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Unlock Command and Toolbar

Anonymous
Not applicable
In 8.1, I have placed the tools/unlock command on the toolbar.

Certain items in the plan file are locked. When I select a locked layer, a popup appears, as it should, stating the layer is locked.

When I click on the unlock button on the toolbar, the layer does not unlock, nor does it unlock when I click tools/unlock.

If I right click and select Layers/unlock, the command works fine, but not otherwise.

Any ideas.

Thanks, Grant
5 REPLIES 5
Grant,

The toolbar icon locks and unlocks INDIVIDUAL elements, not layers.

Take a look at the "Quick Layers" palette for layers.
Richard
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Richard Morrison, Architect-Interior Designer
AC26 (since AC6.0), Win10
vfrontiers
Enthusiast
Also,

When you select an item that is on a LOCKED LAYER, simply RIGHT CLICK on that element and pull down the contextual menu to LAYERS / UNLOCK LAYER. Works in reverse also, if you want to LOCK or HIDE a layer of an element on screen, use the contextual menu.
Duane

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Anonymous
Not applicable
Thanks for the feedback. I will use the QuickLayers toolbar.

Any way to change the shape of the Quicklayers toolbar from horizontal to vertical.

Thanks,

Grant
Dwight
Newcomer
Rotate monitor.
Dwight Atkinson
Djordje
Ace
Dwight wrote:
Rotate monitor.
Are you also showing this on ACUWEST?

Djordje



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