Layer controls

[gcbouv]

Is there a method to set a password on a particular layer to prevent it from being unlocked, unfrozen, or otherwise being made visible once hidden ?  Thanks.

Greg B.

[sthompson1021]

Not sure if cadlock can do layers or not. If you don't have it or want to buy it, a workaround would be to copy the layer to another drawing then xref it in when you need to use it.

[pendean]

Nope.

May I ask what the intent of a locked/unseen layer is to you? Perhaps there is another option.

[gcbouv]

I have outside contract assemblers that want to add manufacturing info to native drawing files that I do not want visible to anyone else.

[pendean]

The "info" you need to mask can be Attributes set to be hidden inside blocks. Or just plain Attributes on layers you can freeze and turn off.

Otherwise, you can't lock layers (or blocks, or attributes or text), but you can set these blocks with hidden attributes to Not Explode (until a user changes the setting in BLOCK command).

[heinsite]

If you don't want your information visible to outside parties it may be best to simply not include it to them in the first place.  One way or another you're going to have more work, so I would suggest you write proprietary data out (WBLOCK) as a separate file before sending your stuff out.  When you want to reassemble the original just bring it back in.

No one can possibly change what isn't there to begin with.

Dave.