AutoCAD Civil 3D

[#1]

I have a surface with 1' and 5' contours. In model space the surface behaves normally - I can select it, add labels, change the properties, etc.

But...I have several paperspace layouts and in some of them the surface is not 'selectable', it is visible but I cannot select the object (as though it didn't exist). It does not show up in the print preview or the actual plot either. (Oddly enough, the contour labels are selectable and do print out just fine...)

Any suggestions? The paperspace layouts are pretty much identical (plan and profile sheets of a road). There are no layout overides of any sort as far as linetype, visibility, etc. Help!

-dale

[#2]

You may have a style that is associated with the "0" layer. Check for this
layer to be on & thawed. Make sure you also check in Layer Manager that the
VP Freeze is not selected. (Viewport Freeze). Check in Model Space when you
are in Paper Space.

Bill

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I have a surface with 1' and 5' contours. In model space the surface behaves
normally - I can select it, add labels, change the properties, etc.

But...I have several paperspace layouts and in some of them the surface is
not 'selectable', it is visible but I cannot select the object (as though it
didn't exist). It does not show up in the print preview or the actual plot
either. (Oddly enough, the contour labels are selectable and do print out
just fine...)

Any suggestions? The paperspace layouts are pretty much identical (plan and
profile sheets of a road). There are no layout overides of any sort as far
as linetype, visibility, etc. Help!

-dale

[#3]

Also, make sure it's not on layer DEFPOINTS.

Matt

[#4]

Every layer is on. There are NO frozen layers (or VP freezes). I also checked and nothing is on the defpoints layer either.

any other suggestions? thanks..

[#5]

The contours may be set to defpoints right within the style. Check that
next.

Matt

[#6]

Audit command does not find any errors...

[#7]

also checked the style itself:
the contours are on x-topo-mnr and x-topo-mjr

[#8]

Well, we have nearly run the gamit, check for no-plot layers.

Bill

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also checked the style itself:
the contours are on x-topo-mnr and x-topo-mjr

[#9]

Unfortunately, there aren't any no-plot layers either. Every single layer is on, unfroze, and set to print (and there are no vp overrides).

Is there any way of exporting the paperspace layouts and the objects of the file to another file to see if I can get rid of the problem that way?

thanks

-d

[#10]

You say this only happens in some viewports. What happens when you copy the layout(s) in question (right-click on the layout tab)? Do the copies display correctly?

Another way-out-there-and-off-the-show idea I had was that maybe the surface in question is being masked by another that is being rendered or something (e.g. the EG is behind the FG, which latter has faces displayed with a 3D Hidden visual style)... but without seeing the drawing, I'm only guessing. When you try to select the surface in question, is it selecting something else instead?

With reference to copying layouts to another file, I've always used Copy and Paste to Original Coordinates without hassle, but IIRC there are (were) some caveats to that process.

Trevor