Objects in a drawing can be protected with the Lock command so that they cannot be accidentally moved, deleted, or edited. A locked object must be unlocked before any changes can be made to it.
To lock an object:
Select the object or objects to lock.
Select Modify > Lock.
Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on the object, and select Lock from the object context menu.
The Object Info palette indicates that the object is locked. Depending on the selection highlighting setting in Vectorworks preferences, the handles and/or highlighting also change to indicate that the object is now locked (see Selection and Pre-selection Indicators).
Unlock an object or group of objects that was previously locked with the Unlock command. Unlocked objects can be copied, moved, deleted, or edited.
To unlock objects:
Select the object or objects to be unlocked.
Select Modify > Unlock.
Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on the object, and select Unlock from the object context menu.
The Object Info palette no longer indicates that the object is locked. Depending on the selection highlighting setting in Vectorworks preferences, the handles and/or highlighting also change to indicate that the object is now unlocked (see Selection and Pre-selection Indicators).