Locks dialog box

Used to set locks and the Fence Selection Mode.

Clicking the Locks icon in the Status bar displays a list of the Toggles.

If the optional [OFF | ON | TOGGLE] argument is omitted from a LOCK key-in, the current setting is toggled.

Grid Lock

If on, each data point is forced to lie on the grid.

Grid Lock, along with Master/Grid and Configuration, can also be set in the Grid category in the DGN File Settings box (Settings menu > Design File…).

Key-in: LOCK GRID [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

Level Lock

If on, you can select elements only on the Active Level; you cannot manipulate elements that are not on the Active Level.

Key-in: LOCK LEVEL [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

Fence contents and graphic group manipulations ignore Level Lock.

Boresite (Lock)

(3D only) If on, you can select, with data points, elements at any depth in the view cube.

If off, you can select, with data points, only those elements that are at or very near the Active Depth.

In either case, you still can snap to elements at any depth in the view.

Key-in: LOCK BORESITE [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

Annotation Scale (Lock)

If on, the annotation scale is applied to any text or dimensions that are placed in the model, to allow for scaling back to normal size when printing. You can set the Annotation Scale in the Model Properties dialog box.

Key-in: lock useannotationscale <OFF | ON | TOGGLE>

Text Node (Lock)

If on, newly placed text is attached to empty text nodes, and you cannot place text if there aren't any empty text nodes.

Key-in: LOCK TEXTNODE [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

Graphic Group (Lock)

If on, any manipulation performed on one member of a graphic group is automatically performed on all members.

If off, the member elements of a graphic group can be manipulated individually.

Key-in: LOCK GGROUP [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

To group elements in a graphic group, use the Add to Graphic Group tool in the Groups tool box.

ACS Plane (Lock)

(3D only) If on, each data point is forced to lie on the Active ACS's xy plane (z=0). The Active ACS is set in the Auxiliary Coordinates System dialog box, which is opened by choosing Auxiliary Coordinates from the Utilities menu.

Key-in: LOCK ACS [OFF | ON | TOGGLE]

ACS Plane Lock was called Construction Plane Lock in versions of MicroStation prior to Version 4.0.

Fence (Selection) Mode

Sets how the fence contents are determined for element manipulations. Fence (Selection) Mode is also a tool setting for the fence placement tools in the Fence tool box .