Locking a Layout View  

This task shows you how to lock a layout view.

This may be useful if you want to make sure that a view you are done working with, is not modified while you work on another view.
Locking a view means you are not allowed to:
 
  • create either annotations, dimensions, geometry or use-edges on this locked view.
  • change or modify the filter applied to this locked view.
  • activate or deactivate the view clipping frame.
  • clip or unclip this locked view, or modify the clipping outline of this locked view.
  • activate or deactivate the back-clipping plane of this locked view, or modify the depth of the back-clipping plane which is applied to this locked view.
  • change the view support of this locked view .
  • change the background visualization mode of this locked view.
  • activate or deactivate the 2D visualization mode on this locked view.
  • update, delete or cut the locked view.
Open a .CATPart document. Double-click Sheet.1 in the specification tree to open the layout in the 2D window.

  1. Right-click the view to be modified (either the view frame or the view itself). The contextual menu is displayed.

  2. Select Properties.

    The Properties dialog box is displayed.

  3. In the View tab, select the Lock View check box.
    The other fields are grayed out, indicating that you can no longer edit them.

  4. Click OK to lock the view and exit the dialog box.
    The view is locked, which is indicated by a lock in the specification tree. You can see the lock on Front view in the specification tree.
  • You can move locked views.

  • As is the case for the background of other views, the background of locked views is transparent. Therefore, its visualization may differ depending on modifications performed in the 3D window.