Signing PDF breaks the Intelliegence of a PDF

I use Cadence OrCAD software which has the ability to create Intelligent PDF's of the circuit diagrams. Once created you can click on parts in the ciruit to get their relevant properties, you can click and descend hierarchies (much like using the actual OrCAD software). This is a controlled document so I would like to be able to sign this digitally which I can do as part of the Adobe Sign function. I place a copy of my signature and re-save the PDF. As soon as that happens I lose the intelligence in the PDF. I cannot desend hierarchies or get the properties of the parts. It appears there is something in the signature that is causing tis issue. Anybody got any suggestions as to how I can still sign my PDF and keep the Intelligence ? I have a working and a nonworking PDF but don't appear to be able to upload them.... Thanks in advance

I'm using the function Sign then Place Signature from the Adobe Reader menu. The end result is that instead of printing the doc I can place a signature in the Checked or Approved Box of the drawing blank and save it in the PDF. As long as my signature is shown on the drawing blank and I can still keep my intelligence I don't care about "offically" signing the doc. The PDF is record that I have signed it. Adobe Reader offers me the Place Signature but it appears the different methods for placing a signature might / might not break the Intelligence of the PDF. Seems inconsistent to me but I'm open to suggestions as to do this in a better / different method.

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