We need to have our drawings conform to ASME Y14.100 which means that we have to have a unique controlable identifier for the signatures on a drawing. At the moment we have the original, typically 11X17, signed off in a signature block off the border in the upper right of the sheet and the names are added in to the title block using a custom property. The problem comes when we need to send the drawing out and do a PDF the original signatures are no longer there as they are only on the original paper version and we no longer strictly comply with ASME as the sig block is off the drawing.
Part of the ASME standard says
The design activity shall verify that engineering drawingis and associated lists are technically accurate, in conformance with all requirements, and have been approved. Approval shall be signified in the signature block on the original by signature or approval indicator established by the design activity. An approval indicator may be any symbol adopted by the design activity. A signature or approval indicator may be either hand written or electronically affixed as long as it is unique to an individual, capable of verification, and under the individual's sole control.
and
(c) Electronically generated names or signatures are allowed provided there is an electronic authorization system. The system procedures shall provide for entry of the name or a signature of the responsible individuals in the Title block and Revision History block of the drawing.
I guess I am getting into some PDM here, we run PDM Works, but of course that will not handle this sort of thing
So to make a long story short, how are other people doing this?
Steve Reinisch