LockingSelectedPart | Altium Designer 20.1 Technical Documentation

LockingSelectedPart

Created: December 5, 2018 | Updated: January 18, 2019

Now reading version 20.1. For the latest, read: LockingSelectedPart for version 21

Applies to Altium Designer versions: 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2

The following pre-packaged resources, derived from this base command, are available:

Applied Parameters: Action=Lock

Summary

This feature is used to lock a component.

For a high-level look at multi-board design within Altium Designer, see Designing Systems with Multiple Boards.

This command can be accessed by right-clicking on a component then choosing Lock Selected Part.

Use

After launching the command, the component will be locked and cannot be edited/moved.

Applied Parameters: Action=Unlock

This feature is used to unlock a selected part.

For a high-level look at multi-board design within Altium Designer, see Designing Systems with Multiple Boards.

This command can be accessed by right-clicking on a component then choosing Unlock Selected Part.

This command is available only if the component is currently in "locked" status.

Use

After launching the command, the component will be unlocked and can be edited/moved.

Applied Parameters: Scope=TreeViewSelected

This feature is used to lock a selected part using the Multiboard Assembly panel.

For a high-level look at multi-board design within Altium Designer, see Designing Systems with Multiple Boards.

This command can be accessed by right-clicking on a component entry in the Multiboard Assembly panel then choosing Locked.

Use

After launching the command, the component will be locked.

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