Reverse-Engineering PDFs

Any file format can be reverse engineered, and PDF is no exception. Still, the whole point behind "publish" formats -- like PDF, DWF, and eDrawings -- is that the recipient can't muck about with the drawings you send to them. It is supposed to be like sending paper drawings that can be marked up but not edited (aka changed).

James Faliveno of General CADD Products alerted me to a $50 PDF converter, called... "PDF Converter." It describes itself as:

ScanSoft PDF Converter instantly converts PDF files into Microsoft Word
documents that look just like the original - complete with all formatting
and graphics! Information is set free - free to be edited and free to be
integrated into your documents.

Says Jim, "I have no experience with this and CAD drawings but it looks like the 'security' aspect of PDF is being challenged!"

The company's Web site says, "PDF Converter will not override any protection placed on a PDF file, including encryption and passwords." I suppose someone, somewhere else will override that protection.

Comments

[pdf converter]

great!

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[maggie]

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