Lock Referenced Parts Against Processing

Right-click part > Referencing > Lock against processing...

Via the Referencing functions of the context menu you can lock referenced parts in a drawing against accidental processing, and to remove the locking again.

Function	Description
	Lock, Only active part Locks the active part if it has been referenced. Referenced sub-parts of this part will not be locked.
	Lock, Active part + sub-parts Locks the active part if it has been referenced, as well as all sub-parts to this part.
	Lock, All parts Locks all parts of the active drawing.
	Unlock, Only active part Unlocks the active part if it has been referenced. Referenced sub-parts of this part will however not be unlocked.
	Unlock, Active part + sub-parts Unlocks the active part if it has been referenced, as well as all sub-parts to this part.
	Unlock, All parts Unlocks all parts of the active drawing.

Function

Description

Lock, Only active part

Locks the active part if it has been referenced. Referenced sub-parts of this part will not be locked.

Lock, Active part + sub-parts

Locks the active part if it has been referenced, as well as all sub-parts to this part.

Lock, All parts

Locks all parts of the active drawing.

Unlock, Only active part

Unlocks the active part if it has been referenced. Referenced sub-parts of this part will however not be unlocked.

Unlock, Active part + sub-parts

Unlocks the active part if it has been referenced, as well as all sub-parts to this part.

Unlock, All parts

Unlocks all parts of the active drawing.

The locking against processing applies only to the currently active drawing. If you save an unlocked part and insert it into a different drawing, you will be able to process it there. The locking also applies to all parts in the drawing that are identical to the locked part (otherwise, changes to the identical parts would also change the part you wanted to lock).

However, if you save the drawing and open it again (even from somewhere else) the locking will remain active. It this way you can prevent accidental changes when forwarding the drawing to a third party.

Locked parts are identified by the

symbol in the ICN.

When you try to change a locked part, the following message will be displayed:

The changing will be prevented or revoked.

A part that has already been processed, but has not been saved yet (identified by an

) cannot be locked. An appropriate message will be issued in such cases( Part(s) modified. Action not possible.).

Please note:

The function has been primarily designed for users who do not use HELiOS. If additional functionality is requested, however, we recommend using the PDM system HELiOS.

The HELiOS locking mechanisms will have priority in any case. This means that even an "unlocked" part that has been released in HELiOS, cannot be processed.

In (very rare) cases in which a function will not prevent the processing of locked parts, a warning message will be displayed, telling you that you have processed referenced parts for which you have no write permissions due to the lock. In such cases HiCAD will attempt to revert your changes automatically. This is, however, only possible if the KRA file exists. In any case an appropriate message will be displayed, telling you whether the reverting of the changes was successful or not:

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