Display a locked Translation property or channel in the Viewer window

To display a locked Translation property or channel in the Viewer window:

  1. In the Navigator window Scene browser or in the Viewer window, select an object or element.
  2. In the Viewer window toolbar select the Translate tool ( ), or use the Translate keyboard shortcut T in the Viewer window.

    Gray X, Y, Z Translation handles indicate a locked Translation property, whether you are in the Global Reference mode ( ) or in the Local Reference mode ( ).

    Locked Translation property displays gray X, Y, Z Translation handles

    Colored dash X, Y, Z Translation handles indicate one or two of the three Translation channels are locked, whether you are in the Global Reference mode ( ) or in the Local Reference mode ( ).

    Locked Translation channels display colored dash X, Y, Z Translation handles

To display a locked Rotation property or channel in the Viewer window:

  1. In the Navigator window Scene browser or in the Viewer window, select an object or element.
  2. In the Viewer window toolbar select the Rotate tool ( ) or the Rotate Around tool ( ), or use the Rotate keyboard shortcut R in the Viewer window.

    Gray X, Y, Z Rotation handles indicate a locked Rotation property, whether you are in the Global Reference mode ( ), the Local Reference mode ( ), or the Additive Reference mode.

    Locked Rotation property displays gray X, Y, Z Rotation handles

    In Global Reference mode ( ), colored dash X, Y, Z Rotation handles indicate one or two of the Rotation channels are locked.

    In Local Reference mode ( ), a gray Rotation handle indicates a locked Rotation channel and colored dash Rotation handles indicate channels are not locked. The following figure shows the X Rotation channel is locked.

    In Additive Reference mode ( ), a gray Rotation handle indicates a locked Rotation channel and colored Rotation handles indicate channels that are not locked. The following figure shows the X Rotation channel is locked.

To display a locked Scaling property or channel in the Viewer window:

  1. In the Navigator window Scene browser or in the Viewer window, select an object or element.
  2. In the Viewer window toolbar select the Scale Uniform tool ( ) or the Scale Volumetric tool ( ), or use the Scale keyboard shortcut S in the Viewer window.

    Gray X, Y, Z Scaling handles indicate a locked Scaling property, whether you are in the Global Reference mode ( ), Local Reference mode ( ), or Additive Reference mode.

    The following figure shows the Scaling property is locked and displayed by gray X, Y, Z Scaling handles in the Global Reference mode ( ) with the Scale Uniform tool ( ) selected.

    Locked Scaling property displays gray X, Y, Z Scaling handles

    The following figure shows the Scaling (Lcl),x and Scaling (Lcl),z channels are locked and displayed by gray X and Z Scaling handles in Global Reference mode ( ) with the Scale Volumetric tool selected.

    Locked X and Z Scaling channels display gray X and Z Scaling handles