Locking and Anchoring Layers

To prevent accidentally changing sequenced layers, Designer supports two different forms of restriction: Locking and Anchoring.

A Locked layer cannot be edited at all until unlocked, while an Anchored layer cannot be moved, resized or split but can otherwise be edited as normal. Locking a layer does not modify any values or keyframe events.

A Layer can be both Locked and Anchored; this has no effect beyond Locking, but a Locked Anchored Layer remains Anchored if unlocked.

To lock or anchor a layer

1. Right-click the layer to open the Layer menu.
2. Left-click Lock or Anchor.

To unlock or unanchor a layer

1. Right-click the layer to open the Layer menu.
2. Left-click Unlock or Unanchor. This will unlock the layer and allow the user to edit it again.

Layers can also be locked and anchored from the main Layer Editor by right-clicking the header.