topic Re: How to delete empty surface in Civil 3D Forum

How to delete empty surface

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:40:00 GMT

There are some surface built by mistake. They are empty. I could see the name of them in the toolspace, but when I write click their name, there is no DELETE option there.

Because they are empty, I couldn't display them on the screen and delete. So how could I delete them? Thanks

Re: How to delete empty surface

user181 — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:48:55 GMT

Hi @Anonymous, If you right click on the surface in prospector and choose SELECT out of the list and they move your crosshairs away from the palette over the drawing area and hit the DEL button on the keyboard it will delete the surface.

Re: How to delete empty surface

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 01:12:57 GMT

Thank you but it doesn't work.

The log says :

Command:

_.erase 1 found

1 was not in current space.

Any other ideas?

Re: How to delete empty surface

user181 — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 01:14:31 GMT

You need to be in model space when you do it

Re: How to delete empty surface

Anonymous — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 01:23:10 GMT

I am sure I was in model space...

Re: How to delete empty surface

user181 — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 01:30:39 GMT

I would suggest that you please try again from the model tab it would not say 1 is not in current space otherwise. Unless you accidentally created the surface in paper space and I don't think thats possible.

Re: How to delete empty surface

MMcCall402 — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:45:41 GMT

If the surface is referenced by another civil 3d object you will not have the option to delete it. Examples: a profile, pipe, structure, corridor, grading, or if the surface is pasted into another surface.

Re: How to delete empty surface

deltacoolguy — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:20:14 GMT

@user181 wrote:
Hi @Anonymous, If you right click on the surface in prospector and choose SELECT out of the list and they move your crosshairs away from the palette over the drawing area and hit the DEL button on the keyboard it will delete the surface.

OMG! That worked.

Re: How to delete empty surface

autoMick — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:23:50 GMT

I use the method above and it works regularly for me.

Make sure that the surface is not referenced by another surface, or a profile, grading, etc. If it is you will need to remove it from the applicable definition.

Cheers

Mick

Re: How to delete empty surface

user181 — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 02:18:22 GMT

If you use the right click select method in prospector and then move the cross hairs away from the palette and over the drawing area and hit the delete key it will delete the surface EVEN IF IT IS REFERENCED in a profile, cross sections, volume surface, etc. So one should use caution and be sure they don't need it anymore

Re: How to delete empty surface

autoMick — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 02:39:03 GMT

Good point! I should've added in my previous post that I only use the right-click-select then del option if the normal method for deleting a surface is unreasonably not available.

Cheers

Mick

Re: How to delete empty surface

mzionE27X2 — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 11:34:14 GMT

This worked - thanks

Re: How to delete empty surface

Joe-Bouza — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 13:47:47 GMT

highlight surface collection in prospector, down in panorama, righ click should show delete.
Or select and delete

Re: How to delete empty surface

alan676415 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 05:08:22 GMT

Right click mouse on the name then, there is option will appear "Select" then type e in the command line.

It will delete.