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MSFS20 Locking a scenery object

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I know that a background image can be locked.
When I EDIT an object there is a drop down menu named LOCK STATUS but when I choose and click DONE when I edit the object again it has reverted to NONE.
I would like to lock the object so that I cannot accidentally move it.
 
Using the Lock Status property in the Property Grid does not appear to work but Right Click > Lock Object does

Lock object won't work between sessions in Two Way Editing since the data is not stored in the XML so it can be used for an object during a session but will be lost when saved and re-opened. I don't know if Dev Mode offers a lock option but I don't see it in the XML of course

Lock Object would work between sessions if two way editing is not enabled
 
Thanks Jon. I will have to check if I have 2 way editing enabled. I have never used it and don't know where it is useful (sorry should read up on that as it might help in some situations).
 
I checked and, assuming no two way editing, Right Click > Lock Object works and is remembered between sessions. Locked objects tooltips have a pink background. Repeating the Right click action unlocks the object
 
Thanks again Jon. I have successfully locked my object. I guess there is no method to select every object and mass lock them all?
 
First you might turn off Locking Disables Editing in Settings > Options > General Tab since this may stop you unlocking easily

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One way to proceed is to depress the shift key and select the objects you want to lock/unlock. Then release the shift key and Right Click > Edit Object. You should see the multi edit dialog

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Change User Lock from None to User and Click Done. This will lock the selected objects.

An alternative that give less potential control is to Hold the R Key down and draw a rectangle from top left to bottom right to cover the area you want to lock objects in

Release the R key and hit Enter. You should see a selector which selects objects under the rectangle by type

Select the object type you want to edit and then click Filter. The Multi Edit Dialog should open as before. Note that both methods may not like to open the multi edit if there are locked objects in the selection
 
I tried using the R key (held down) and it worked. I was able to lock everything withing the (drawn) square. Wasn't using the R key also part of the PROKEY for pre 18 ADE and that it can also be used to reposition everything within the (drawn) box?
 
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jgarnold said:
I tried using the R key (held down) and it worked. I was able to lock everything withing the (drawn) square. Wasn't using the R key also part of the PROKEY for pre 18 ADE and that it can also be used to reposition everything within the (drawn) box?
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It might have been I can't recall. It is in all versions of ADE 2020 since the ProKey features are turned on by default and the user does not need a key
 
Use the list function to select the required items then click on "Select in display"

 
Forgot about that one George - too many ways to do something in ADE ;)
 
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