Locked footprints are pink and cannot be selected

[paulvdh]

Locking an element in layout

I there, when using the function of locking an element in layout I´ve realize that the object stays unselectable, and with a weird appearance. The propose of this type of function for example in a professional tool like Siemens EDA, is to help the user when he like do lock a trace to define a static path when routing multiple traces. This avoid some strange behavior of push and shoving traces to the others and they get their shapes completely arruined and lost in design (just a practical example…