Locking a View

This task will show you how to lock views. This may be useful if you need 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.

Locking a view means you are not allowed to:

	create views from a locked view
	create either annotations or dimensions on this locked view
	update, delete or cut the locked view.

The move command is still available when views are locked.

Before You Begin, make sure you customized the following settings:

Grid:
De-activate the Grid icon from the Tools toolbar (bottom right).

View names and scaling factors:
Go to Tools->Options (Mechanical Design -> Drafting optionat the left of the dialog box, Layout tab) and check the View name and Scaling factor options.

	Open the GenDrafting_front_view.CATDrawing document.
	1. Right-click the view to be modified (either the view frame or the view itself). 2. Select the `Properties` option from the contextual menu.
	The `Properties` dialog box appears: 3. Select the `View` tab and select the `Lock` `View` check box. The other fields appear in gray indicating that you can no longer edit them. The views are locked as soon as you check the `Lock View` view button. The options `OK`, `Apply` and `Cancel` buttons (in the `Properties` dialog box) have no impact on the status of the view that is being locked.
	4. The view is automatically locked. This is indicated in the specification tree: