Lock or Unlock File

You can protect your Machine Design files from the extraction of solids, so that you can share them for simulation without anyone being able to extract the solids.

FeatureCAM comes with some locked Machine Design files. You can use these for simulation, but you cannot extract solids from them. When you open a locked file, a dialog is displayed explaining the restriction.

You can lock your files, but you cannot unlock them. You should not lock an original file, instead create a copy of it and lock the copy.

To lock a file:

1. Select File > Save As to save a copy of your file.
2. Select Machine Design tab > Options panel > Lock/Unlock.

   The Lock or Unlock File dialog is displayed.

3. Select Lock.
   Warning: If you lock a file, you cannot unlock it.
4. Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes.