Lock command disabled in freeware version ?

I doubt it's disabled. I've done many dense boards with Eagle for years and never used the lock icon. I didn't know it was there. I doubt that what seems an obscure function would be disabled, because it wouldn't make any sense for a developer to waste time disabling what may be a little used feature for users, for a freeware version.

Jarvis Weiruiqwfeubay wrote on Fri, 04 July 2014 08:01

The lock icon is selectable in the board editor on the left tool bar

but clicking objects - any object - polygon, wire, pad, anything does

nothing, it does not lock them.

As per the HELP

The LOCK command can be applied to parts in a board, and prevents them from

being moved, rotated, or mirrored

Those 'parts' are the 'elements'(footprints for devices) and only they can

be locked right now. There have been requests for other objects, like those

you mention, to be lockable

HTH

Warren

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hey thanks for replying to the post even though you don't have an answer. My board is part custom RF shapes and polygons so selecting one without grabbing the other is a problem in eagle without the lock command working. There is nothing obscure about it, if only it worked. Does Eagle customer support read those forum ?

Eagle support team could you answer on this non-working LOCK command issue ????

The issue is that the lock feature only locks the position of components not traces or polygons etc. This is true in all versions of EAGLE.  The layers torigins and borigins display the center of the components you place. When you lock a component you will see that the + turns into an x, showing you that is can no longer be moved.  FYI to unlock a component you can use the ctrl + shift + left mouse, when lock is selected.

Yeah i found that out a couple of hours ago myself but thanks for the answer. I see no reason why Eagle limited the lock command to components only. That's not good.

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hey thanks for replying to the post even though you don't have an

answer. My board is part custom RF shapes and polygons so selecting one

without grabbing the other is a problem in eagle without the lock

command working. There is nothing obscure about it, if only it worked.

Does Eagle customer support read those forum ?

If you have RF shapes like antennas, why not make a library part for it?