Lock Unlock Options

You can lock components in a shared environment to prevent conflicting changes with other users. You can unlock the components to make them available for other users.

See Also
Lifecycle Section
Locking Components
Unlocking Components

Consider the following conditions when working with components:

  • After making a new component, you need to save it first to view or change its lock status.
  • There is no auto lock mechanism for physical product or 3D shape. You have to use the Lock command from the action bar or context toolbar to lock it.
  • In the collaborative environment, you can open and edit the component locked by another user but you cannot save it.
  • If multiple users are working on the same component, and you open the component, you are prompted to Update the component if it is not up-to-date with the latest changes.
  • After you update the component, you can lock it.
  • If you open an up-to-date component, locking it prevents other users from making edits that can conflict with your changes.

You can check the lock status of a component from the context toolbar. For more information, see Context toolbars. Use the following options from the context toolbar to change the lock state.

Icon Description
Locked by another user Indicates that another user has locked the component. You cannot make changes to this component. The other user has to unlock the component to make it available to you.
Note: If a component is locked by another user, you can still make changes to the geometry of that component.
Lock

Indicates that you have locked the component and to make it available for others for editing, it needs to be unlocked.

Note: To make the component available to others, click .
Unlock Indicates that the component is not locked by anyone in the collaborative environment. Any user with access to the 3DSpace can edit it.
Note: To prevent others from editing the component, click .
Locked by another user Indicates that another user has locked the geometry of a physical component. You cannot make changes to this geometry. The other user has to unlock the geometry to make it available for you.
Note: You can still make changes to the physical component whose geometry is locked by another user.
Lock Indicates that you have locked the geometry of a physical component and to make it available for others for editing, you need to unlock it.

Note: To make the geometry available to others, click .
Unlock

Indicates that the geometry is not locked by anyone in the collaborative environment. Any user with access to the 3DSpace can edit it.

Note: To prevent others from editing the component, click .