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Inserting Blocks WishLis
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We maintain an external library of blocks for our drawings in a library
called C:\ACAD\BlOCKS. Recently it was necessary to redefign some of the
blocks and following the revision, the revised blocks were stored in the
library. Some 50 drawings then required that the new blocks be inserted in
place of existing blocks with the same name.
How nice it would have been, to load the drawing, then type INSERT
C:\ACAD\BLOCKS\blockname, have it load and replace the existing block
reference thereby changing the blocks located multiple times throughout the
drawing. Alas, such is not the case. If the block name is used, it does
not seem to be possible to path out and get a block with the same name to
redefign the block. The blocks were rather complicated so revising each
block in each drawing was the method used but it was rather cumbersome. An
option to allow the use of a path to an outside library would sure be a
nice I believe. Any possiblity? Thanks.
By the way, will I get to meet you in CHI town? I get to go !!!! YEA
Dave, maybe I'm missing something, but it sounds like you simply need the
technique described in the Reference Manual Section 9.1.5.2, "Changing an
Inserted Drawing". Using the "=" sign with a filename (or without the
filename if it is the same as the block) will do what you describe. =SM=
Yaaa Hooo. You are absolutly correct. Steve, I take pride in reading
documentation and I have read thru the manual twice now, but some how 9.1.5.2
just never registered in my pea brain.
Yaaa Hooo. You are absolutly correct. Steve, I take pride in reading
documentation and I have read thru the manual twice now, but some how 9.1.5.2
just never registered in my pea brain.
Dave, maybe I'm missing something, but it sounds like you simply need the
technique described in the Reference Manual Section 9.1.5.2, "Changing an
Inserted Drawing". Using the "=" sign with a filename (or without the
filename if it is the same as the block) will do what you describe. =SM=