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Something better than just locking a layer?

Hello,

 

I have been hired on as a summer intern to draw an accurate floor plan of the facility I am working in. In the plant there are many columns and such that I have had to draw. The company I work at is a manufacturing facitliy and they want to use the AutoCAD file I am creating to help plan where new lines can go or where existing ones should be moved to. 

 

I discussed with the lead engineer and he would like me to lock the facility's infrastrucature layers (columns, walls, and things that can't/won't be moved) with a password or something similar so when I am gone and people are using the file to plan new manufacturing lines that they don't accidently move something that can't/shouldn't be moved. The password wouldn't be to not allow other engineers from editing the layers, but more of a road block so they have to type in a password and know that they are messing with important layers. 

 

What I guess we're looking for is another step to alert the user that they are about to mess with important layers that should really be moved. Even if it isn't a password, but like a pop-up that explains what they are about to do.  

 

Is there anything like this we can put in place?  I feel like the normal 'lock' button on a layer is too easily turned on and off and therefore could lead to someone accidently moving something without knowing. I want like a warning before a layer is unlocked. 

 

Any suggestions/ideas would be great!

 

Thanks,

Nicholas

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