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CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: HasanCAD on July 19, 2011, 03:15:39 AM

Title: How to lock Xref?
Post by: HasanCAD on July 19, 2011, 03:15:39 AM

Is there a way to lock Xrefs?

I dont want any one change the settings or detech the Xref.

Title: Re: How to lock Xref?
Post by: Daniel J. Ellis on July 19, 2011, 03:25:00 AM

If you put the xref on it's own layer and lock that layer it will prevent anyone from refeditting the xref or, I believe, detaching it.

The xref itself will still be amendable by opening the xref, though.  You could always set the file to be right-protected through Windows.

dJE

Title: Re: How to lock Xref?
Post by: Rob... on July 19, 2011, 07:20:29 AM

Setting XEDIT to 0 will also prevent refeditting.

Locking the layer does not prevent someone from detaching the XREF. I'm not sure that this is possible unless you can disable the XREF manager.

Title: Re: How to lock Xref?
Post by: mjfarrell on July 19, 2011, 07:39:46 AM

Quote from: HasanCAD on July 19, 2011, 03:15:39 AM

Is there a way to lock Xrefs?

I dont want any one change the settings or detech the Xref.

sounds like a training and education issue...
why not take the time to educate the other users about why they should not molest the XREF file(s)
in the end the time invested will yield higher results

Absent that...
Place a GIANT note in the XREF on a NON Plotting layer as shown below:







DO NOT DETACH, MOVE, or OTHERWISE EDIT this XREF FILE



DO NOT DETACH, MOVE, or OTHERWISE EDIT this XREF FILE



DO NOT DETACH, MOVE, or OTHERWISE EDIT this XREF FILE



DO NOT DETACH, MOVE, or OTHERWISE EDIT this XREF FILE



DO NOT DETACH, MOVE, or OTHERWISE EDIT this XREF FILE

Title: Re: How to lock Xref?
Post by: Rob... on July 19, 2011, 07:44:56 AM

Education does go a long way but that solution with the text works for one person only. After that I think the text becomes unreadable for some reason.

Title: Re: How to lock Xref?
Post by: mjfarrell on July 19, 2011, 07:52:30 AM

Quote from: RobDraw on July 19, 2011, 07:44:56 AM

After that I think the text becomes unreadable for some reason.

you're joking, right?

Title: Re: How to lock Xref?
Post by: MP on July 19, 2011, 08:55:24 AM

Quote from: Higgs Boson's Mate on July 19, 2011, 07:39:46 AM

REMOVAL OF THIS XREF FILE IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH OR UNEMPLOYMENT

WHICHEVER IS MORE PLEASURABLE OR CONVENIENT TO THE ENFORCER

fixed

Title: Re: How to lock Xref?
Post by: Krushert on July 19, 2011, 09:34:08 AM

Quote from: Higgs Boson's Mate on July 19, 2011, 07:52:30 AM

Quote from: RobDraw on July 19, 2011, 07:44:56 AM

After that I think the text becomes unreadable for some reason.

you're joking, right?

(http://www.twistappel.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/stupid-people.jpg)