Is there any way to determine who created a drawing?

[nwnuk]

Is there any way to determine who created a drawing? I don't know if it is called authoring, but we want to know if someone is taking a drawing that we created, putting it on their title block and calling it their own. Usually, just a few minor things have been edited, but they are just cutting and pasting.

If possible, we would like to make us the author, so anytime any form of that drawing is opened, we can tell if it was ours.

Thanks

[andy.manninen]

Is there any way to determine who created a drawing? I don't know if it is called authoring, but we want to know if someone is taking a drawing that we created, putting it on their title block and calling it their own. Usually, just a few minor things have been edited, but they are just cutting and pasting.

If possible, we would like to make us the author, so anytime any form of that drawing is opened, we can tell if it was ours.

Thanks

I do not believe there is a way to do that to a DWG that was/maybe pirated. There is some third party software that can make your DWG's more secure (maybe). try googling CADLOCK.
:Cheers:

[rkmcswain]

If possible, we would like to make us the author, so anytime any form of that drawing is opened, we can tell if it was ours.

Can you use a digital signature?

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=2176895
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...112&id=2382606

[BeKirra]

Is there any way to determine who created a drawing? I don't know if it is called authoring, but we want to know if someone is taking a drawing that we created, putting it on their title block and calling it their own. Usually, just a few minor things have been edited, but they are just cutting and pasting.

If possible, we would like to make us the author, so anytime any form of that drawing is opened, we can tell if it was ours.

Thanks

Always keep your drawings in your pocket & Publish them in PDF format.





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