Entity locking in PCBNEW

Asked by ToniGraham

Are there any plans to add a lock feature for board entities in PCBNEW. ("locked" checkbox in properties or right click & choose "lock"), so the entity cant be moved or changed until unlocked.
I sometimes have accidentally moved a track or line when doing a block operation.

Would it be difficult to implement, Sure would be useful.

eg I draw a set of thin lines on the board X & Y (aka Guidelines), the intersects are my mechanical reference (For LED's, switches, mounting holes etc...) & by locking these lines & XY value text, I can't accidentally move them during board layout.

It is immediately evident also if I have a component that is not aligned to these guides & I know the guidelines are where they should be.

cheers

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Maciej Suminski (orsonmmz) said :
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I do not remember if locking is possible in v4, but the upcoming v5 release provides locking option for items on copper layers (tracks, vias, footprints). It is still missing for graphic items, e.g. on silkscreen layer. A better place to request a feature is the KiCad bug tracker [1].

1. https://answers.launchpad.net/kicad/+faq/1108

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