How do I lock a Revit model?

How do you lock an object in Revit?

Select the elements to be pinned, and then click Modify | tab Modify panel (Pin). Click Modify tab Modify panel (Pin), select the elements to be pinned, and then press Enter .

Can you lock a Revit family?

You can’t lock files but you can make it harder to change files I guess.

How do you lock a drawing in Revit?

Lock the Position of a View on a Sheet

1. Open the sheet.
2. Select the view to lock in place on the sheet.
3. Click Modify | Viewports tab Modify panel (Pin).
4. The pin icon displays on the view, indicating that it is locked in place.

How do I lock a 3D view in Revit 2020?

To lock the view, go to the View Control Bar at the bottom of the Revit interface and click on the little house with the padlock (Lock 3D View). Click this icon and choose the ‘Save Orientation and Lock View’ option.

How do you unlock an object in Revit?

Lock or Unlock a Form Profile

1. Select a locked form.
2. Click Modify | Form Element tab Modify Form panel (Unlock Profiles).

How do you lock a parameter?

When a labeled dimension is locked, all of the associated parameters also lock.

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1. Click a dimension in the drawing area.
2. Click Modify | Dimensions tab Properties panel Family Types.
3. Select Lock to constrain a parameter.

How do I lock a line in Revit?

Use align tool, select reference line/plane and then the line. Then the lock will show up. Often it will also work to draw the line away from the reference plane and then back to it again.

How do I lock an imported CAD in Revit?

Click Modify tab > Modify panel > (Pin), select the elements to be pinned, and then press Enter.

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Using Pin to Lock Elements in Place

1. When you pin a modelling element e.g. a wall or floor, it cannot be moved.
2. If you try to delete a pinned element, Revit warns you that the element is pinned.

How do you lock a reference plane to a line in Revit?

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1. Align.
2. First pick – select the reference plane.
3. Hover your cursor over the endpoint of the reference line.
4. TAB until the endpoint highlights.
5. Click.
6. Click the padlock (should appear)

How do you lock a view?

Locking a View

1. Right-click the view to be modified (either the view frame or the view itself).
2. Select the Properties option from the contextual menu. The Properties dialog box appears:
3. Select the View tab and select the Lock View check box. …
4. The view is automatically locked.

Where is the view control bar in Revit?

The View Control Bar is located at the bottom of the view window above the status bar and includes the following tools: Note: The exact tools available on the View Control Bar depends on the view type. Show/Hide Rendering Dialog (Available only when the drawing area displays a 3D view.)