Protection of the Drawing Form View
- Last UpdatedNov 07, 2025
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Description
In order to give Marine Drafting users better control of how to protect the contents in the drawing form view, the Drafting keyword ALLOW_TEXT_MODIFICATION_IN_FORM_RULE has been replaced by the keyword ALLOW_MODIFICATION_IN_FORM_VIEW.
Keyword:
ALLOW_MODIFICATION_IN_FORM_VIEW
System default value:
"No"
Explanation:
User can modify protection flag for contents in the drawing form view.
Legal values:
"No" : Whole form view is protected from modification
"OnlyRuleBasedText" : Texts defined by rules can be modified
"Yes" : Contents of whole form view can be modified
Benefits
Better control of how to protect the contents in the drawing form view.
Compatibility Constraints
The old keyword ALLOW_TEXT_MODIFICATION_IN_FORM_RULE has been removed.
For More Information
Refer to User Guide Marine Drafting / Appendices / Drafting Default File Keywords / Miscellaneous.
Affected Programs
Hull Design, Marine Drafting