Inserting a signature in a DWG

Display Order?

Turn image Frame to "Off".

Gene Kooper, post: 453729, member: 9850 wrote: Turn image Frame to "Off".

Been looking for it and by golly I cannot find it. Using Carlson Intellicad.

Got it, You're the greatest. Thanks

Edit: The Image Frame kinda works a little. It turns off 2 of the frames but the other 2 are still there. Quite annoying.

Steve,

I use Autodesk Map and it is in the "Modify" menu. Select "Object" then "Image" and click on "Frame".

Otherwise, check the help file for image frame.

'Tframes'

thebionicman, post: 453745, member: 8136 wrote: 'Tframes'

Never heard of "TFRAMES". What's it do?

Just A. Surveyor, post: 453749, member: 12855 wrote: Never heard of "TFRAMES". What's it do?

As I recall it rurns certain frames on and off.

Insert a pdf of your signature. Blow it up big. Using the SKETCH command trace it with your mouse. Delete the image of your signature and you are left with a polyline signature. Scale it, save the drawing. Presto - you've got a dwg of your signature. Insert it as a block to any drawing. And since you created it by the movements of your own hand, it could be argued that it is, in fact, an actual original signature.

Pdfframe

I have my signature as a true type font, you could try converting the image to png format. I have better results with png files.

You can also change the linetype of the frame to ƒ??dotƒ? then change the ltscale of the frame to a high number like 100.

Most states now have digital signature requirements. A signed pdf in the manner you describe is not a digital signature and in most cases is probably not legal.

You guys are like Wiley Coyote.......Super Genius.

Thanks.

And I'm gonna look at the signature fonts. I like that idea a lot.

I know Georgia allows digital signatures but I don't know if that is just a copy of my signature or if in can use a signature font.

I will have to look into Alabama also.

ƒ??Digitalƒ? signatures in Fl., and probably GA., have to be accompanied with a digital certificate. There are numerous purveyors of digital certificates I prefer Identrust.
https://www.identrust.com/

I scanned my signature and inserted it into CAD as an image file. I zoomed in close and used the polyline command to trace my signature with a mouse. I used the PEDIT command, FIT option, to smooth up the lines a bit. It is saved as a 1:1 .dwg file and can be inserted into a drawing as a block. I will not send out a .dwg file with my signature or seal attached as part of the drawing file or embedded as a block. I print out my survey plat with my CAD seal using Foxit as a virtual printer, and then use that software to attach my password protected signature. Foxit has many different and useful functions. I just like it. Works for me.

I do exactly what Harold and Mark Mayer do. Works great. Just remember never to send out a CAD file with the signature in it, and always PURGE the CAD file before it goes out.

My seal was taken from a cad file and used on a preliminary plat. The plat had multiple issues and could have bit me hard. I no longer allow cadd blocks of any of my seals.