Warning Before Deleting an Alignment, Surface, Profile, etc.

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Summary: It's too easy to accidentally delete or erase a Civil 3d object. There should be a warning and/or confirmation required before deleting something important (like an alignment)

Description: I've been working on a large project for months. Today I noticed that one of the miscellaneous alignments is missing, and not only the alignment, but also the corresponding profile and the corridor targets that referenced the alignment, which in turn caused changes in the cross sections. From looking at backup files, it looks like the alignment was accidentally erased a couple of days ago. When an alignment is deleted, Civil 3d automatically deletes any associated objects (like profiles, sample lines, etc.) with no warning. There needs to be some kind of a warning. It's too easy to really screw things up.

Product and Feature: AutoCAD Civil 3D - Alignments

Submitted By: Jim Cunningham on 03/11/2015

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Good idea! Alternatively it would also be good to lock objects to avoid deleting and also editing. This should apply to all C3D objects. It is possible with surfaces, but not with other objects. Going further, object could have status: draft, for comment, review, approved. Considering the iterative design development, this would help to take small decisions and understand the constraints.

Raul