Member Erase by Piecemark

Deletes one member in your current view that you select by piecemarks.

1 . Click the Member Erase by Piecemark icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be found on the Members page > Erase section.

Alternative: Invoke Member Erase by Piecemark using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.

2 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a list of all piecemarks that have been assigned to members. Double-click the piecemark of the member you want to erase.

Alternative: Press Esc or click Cancel to end the command without erasing any members.

3 . The status line prompts, "Erase this member?" Left-click (Yes) to erase the member and end the command.

Alternative 1: Right-click (No) to end the command without erasing the selected member.

Alternative 2: An alert window appears explaining the member you selected is not visible in the current view. This member is not erased and the command ends when you press Enter or click OK.

Alternative 3: If more than one member has been assigned with the piecemark you selected, the status line prompts you to erase the member with the lowest member number that has the selected piecemark. Accept-Next-Return mouse bindings are activated. Left-click (Accept) and follow step 3 above, or middle-click (Next) to select the next highest member number associated with the selected piecemark, or right-click (Return) to end the command without erasing the selected member. Alternative 2 above could also apply to this situation if one or more members are not visible in the current view.

  • Another way to erase members is to select the member(s) and press Delete or use the generic Delete command found on the Members contextual page > Modify section.
  • The member number of a member that you erase will not be used again by another member until you use the Release Deleted Members utility. Until you Release Deleted Members, you can recover the member using Member Undelete. After Release Deleted Members, the member number may be reassigned to a new member as it is Added.