Lock

Toolbar

Menu

Shortcut

Lock

Popup

Standard

Visibility

SubD Sidebar

Edit

Visibility >

Lock

Ctrl (CMD) + L

The Lock command sets the state of selected objects so they can be seen and snapped to, but cannot be selected for editing.

  • You cannot select locked objects.
  • You can snap to locked objects.
  • Use the Layer dialog box to lock all objects on a layer.
  • SubD control points, edit points, and vertices can be locked and unlocked.

Steps

To access hidden command-line options

  • Type a hyphen in front of the command name: -Lock.
    Name of object set to lock
    Enter the name of a set of objects to lock.

Related commands

Unlock

Toolbar

Menu

Shortcut

Lock

Visibility

SubD Sidebar

Popup

Standard

Edit

Visibility >

Unlock

Ctrl (CMD) + Alt + L

The Unlock command unlocks all locked objects.

  • SubD control points, edit points, and vertices can be locked and unlocked.

To access command-line options

  • Type a hyphen in front of the command name: -Unlock.
    Name of object set to unlock
    Enter the name of a set of locked objects.

UnlockSelected

Toolbar Menu Shortcut

Lock
Visibility

Edit

Visibility >

Unlock Selected

Ctrl (CMD) + Shift + L

The UnlockSelected command unlocks selected locked objects.

LockSwap

Toolbar Menu

Lock
Visibility

Edit

Visibility >

Swap Lock and Unlocked

The LockSwap command locks all unlocked objects and unlocks all previously locked objects.

IsolateLock

Toolbar Menu

Lock
Visibility

Not on menus.

The IsolateLock command locks all objects except the currently selected object.

UnisolateLock

Toolbar Menu

Visibility

Not on menus.

The UnisolateLock command unlocks all objects locked by the IsolateLock command.

See also

Snapshots

The Snapshots command saves and restores Named Views, Named Positions, Layer States, as well as rendering settings, object settings including locked/hidden state, display mode, material, position, light settings, curve piping, displacement, edge softening, shutlining, and thickness.

Manage object visibility