How to delete a feature which have lost its geometry (element)

Hi Jeff

That works well thank you.

Anne

Greetings Anne,

You should be able to use the following workflow to create a new design file containing only the XFM feature instances that have geometries:

1. Create a new empty design file using the same seed file used to create the original design file.
2. Open the newly created design file in a new Bentley Map session.
3. Reference attach the original design file to the new design file and ensure that all levels of the reference file are displayed.
4. Perform a view fit command and make sure all feature instances are visible.
5. Place a fence which encompasses all visible graphics of the reference file.
6. Perform a fence copy command of all graphics from the reference file to the active file by selecting a single datapoint then entering DX=0 keyin to accept and begin fence copy processing.
7. Reference detach the original design file.
8. Load the Data Browser application and verify the results.

Please note that the above workflow should not be used if any of your XFM feature instances are being maintained in an Oracle Spatial repository or have external RDBMS linkages. Also make sure that you are not using any applications which generate non-graphic XFM feature instances (e.g. features w/o geometries).

Hi Jeff

I have the same problem of having features which show in the Databrowser without any corresponding spatial geometry.

I also have no programming skills and as you state that there is no standard utility to remove the instance(s) can you suggest what I can try to tidy up my data?

regards

Anne

Jan,

Note that a few of these listed commands are documented in the "Change Tracker Summary" section of the Bentley Map Customization Guide.

Regards,

Chris

jeff, thanks for your information