Locking a View

You can lock a view to prevent modifications on the view.

Locking a view may be useful if you have to modify a part without modifying the generated views. For example, when you need to modify a constraint in the 3D but not the generated views.

Before you begin: Open a drawing representation.
See Also
Managing Views
  1. Right-click the view to be modified (either the view frame or the view itself).


  2. Select Properties.
  3. In the View tab, under Attributes, select the Lock View check box.
    The other fields become unavailable, indicating that you can no longer edit them.
  4. Click OK to lock the view.

    The view is locked. It is indicated by a lock symbol on the view in the tree.

    Important: After a view is locked, you cannot perform the following actions:
    • Create views from this locked view.
    • Create annotations, dimensions, or 2D geometries in this locked view.
    • Update, delete, or cut this locked view.
    • Move the generated geometries, 2D geometries, annotations, dimensions and dress-up elements in this locked view.

    However, you can move a locked view.