[EasyRider]

Just wondering if there is any way of writing a utility that would remove objects from roads and rail lines? That would be a real time saver when populating maps manually.

Inside the map editor FMB,you can clear objects off of roads by using the tools supplied in the FMB Map Editor mode.
Under "File" while in MapEditor FMB, there is "Clear roads" and "Clear water",it will clean objects from the roads and rivers from after auto-popping a map.

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