Secure my work
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Printed Date: 09.Jul.2026 at 21:54
Topic: Secure my work
Posted By: avastardis
Subject: Secure my work
Date Posted: 04.May.2017 at 19:54
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Hello All I have created a template that I give to outsiders who make the final designs, which may sometimes be modified before they take their final form. I want to restrict the possibility that somebody will be able to use ready-made work after the end of our cooperation. My question is the following. It is possible to create the template or the file to work on a given computer and up to an expiration date. Thank you A.V. ------------- A.V. |
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 04.May.2017 at 19:58
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I would doubt it. Anyway, if you found a way to do it then someone else could find a way to undo it. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: avastardis
Date Posted: 05.May.2017 at 19:20
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If one can break it, he will not have to take the template, blocks etc we have made, surely he will have better. Anyway, I'm looking for something simple if one is determined to bypass it then let him do it.
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 05.May.2017 at 19:36
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Wouldn't you have to know the exact specifications of the "given computer" in order to write an exclusive code? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> |
Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 08.May.2017 at 13:29
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I doubt you can "expire" a file contents. But you can sign it and prove that some is using it illegally. See http://www.cadstudio.cz/dwgsign" rel="nofollow - DWGsign . ------------- Vladimir Michl (moderator) ARKANCE - https://arkance.world" rel="nofollow - https://arkance.world - Autodesk Platinum Partner |
Posted By: Kent Cooper
Date Posted: 08.May.2017 at 15:02
On the expiration date question, there have been several threads about that kind of thing on the AutoCAD Customization Forum. http://https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?advanced=false&allow_punctuation=false&filter=location&location=forum-board%3A130&q=expire" rel="nofollow - Here is a Search there for just the word "expire," but try some other similar terms. If none of them has a foolproof solution, at least the discussions will show you why it's difficult (or impossible, perhaps). EDIT: That doesn't seem to be working as a hyperlink. Try it this way:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?advanced=false&allow_punctuation=false&filter=location&location=forum-board%3A130&q=expire" rel="nofollow - https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?advanced=false&allow_punctuation=false&filter=location&location=forum-board%3A130&q=expire |
avastardis wrote:Posted By: avastardis
Date Posted: 11.May.2017 at 21:20
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Thank you all for your ideas. I'll check them and I'll write my impressions ------------- A.V. |