Creating PDF Signature Fields from MicroStation

Hi everyone

Is it possible to create signature fields in MicroStation that become signable fields in a PDF plot?

Our current workflow for signing drawings involves opening every PDF and manually placing signatures using the tools in PDF X-Change or Adobe Acrobat. There must surely be a way to create "click-to-sign" fields from within MicroStation but all I can find is Signature Cells for signing the dgns themselves.

  • I dont think this is  possible in plain microstation maybe with a custom vba , but at my  old work we use blue beam review and  create multiple page pdf and then use the tool in blue beam to create/ place the electronic  signature  bit at the same spot on one page and it then automatically  then puts the same signature in all the other pages...

    Lorys

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  • this solution still need a  full version of a  pdf editing tool like acrobat pro... your company  probably already has this or the would be best served by purchasing  Blue Beam review...loads more features...and batch tools too....

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

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  • Hi, has anyone gotten this to work?: Digital Signature Fields (Bentley.com) I can't seem to get it to work when creating manual PDF's using a regular Bentley Driver pdf.pltcfg file. I've tried loading a Design Script File (dscript or .pen) and drew a line (mstn type 3) on level 1 and color 9 but it won't insert the digital signature field. I've attached a copy of the design script (copied from Bentley site) and a screen shot of the properties of the line in the file. Really not sure what I am missing here?

    ! Create a Digital Signature Field
    ! The accumulated range box of the following elements
    ! define the Digital Signature field in the PDF document.
    if ((level eq 1) and (color eq 9) and (type eq 3)) then
    action_item = field
    action_name = "Chief Engineer"
    action_type = digsig_field
    action_spec = "John Doe, P.E."
    endif

  • are  you using  full acrobat pro and so does the signer?

    I thought  it only produces a holding field and  only the digital sgniature owner ie  the engineer project manager  could then open in pdf and add their signature... I do this when I get pdf contracts  to sign for work as  I registered my  micros soft digital signature years ago, and  also in adobe acrobat I have created a digital signature that only I have in adobe reader but only  on my pc... but  for drawings at work we  have  used the special permissions  of the owner of signatures to use  bluebeam review and  lets the engineer  once he is satisfied  to bulk sign digitally the pdf set.... not thru microstation.. and IMHO  this works extremally   well and saves a lot  of time and  money  not mention its great review and  markup process... QA people  just  loose their minds and walk around drooling when they see this package in use....

    Lorys

    Started msnt work 1990 - Retired  Nov 2022 ( oh boy am I old )

    But was long time user V8iss10 (8.11.09.919) dabbler CE  update 16 (10.16.00.80) 

    MicroStation user since 1990 Melbourne Australia.
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