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Question:
When opening a design file in Microstation alone, temporary survey graphics that have been previously displayed remain in the file.
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When opening a design file with InRoads and MicroStation, graphics are visible until a MicroStation command is run, then the graphics disappear.
Answer:
When displaying temporary survey graphics in a design file using the command Survey > View Survey Data, it is important to recognize that these graphics are actually written to the design file as graphic elements. What makes these graphics “temporary” is that they are marked with an XAttribute which only makes them visible when the fwd containing the data is loaded in InRoads.
To resolve this issue, Bentley has developed a utility that will delete temporary graphics from MicroStation design files. With this utility, the user has the option to completely delete the survey graphics or strip the graphics of their element attributes.
The Delete Survey Graphics Utility can be downloaded HERE.
Once installed, the utility can be accessed from the Windows Start Menu - Start > All Programs > Bentley > Delete Survey Graphics.