Profile Layout Tools - grayed out

[rkmcswain]

Is this still an issue in Civil 3D 2014? (Looks like it's been broke since Civil 3D 2007)

Thanks for the info.

Ref: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D/profile-layout-tool-is-disabled/td-p/2888628

Ref: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D/Profile-layout-tools/td-p/2761984

Ref: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?73308-Profile-layout-tools-unusable

[jmayo-EE]

I have not seen this in 2014 yet. I have had it happen it in 07 to 12. Skipped 13. I would like to note that this has never been a regular issue for me. It pops up once in a blue moon and I can rarely repeat it with the same file.

[Jay_B]

I just had this happen yesterday while using the Alignment Layout Tools, All toolbar icons became grayed out (in a file I had been editing alignment on a regular basis for weeks).

After thinking I'd lost my mind I exited the file and reopened. Then Alignment Layout Tools worked fine. Civil 3d 2012 SP3 used.

[wfberry · Accepted solution]

I am quite sure it is still happening in 2014 but I have come to recognize it so quickly that I just save, close and reopen.  It hasn't concerned me, just waste a few seconds and go forward.  I think everything works best if we close down occasionally and re-start.

Bill

[MikeEvansUK]

Still happening in R2013 (Not bothered with R2014). The same thing occurs in Profile editing tool.

Also sometimes in the drainage network editing tools will stop functioning in a drawing, you have to keep closing the toolbar and select a network part then edit and add each run one at a time (closing and opening between changing locations)

These all have been doing this in the previous releases from R2007 (I think) onwards.

The only true fix for this has always been to exist the program completely and restart, ocasionally you can jig it by closing the drawing and re-opening but very rarely.

[rkmcswain]

It is hard to say how often I see this because I may not do anything with alignments or profiles for a period of time. But if I AM working with alignments or profiles for a few hours, I usually see it happen.

The situation today was that I was creating a new profile, then when the layout tools appeared, all grayed out. So I had no choice except to close the layout tools. After restarting Civil 3D, how can you go in and edit this existing profile, since there is nothing to select? (remember, I never got a chance to create any profile elements!)

My Civil 3D "issue" list has been updated with this issue.

TIA

[Jeff_M]

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@rkmcswain wrote:

..., how can you go in and edit this existing profile, since there is nothing to select? (remember, I never got a chance to create any profile elements!)

TIA

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When this happens I just select the profile in Prospector and use the r/c Delete option then start over.

[rkmcswain]

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Jeff_M wrote:

When this happens I just select the profile in Prospector and use the r/c Delete option then start over.

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Yep, that is what I do too....  I wish there was a r/c "Select" option like there is for other objects.

This time I remembered to copy the lenghty description to the clipboard before deleting the profile.

Didn't want to type that all in again...

[jmayo-EE]

Wow. We should be able to go into prospector, locate the object in it's tree, select the name with a right-click and choose 'Select'. From there you would be able to perform edits, select style-hidden objects, etc. Not with profiles... I can do this with I think every C3D object except profiles...

[jmayo-EE]

With empty pipe networks you find the 'Edit Network' command in the Right click menu which makes editing empty pipe networks possible.

[jmayo-EE]

With an empty alignment the alignment is selected, even though it's undefined and the contextual ribbon appears.

[ceethreedee.com]

When is this going to be fixed... still happening in 2017!!!!

[rkmcswain]

ceethreedee.com wrote:

When is this going to be fixed... still happening in 2017!!!!

Meh.... I quit expecting things like this to get fixed a long time ago.

They are taxed with other tasks. Fixing minor details like this does not sell rent software...

[MikeEvansUK]

I expect it would be fixed like a flash if found in the "other" Civil application.

M

[j_schroeder1]

If I close the editor toolbar as soon as I'm done editing, and don't leave it open while I'm performing other functions in the drawing, it seems like it makes this problem less frequent. This could just be superstitious snake oil, but I feel like leaving the toolbar up and open and then switching to selecting different objects might somehow lock you out of the editing capabilities. 

[Anonymous]

j.schroeder - I'll have to try that, thanks.

I have this problem frequently (in AutoCAD 2015) and it is very annoying, especially because it disrupts your workflow. If anyone from Autodesk is out there listening - please fix this issue, thanks.

[Anonymous]

it's still happening to me 2018

what is the solution 

[Anonymous]

what is the solution

[Jowennl]

Hello,

I can't believe this is still an issue.. But if you look up in the posting above, I think good old save close and open again can fix the issue.

Cheers,

Jowenn

.... This post above

I just had this happen yesterday while using the Alignment Layout Tools, All toolbar icons became grayed out (in a file I had been editing alignment on a regular basis for weeks).

After thinking I'd lost my mind I exited the file and reopened. Then Alignment Layout Tools worked fine. Civil 3d 2012 SP3 used.

[Jowennl]

.... This post above

I just had this happen yesterday while using the Alignment Layout Tools, All toolbar icons became grayed out (in a file I had been editing alignment on a regular basis for weeks).

After thinking I'd lost my mind I exited the file and reopened. Then Alignment Layout Tools worked fine. Civil 3d 2012 SP3 used.

[Anonymous]

thx 

yes it solved by close and open again