Locking Data

You can lock designs to prevent other users from using the same file for modification at the same time. . To lock data using the MySession widget, it is be present in the user's vault view - My Work folder and also in the 3DEXPERIENCE server.

This task shows you how to:

Lock from Action Bar

  1. Open MySession widget from Inventor® side panel.
    You can view he files open in Inventor® in the MySession widget.
  2. Select a row.
  3. Click Lifecycle section in the action bar.
  4. Click Lock from the Lifecycle toolbar.
    You have locked the object.

    When you lock any configuration from a family, then the configuration, the family, and all other configurations are locked.

    Note: If you have already locked a file, a message appears.

Lock from Right-click

  1. Open MySession widget from Inventor® side panel.
    You can view he files open in Inventor® in the MySession widget.
  2. Right-click a design and select Lock.
    You have locked the object.

    When you lock any configuration from a family, the configuration, the family, and all other configurations are locked.

    Note: If a file is already locked, a message appears. The designs that exist in the 3DEXPERIENCE server can be locked.