About Turning Off the Alignment Warning Symbol

You can change the visibility of the warning symbol that indicates violations in the alignment design.

There are several ways to turn off the warning symbol. The following methods are listed in the order in which they are recommended.

Modify the Alignment Geometry

Edit the alignment to meet the specified design. This option clears the warning symbols from the drawing window, Alignment Entities vista, and Alignment Layout Parameters dialog box.

The criteria-based design feature does not validate portions of the alignment that have the design speed set to zero.

Note: If a sub-entity has multiple violations, only one warning symbol is displayed in the drawing. To clear the warning symbol, the sub-entity must be modified to clear all violations.

For more information, see To Work With Correcting Alignment Criteria Violations.

Change the Alignment Style

Turn off the Warning Symbol display component in the current alignment style. Alternatively, create a separate alignment style that has the Warning Symbol display component turned off. This option clears the warning symbols from the drawing window for alignments that use that style. The warning symbols are still displayed in the Alignment Entities vista and Alignment Layout Parameters dialog box.

For more information, see To Copy or Edit an Alignment Style.

Turn Off the AutoCAD Civil 3D Solution Tip

The warning symbol is controlled by the Solution Tip setting in the Options dialog box on the AEC Editor tab. To hide the warning symbol for all drawings, clear the Drafting check box. This option clears all alignment and profile warning symbols from the drawing window. However, the warning symbols are still displayed in the Alignment Entities vista and Alignment Layout Parameters dialog box.

For more information, see AEC Editor Tab (Options Dialog Box).

Important: Settings in the Options dialog box affect the overall behavior of AutoCAD Civil 3D. If you clear the Solution TipDrafting check box, the warning symbol for all alignment and profile objects will be hidden in every drawing that is opened on the current installation of AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Turn Off the Design Features

Disassociate the design criteria from the alignment, or clear the Check for Tangency Between Elements option. The tangency option, alignment design check set, and/or the design criteria file can be turned off in the Alignment Properties dialog box. This option clears the warning symbols from the drawing window, Alignment Entities vista, and Alignment Layout Parameters dialog box.

For more information, see To Apply Design Criteria to an Existing Alignment.

Important: If you turn off the design features, the alignment design will not be validated against any design standards.