Hi Michael and all, recently peoples models that they have shared on GrabCAD have been downloaded and then reposted on other websites without either crediting the artist/designer or asking their permission, is there a possibility that in the future a security feature could be built in into the 3DM file that would embed the authors details into the file as a read only attribute for every other user other than the original creator ? i.e tied into licence and local registry to help prevent these types of copyright theft ?

I know we share things at our own peril but it would be nice if you could point someone to a command such as "ShowAuthor" that it would then reveal the said authors name and company info if any along with the date time that the file was last saved. I know it sounds a bit big brother, but for people who do 3D as a hobby and as a means of trying to break into the 3D industry this could be a real life saver being able to prove you are the owner of a given model being touted by another as their own work

Martin Spencer-Ford