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Changes to pdf files with Acrobat Reader?

Dale Weathers

I have searched the Be Communities and have found some allusions to being able to create pdf from MicroStation that can be commented on with Acrobat Reader.  Is it true?

I can't seem to be able to do anything with the Reader to files I created with XM pdf.plt driver.  Is this an Acrobat limitation?

 Here are the pdf.plt settings:

CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="AllowPrinting" /qualifier="1"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="Version" /qualifier="Acrobat 7 (PDF 1.6)"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="AllowChanges" /qualifier="1"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="EngineeringLinks" /qualifier="On"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="RGBRasterCompression" /qualifier="zipped"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="LevelLabel" /qualifier="DisplayName"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="SearchableText" /qualifier="on"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="PrintOptionalContent" /qualifier="AsDisplayed"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="EnablePlotTo3D" /qualifier="on"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="EnableOptionalContent" /qualifier="On"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="SetPageFromPlotSize" /qualifier="off"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="BookMarks" /qualifier="On"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="DocTitle" /qualifier="$(basename(_DGNFILE))-$(MS_PLTMODELNAME)"
CmdName /appname="pdf" /command="OwnerPassword" /qualifier="pdf" 

The attached image shows what Acrobat displays as the resulting security settings.

 

I am using Microstation XM 8.9.4.51, Acrobat 8.2.0

 

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    Try using printer.plt  instead and make your pdf in the windows environment  using  full version acrobat writer or a free  virtual printer  like primopdf then once you have a pdf change the  security settings in full version acrobat to do what you want  including the password thing ... but it seems silly to me that you  bother to put  password security  and  then allow  changes... but then its your  work flow right?

    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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    Try using printer.plt  instead and make your pdf in the windows environment  using  full version acrobat writer or a free  virtual printer  like primopdf then once you have a pdf change the  security settings in full version acrobat to do what you want  including the password thing ... but it seems silly to me that you  bother to put  password security  and  then allow  changes... but then its your  work flow right?

    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.
    click link to PM me 

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