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Question asked by Jorge Moura on Aug 29, 2017
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Is there any option on SolidWorks that allows me to attribute a password to the file with a timer?

Practically that creates a read-only part, assembly or drawing file with a three days expiration date and after that requires a password or just blocks the file access somehow.

Sometimes when I work as freelance my contractors ask me to check the drawings and when I can't travel to show them the final product they ask me to send them. I already had some unpleasant experiences that I would like to avoid in the future.

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Deepak Gupta Aug 29, 2017 7:57 AM
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Jorge Moura wrote:

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Is there any option on SolidWorks that allows me to attribute a password to the file with a timer?
There is no option but even that won't help as they can print, save as, take screen shot, etc. to create copies. And I'm not sure how to deal with that bad experience as I had been into similar situations many times.

May be you can ask them for the screen sharing (via Skype, GotoMeeting, Team Viewer, etc.) and just show glimpse of it. Again how effective these would be, I've no clue.
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John Stoltzfus Aug 29, 2017 8:31 AM
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Proprietary Information can only be protected with a NDA - You can send me any file and I can measure and reproduce, is it a Solid Model, Surface Model or even a PDF..

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How can I include proprietary statement in 3D file (e.g., STEP)?
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- Jorge Moura @ John Stoltzfus on Aug 29, 2017 10:39 AM
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  So my option was:
  1- To create a 3D PDF of all the files and then merge them in a new PDF file;
  2- Protected it against copy and printing and add a watermark but in the PDF program.
  
  This was the fastest way I found to attribute some level of protection to the files since with SolidWorks task manager one can only export in a PDF with access limited by password which is not a solution against copy.
  
  Anyone knows if there are plans from the program team to improve SW files protection for this kind of situations? I know that in PLC languages a timer can be set in the program that will stop the program to run and block the machine if a password is not inserted also blocking copy and modification access during the protection period. I already use this when the payment is done after the delivery and the equipment is installed an working at the factory, setting the timer accordingly to the agreed final date for the payment. This spared me of further payment delays.
  To my perspective, a similar solution would come in handy when a project needs to be shared to third parties.
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