Zombie Aerial!

[arobinson02G4RKZ]

Hey Folks,

Here's an odd one. Got a set of plans that an aerial appears in, but I don't want it. Well, the aerial is in an xref, it's in a base file. However, when I open that base file the aerial is nowhere to be found! When I pull up the xref listing it's not there! So, where could it be? Any ideas? I need to get rid of this aerial, but there doesn't appear to be any xref, link or other means of connection between it and the drawings. I can't even list it as it's technically in an xref.

[user181]

Is it the geolocation map built into autocad?  In each drawing try the command GEOMAP and then the OFF option. 

If it is a geomap they may have used the capture area. If so select the map and if the properties palette says it's a geomap image you can also erase or freeze it. 

[jroot]

If it's not a GEOMAP thing like @user181 suggested and there actually is an image of some kind, it must reside on a layer. You could trial-and-error turning layers off/on to see if it goes away.

[ChicagoLooper]

Open the Xref. Is the image selectable?

To be selectable, IMAGEFRAME=1?

If it’s selectable, what is the description displayed at the top of the Properties Palette when image is selected?

[Kevin.Spear]

Another option is inserting images using data connect in Map3D. open the map task pane (MAPWSPACE>ON) and see if an image is listed on the display manager tab. you can either toggle the check OR use the DATA CONNECT (MAPCONNECT) palette to DISCONNECT the raster image.

[brian.strandberg]

Try setting FRAME to 2.  If it is set to 0,1 or 2 it will override IMAGEFRAME.  

You can also try the express tools ssx.  Type in SSX, it will ask you to select an object, press enter.

Hit E for Entity and type in IMAGE - this will search for all "image" objects.  

As everyone else has discussed, there are several different objects that can be displaying your image (geomapimage, image, AutoCAD Map FDO connection.)

[arobinson02G4RKZ · Accepted solution]

Thanks, people, I managed to work it out. In the end, I just went old school: I deleted the image from the drawing! When I tried using the geoimage command, it didn't do anything. So, I just got rid of it.