Problem with a surface being locked

[homeraway]

We have four AutoCAD seats in the office where I work all on a network. Sometimes when a surface is created in a drawing on one computer, that surface becomes locked by that user and cannot be edited in any way on any of the other computers in the office. My question is twofold: first how do you create a surface without locking it, and second how do you unlock a locked surface?

 

I am having a problem with one certain drawing right now where even if I open the drawing on the computer that the surface was created on I still get the message that the surface is locked by so-andd-so and cannot be edited. It will not even let me delete the surface. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[ReMark]

If you right-click on the object and bring up properties is there a Locked/Unlock option?

 

I can't say that I've ever come across a locked surface but then again I don't have occassion to use them very often.

[ReMark]

Could you provide us with the exact error message you are seeing?

 

Everyone is using plain old AutoCAD 2007? Not Civil 3D or Land Desktop?

[homeraway]

This is the procedure I followed from AutoCAD Help:

 

To delete a surface

1. From the Terrain menu, choose Terrain Model Explorer.

1. Right-click on the surface folder of the surface that you want to delete, for example , to display the shortcut menu.

1. Click Delete.

A warning dialog box is displayed, informing you that all files for the selected surface are about to be deleted.

 

1. Click Yes to delete the surface.

The surface folder is removed from the Terrain Model Explorer.

 

When I follow this procedure I get a message that says:

Cannot delete surface because it is locked by ...

[homeraway]

Everyone is using Land Desktop

[ReMark]

Ahhh...Land Desktop. That should make a difference. Wait a moment...I'll be right back.

[ReMark]

It always helps to have all the details. In this case the software you are using was the key detail omitted. Take a look at this from the AutoDesk website. Hope it solves your problem. Please let us know one way or the other.

 

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2885293&linkID=9240777

[homeraway]

That did the trick. Thank you very much.

[ReMark]

You're entirely welcomed homer.