About Turning Off the Profile Warning Symbol

Change the visibility of the warning symbol that indicates violations in the profile 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 Profile Geometry

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

Note: If a sub-entity violates more than one criteria or design check, only one warning symbol is displayed in the drawing. To clear the warning symbol, the sub-entity must be modified to meet all the design criteria and design checks.

Change the Profile Style

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

Turn Off the Autodesk 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 Profile Entities vista and Profile Layout Parameters dialog box.

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

Turn Off the Criteria-Based Design Feature

Disassociate the design criteria from the profile. The profile design check set and/or the design criteria file can be turned off in the Profile Properties dialog box. This option clears the warning symbols from the drawing window, Profile Entities vista, and Profile Layout Parameters dialog box.

Important: If you turn off the criteria-based design feature, the profile design will not be validated against any design standards.