It’s like Ketchup, more isn’t better. :)
Today’s installment definitely falls into the “strategy” container.
I created this one because I am often asked for ways to deal with duplicate Points. In last week’s Blog Post we looked at a tool that can identify and list duplicate Point objects in a report. (AECCREPORTPOINTPROX)
The challenge remains that the user is left with a report which still requires them to address each duplicate Point situation manually. (At the end of the day, this is truly the best and safest way!!)
Having said this, what if we already know what caused the problem? For example, someone inadvertently inserted the same Points into our model multiple times. In this instance, manually deleting all of the duplicates can be tedious and time consuming.
Because this is a common issue that folks are faced with, numerous strategies exist on how best to resolve it.
So today, I created a video that walks through what I do.
Note: It requires both Civil 3D and some simple Excel.
As I go through the workflow, I try and do it in a logical order from a complete removal and replacements of the Points, to a more surgical approach to the point removal, to a non-destructive approach where the duplicate Points are simply hidden.
Check out the video below to see how it works.
-Jerry
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