To Lock Global Location Options

Administrators can lock location options for users on a network using the standalone Options Editor. Locking prevents users from editing global location options on a local machine.

1. Click Start and in the search bar type Options Editor.
2. In the search results, right click Options Editor Run as Administrator.
3. In Options Editor, click General Locations.
4. In Project Directory, click Browse.
5. Browse to the location of your Project Directory, or create a new folder on your shared network called Project Directory, and create another folder within it called global_options.
   Note: If you are locking global options for a deployment, ensure you browse to the Project Directory global_options folder you specified in the installer.
6. In Site Directory, click Browse.
7. Browse to the location of your Site Directory, or create a new folder on your shared network called Site Directory, and create another folder within it called global_options.
   Note: If you are locking global options for a deployment, ensure you browse to the Site Directory global_options folder you specified in the installer.
8. In Options Editor, modify the global options you want to share, and click the padlock beside the options you want to lock. Notice it displays in the locked position .
9. Click Export.
10. In the Select options to export dialog, check the options you just locked.
11. Save the xml file to the Project Directory global_options folder you specified above.
12. Repeat steps 8-10 and save the xml file to the Site Directory global_options folder you specified above.
    Note: When you restart Navisworks on a machine on your network, the global options for each user should be locked. To confirm the lock is in place, for each machine on the network:
13. Open Navisworks and click the application button Options.
14. In Options Editor, click General Locations. Notice that the Project Directory and Site Directory are greyed out and locked .