sketcher Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 is there any way for the client to use the viewer or any other "program" to 'red-line' drawings and return to me with corrections? Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Ray, is there a free program on Windows that will allow someone to add redlines to a PDF? (if you do use PDF, make sure to keep the resolution low in case your client's machine isn't the fastest) Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 but for a pdf to do it, you need more than "reader" correct? Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Apple's Preview in Mac OS X provides simple annotation, notes and redlines. Don't know about Windows. Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 jeez, i always considered myself a psuedo mac guro, but OSX has SO many surprises! If anyone knows of a windows program that marks pdf files.. PLEASE pass along! thanx Christiaan Quote Link to comment
Benson Shaw Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I sometimes put pdf info into Powerpoint and send that out. PPT tools allow text and line work to be added on top of the pdf slide. It's not free, but almost everyone has it. -B Quote Link to comment
brudgers Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I think Sharpie offers redline tools that work with both Mac and Windows. They're not free, however. Unless you pilfer them from the supply closet. Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 thanks Benson... Brudgers, i tried that, but it is SO TOUGH getting the red lines off the screen! HA THANKS ALL Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and will add annotations to the file. Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 I've looked through reader menus... how do you add notes in READER? Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Tools menu>Customize Toolbars>check Comment & Markup Toolbar. But... I seem to have opened a can of worms here, a PDF exported from VectorWorks has Usage Rights disabled. The PDF needs to be opened in Acrobat Pro and have Usage Rights enabled to be able to use the Comments & Markup tools in Acrobat Reader. I'm going to file a bug. Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 thanks. that's what I found too, when saving to pdf, we have no control over what is or isn't allowed. I would file a bug too, but don't know how. Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 But... I seem to have opened a can of worms here, a PDF exported from VectorWorks has Usage Rights disabled. The PDF needs to be opened in Acrobat Pro and have Usage Rights enabled to be able to use the Comments & Markup tools in Acrobat Reader. Jesus, what a pain in the ass. Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Bugsubmit: http://www.nemetschek.net/support/bugsubmit.php Quote Link to comment
dovermyer Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Foxit Reader will open any PDF & allow you to mark it up. However, the free version will toss an "evaluation version" stamp onto the PDF. If both parties are fine with that...side-effect, then it will be a workable solution. Just make sure to tell them to right click the toolbar area & turn on: -Commenting Tools -Drawing Markup Tools -Typewriter Tools Good luck! Quote Link to comment
dovermyer Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 CutePDF will get around the usage rights issue. It installs as a system printer, so you simply print to it. It will prompt you to save a PDF instead of spitting paper out of your printer. Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 thanx guys, but both of those programs are for WINDOWS machines AAARRRGGGGHHH Quote Link to comment
dovermyer Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hehe, sorry. I forgot that this is a den for the "White Toaster". Good luck to you. Quote Link to comment
maarten. Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Printing to PDF is standard build into mac OSX. Choose "print" and at the botom of the print dialog there's a button "PDF". Those PDF's aren't locked, so you can put annotations on them. Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 MAARTEN, for some reason mine is. any idea how to change? Quote Link to comment
maarten. Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 When you have the dialog to save the pdf, there's a button at the bottom "security options" (or something like that, i don't have the Englisch version). Make sure you uncheck all those options. If that doesn't do the trick, i'm afraid i've no idea.. sorry. Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 the only options it shows, is that a password needs to be required for certain options. NONE of them include notations. UGH! Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 it would be nice if NNA viewer would even allow this Quote Link to comment
sketcher Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 mac's Preview adds notes... is there a similar program on Windows? Quote Link to comment
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