BS ISO BRITISH STANDARD 24517-1:2008 Document management - Engineering document format using PDF - Part 1: Use of PDF 1.6 (PDF/E-1) ICS 35.240.30; 37.100.99 BSi NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW British Standards BSIS024517-1:2008 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of IS0 24517-1:2008. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee IDT/1, Document management applications, to Subcommittee IDT/1/2, Applications issues. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Date Comments Strategy Committee on30June2008 BSI 2008 ISBN9780580568084 BSIS0 24517-1:2008 ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 24517-1 First edition 2008-05-15 Document management Engineering document format using PDF Part 1: Use of PDF 1.6 (PDF/E-1) Gestion de documentsFormat de documents d'ingenierie utilisant le PDF. Partie1:UtilisationduPDF1.6(PDF/E-1) Reference number ISO 24517-1:2008(E) ISO ii BS ISO 24517-1:2008 Contents Page Foreword Introduction. .vi 1 Scope 2 Normative references... 3 Terms and definitions.. 4 Notations.... 5 PDF/E-1 conforming files and readers 6 Syntax. 6.1 File header... 6.2 File trailer...... 6.3 DocumentID 6.4 Cross-referencetables and cross-reference streams.. 6.5 Document information dictionary.... 6.6 String objects..... 6.7 Stream objects... 6.8 Linearized PDF. 6.9 Implementationlimits..... 7 Graphics 7.1 7.2 Output intent.. 7.3 Colour spaces.. 7.4 Images 7.5 Form Xobjects... 7.6 Referencexobjects. 7.7 PostScript XObjects.. 7.8 Shading operator... 7.9 Extendedgraphicsstate. 7.10 Rendering intents 7.11 Content streams 7.12 Optional content. 7.13 Print scaling... 8 8.1 General 8 8.2 Font types.. 8.3 Compositefonts. 8.4 8.5 Font subsets .... 10 8.6 Character encodings... 10 9 Annotations. 10 9.1 10 9.2 Annotation types.... 9.3 Annotation dictionaries 11 10 Interactive forms. 11 11 Actions. 11 11.1 General 11 11.2 Hypertext links. 12 ili BSISO 24517-1:2008 12 Presentations. .12 13 Metadata .12 13.1 General .12 13.2 Version Identification ..... 13.3 Documentinformationdictionary 13 13.4 XMPheader.. .14 13.5 File identifiers.. .14 13.6 Fileprovenanceinformation. 13.7 Validation.. 14 Embeddedfiles ..14 15 Multimedia 15.1 General. .15 15.2 Self-contained 15.3 Handling of multimedia .... 15.4 Must-haveparameters. 15.5 Alternate presentations... .15 16 3D .15 16.1 General 16.2 Display of 3D annotations. 15 16.3 Supported 3D formats 16.4 3D JavaScript... .16 17 Unrecognized data.. .16 17.1 Extensions to thePDF format .... .16 18 Encryption. ..16 18.1 18.2 Encryption version . 18.3 Direct objects in theencryption dictionary. 17 18.4 User access permissions..... 17 19 Digital signatures... 17 19.1 19.2 Declaringthepresence of signatures ..17 19.3 Signature dictionaries... 17 19.4 Signature reference dictionaries. .17 19.5 Document permissions dictionary... 19.6 Detection and notification.. 19.7 Display of signature fields.. 19.8 Detection of changes .... .18 19.9 Prevention of changes.... 19.10 Verification of the identity of signer.... .18 AnnexA(informative)PDF/Eusecases ..19 Bibliography. ..26 iv BSIS0 24517-1:2008 Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2 adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard require