Workflow to remove ghost parcels

[Anonymous]

With the help of one of my coworkers we figured out how to get rid of ghost parcels from our template drawing. This work flow will also work for any drawings that have them as well but use caution. This workflow should only be used to get rid of ghost parcels only. If you delete parcels that you have created its all on you.

So here are the steps we used to get rid of those pesky ghost parcels.

1. Open your template/drawing in Civil 3D. Create a new layer called Delete Parcels or something that will be used for the ghost parcels. In model space type in QSELECT. Set the object type to Parcel and the operator to Select All. Click OK and this will select all the ghost parcels. You can then put these entities onto the layer your created earlier. Save and close your drawing.

2. Using straight AutoCAD open up the template/drawing that you previously had open. You will get a dialog box for proxy information. We left selected the button for Show proxy graphics and clicked OK. Once your drawing is open type in QSELECT. Set the Object type to ACAD_PROXY_ENTITY, for properties set it to Layer and the value to the layer you created earlier. This is the reason you want to choose a layer name that you know is specific to those ghost parcels. Click OK and this will select those entities on that layer only. You can then delete or erase those entities. Once you have done that Save and Close the template/drawing.

3. Open up the template/drawing in Civil 3D. Type QSELECT and you will find that you no longer have the option to select Parcels as they have been deleted.

So far we haven't had any issues getting rid of them this way. I hope this helps out.

Have a good day.

Sid.

[AlmasSuljevic]

Thank you for sharing your findings. Just to add to that. In Civil 3D 2017 a new command was introduced to remove the phantom parcels easily just type CLEARPHANTOMPARCELS into the command line and that should help.

I hope that helps too.

[Anonymous]

That is good to know. We are about to make the move to 2017 soon I hope. I hear there are a lot of cool stuff to learn.

Thanks for the update.

I had to use my old account to log in to reply. For some reason the forum would not let me log in on my current account.

Sid.

[Anonymous]

We are in C3D2015.  When I tried the "fix" for Proxy Graphics when opened in Autocad, I didn't get the dialogue box.  This may be that I have Object Enablers?  I really don't want to uninstall that to test it.  Do you have any other suggestions?  What is the possibility of getting that new 2017 command for 2015?

Kelly Stallman

[Anonymous]

Take a look at the Open and Save tab under options and see if you have the Show Proxy Information dialog box selected. See the highlighted area at the lower right hand corner of the dialog box. You can also type in PROXYNOTICE and set it to 1. Either one should turn the dialog box on when you open up the drawing.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your reply. I do have it set to 1. That is why I think it is that I have the Object Enabler installed. I may just have to uninstall it to see if I get the dialogue box.

Thank you,
Kelly

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your reply. I do have it set to 1. That is why I think it is that I have the Object Enabler installed. I may just have to uninstall it to see if I get the dialogue box.

Thank you,
Kelly

[Anonymous]

Hi Kelly,

I apologize for not checking in sooner. Did this work flow help you get rid of your ghost parcels?

Sid.

[Anonymous]

I gave up the ghost! 🙂 I will wait until we have an issue again or upgrade.

Thanks,
Kelly

[Anonymous]

Use EXPORTC3DDRAWING and it will remove all civil3d objects.I have had ghost parcels come into drawing through ncopy and copying and paste from an xref and brought in 100 parcels with no site. Using exportc3ddrawing helped. CLEARPHANTOMPARCELS did not help...

[Anonymous]

Jeff,

I have not tried that but will give that a go the next time I run into any ghost parcels.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Sid.