ptn file in plain text. Is there anyway that I can alter the way AutoCAD accesses custom user hatches and at least make it not very accessible for his customers?
Thanks in advance.
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