LOCKUP

GstarCAD 2026 → Innovative Features

The LOCKUP command supports locking selected objects in a drawing with a password to prevent accidentally being modified or deleted. You can execute the UNLOCK command and input the password to unlock them.

• LOCKUP

Operation steps:

1. Executes the LOCKUP command, the command line will prompt:

   Objects will not be able to be modified after using this function, would you like to continue? [Yes(Y)/No(N)]:
   	
   

   • Yes(Y): the command line will prompt:

     Select object: 
     	
     

   • No(N): Exits the command

2. Selects the object to be locked in the drawing area, press Enter after selection, the command will prompt:

Do you want to creat a password?[Yes(Y)/No(N)]:

• Yes(Y): the command line will prompt:

  Enter password:
  

• No(N): Exits the command, the object selected to be locked is locked without password

3. After entering the password, the Enter key command is executed, and the object selected to be locked is locked with the password.

• UNLOCK

Operation steps:

1. Executes the UNLOCK command, the command line will prompt:

   Please select the locked objects to be unlocked:
   	
   

2. If the locked object has a password, the command line will prompt:

Enter password:

• The password is correct and the command line will prompt:

  Unlock Success!
  	
  

• The password is wrong, the command line prompts:

  Password Error! Enter password:
  

3. After entering the correct password, the Enter key command is executed, and the object locked with the password is successfully unlocked.

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