Peter, This sounds like your best solution. We've used NetMeeting in this regard. You fire up the board, then allow the other person to have control of the mouse. He can check out anything in the design he wants, and you can see exactly what he's doing. He doesn't have the database, you do. Good luck, Gary Gary E. MacIndoe PCB Design Engineer Fort Collins, Colorado amd.com gary.macindoe@xxxxxxx ________________________________ From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Wages Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:36 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Remote Allegro file viewing You could always use one of those "Go to my PC" type viewers. This allows you someone at a remote location to view your PC screen and move your mouse. This would allow them to query items, measure, and view constraints, without providing them the actual database. Caveat being you have to be online with them while they review the layout. Good luck. ________________________________ From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Austin Franklin Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:15 PM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Remote Allegro file viewing Hi Peter, But...if he can access the file (as he would have to do if viewing it remotely) then he can copy it. Right? I think your only choice is really printouts or PDF of each layer etc. Or, OBD...why not just output an ODB++ file for him to review? Regards, Austin -----Original Message----- From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Peter Pietrangelo Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:14 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Remote Allegro file viewing He can then use the database and build it somewhere else. I am trying to protect IP. They have Allegro. Hard to explain on here, but I need to keep the data in our hands. ________________________________ From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerry Meier Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6:40 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Re: Remote Allegro file viewing Peter, So if your customer is only going to be using the viewer? send him the .brd file. He can't change anything with the viewer anyway, it's only a copy you still have master data? I don't see the problem or need for remote access? Regards, Gerry Gerry Meier, Sr. PCB Designer Freedom CAD Services. Inc Voice: (256)776-7470 or (603) 864-1350 Email:gerry.meier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx visit us at http://www.freedomcad.com ________________________________ From: icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icu-pcb-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Pietrangelo Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:24 AM To: icu-pcb-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [PCB_FORUM] Remote Allegro file viewing I need to be able to have a customer look at a BRD file without having possession of the file itself. As at least some of you know the password protection in Allegro is useless. My customer wants more than PDF files and I need to protect the data. I want the customer to be able to remotely access the file and be able to at least use the commands of the free viewer. Does anyone already have a solution or any suggestions? Thanks, Peter This correspondence and any attachments are considered confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Freedom CAD Services, Inc. immediately by either replying to this message or by sending an email to operations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; please destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.