Posted: 22 April 2008 at 12:56pm | IP Logged

Question:

One of our customers has requested my ProE file of an assembly. What is the best type of file to send him so he roll the assembly around etc. without being able to change, modify or use the file other than viewing?

Posted: 22 April 2008 at 2:08pm | IP Logged

Dr_gallup

If I send an IGES file, the customer will be able to use my design. I don't want them to be able to change or use any of the information other than viewing.

FYI  Great quality philosophy.

Posted: 22 April 2008 at 2:35pm | IP Logged

They need to be able to roll the model around for viewing. Can a 3D PDF be rotated? I'm not concerned about printing or copying. Just be able to pick dimensions and geometry.

Posted: 23 April 2008 at 2:26am | IP Logged

The way we do this is to hide / suppress components & features that we don't want our customer to see (ue all of the internal detail), then create a shrinkwrap of the assembly, and finally create an IGES / STEP from the shrinkwrap.

It is a difficult way of doing the job, but it keeps our IP protected.

Posted: 23 April 2008 at 3:31am | IP Logged

Create a VRML file. It can be viewed and rolled by Internet Explorer using a free VRML viewer. You can freely download by the web. No way to be modify... I think. Try.

bye,

Paolo

Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:20am | IP Logged

I agree with dr_gallup on the 3d pdf.  We use adobe acrobat 3d and it woks great.  The customer can rotate the file and hide/unhide parts for viewing but can not export anything for security reasons.

Krow72

Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:37am | IP Logged

Krow72

Sounds like what I need. I've done PDF's. But 3d? How do I create that?

Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:41am | IP Logged

Both the companies that I have worked for used the 3-D pdf format & it is awesome!  It lets anyone in the production plant actually open the file at their computers without having the CAD software & they don't miss with your files.

Good Luck!