AutoCAD 2020: The “delete” command fails to delete the selected objects,

[JamaL9722060]

AutoCAD 2020: The “delete” command fails to delete the selected objects,

I couldn’t figure out why the “delete” command fails to delete the selected objects.

What could be the issue here?

The dwg file is attached

[ChicagoLooper]

Tubas, correct?

You are using plain vanilla AutoCAD and are dealing with AEC proxy elements.

Option 1Option 1.

Option 1:

Contact the original author and have him use ExportC3DDrawing command.

Option 2:

Freeze the V-NODE layer.

Option 3:

Use LAYDEL command.

Option 4:

Read about proxy elements >>HERE<<.

[cadffm]

Option 1

@JamaL9722060 

You can not delete proxy objects if the programmer didn't allowed that for this Proxy.

Open the file while Proxynotice is set to 1, so you can see which programs are missing (Civil3D from AutoDESK).

Proxy means that your program doesn't know that kind of object type (in this case c3d cogo points, if i am right).

You can install an object enabler, if available. Here, Civil3D - 2021 for example:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-civil-3d-20...

Without  C3D or OE, workwaround for get rid of them, use WBLOCK, Option OBJECT selection.

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@ChicagoLooper 

Use LAYDEL command.

doesn't work for proxys you can't erase.

[JamaL9722060]

Thank you guys for the help. It’s weird that there is no way to delete these objects.

[cadffm]

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@JamaL9722060  schrieb:

Thank you guys for the help. It’s weird that there is no way to delete these objects.

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Would you please explain what you mean with this sentence?

Because I read this statement as "It is not possible to get rid of these objects".

And you wrote this after you got three solutions (and i will add one more).

1. Open the file in Civil3D, you can erase the cogo Points like a normal line

2. Use AutoCAD while  Civil3D ObjectEnabler is installed, you can erase the cogo Points like a normal line

3. Use AutoCAD and my workaround by WBlock object method

So i have to think I misunderstood your last answer 🤔

[JamaL9722060]

Thank you for the prompt help

My point here is how to delete them in AutoCAD without the need to go to C3D

[cadffm]

I already answered this by offering  two solutions,

so tell us what is your problem to follow these ways?

what is your problem with object enabler solution 

and

what is your problem with the wblock-object solution?

[pendean]

@JamaL9722060 ignored the previous post and wrote again
>>>...how to delete them in AutoCAD without the need to go to C3D...<<<

Look here and below https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/autocad-2020-the-delete-command-fails-to-delete-the-sel...

[JamaL9722060]

Thank you for the help. My dream is to have them deleted just by pressing delete

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> My dream is to have them deleted just by pressing delete

But your dream is also that you don't kill object structure inside the dwg-file. E.g. you have Civil 3D objects inside the dwg and these objects are built to be "very associative" with each other. If you would be allowed to delete part of the source data to build a surface, a profile-view, a corridor and someone else opens your file with AutoCAD and deletes just a few points this could kill your complete Civil 3D content. That's why such objects (without object enabler, which makes sure the internal object topology is not destroyed) could not easily deleted.

To speak more with your ArcGIS words ... think about a SHP and someone asks you "I simply want to delete the ID column, just by pressing delete" ... I'm quite sure you would describe him that ID column in the shape is (by default) used as connection to other database or builds up the relation between data and geometry.

Hope I was able to describe why "delete just by pressing delete" does not make sense in every situation and the system avoiding this "easy deleting" has it's reasons.

- alfred -

[cadffm]

>>"My dream is to have them deleted just by pressing delete"

I don't know what your problem is, but it happend multiple time in the past.

It would be useful:

- Read all answers

- Test all answers

- Reply to all answers

- if you can not follow a hint, if you doesn' understood, ask and describe your problem

For example your last post "My dream is to have them deleted just by pressing delete"

You would be able to do it now, if you had followed the tips.

😞 frustration

[cadffm]

i like to explain my last post:

The ObjectEnabler -Solution is (for me) the right answer.

Cogo points are not native AutoCAD objects,

by installing OE AutoCAD knows what it is and how to act with.

As I wrote, I was able to delete them like a usual line.