AutoCAD 2004/2005/2006 DWG Format

[#1]

Has anyone got a lisp routine that can globally rename anonymous blocks. So that you can explode them or change there color

The article on AutoCAD knowledge base was not very helpful, as it did not work and only worked on one block at a time (if it ever did work)

Allan
http://www.draftsperson.net/

[#2]

allanyz - In addition to any replies you might receive or have already received, you may find more information or responses by posting future lisp/customization related questions in the following discussion group: Web browser: http://discussion.autodesk.com/forum.jspa?forumID=130 Newsreader: news://discussion.autodesk.com/autodesk.autocad.customization --- Anne Brown Discussion Groups Administrator Autodesk, Inc. allanyz wrote: > > Has anyone got a lisp routine that can globally rename anonymous blocks. (snip)

[#3]

AFAIK, you can explode anonymous blocks. There is no way to directly make an anonymous block a named block. You would need to make another block, and then change any existing insertions of the anonmous block, to reference the new named block (express tools blockreplace will do that). -- http://www.caddzone.com AcadXTabs: MDI Document Tabs for AutoCAD 2004/2005 http://www.acadxtabs.com "allanyz" wrote in message news:14155761.1112250052764.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum1.autodesk.com... > Has anyone got a lisp routine that can globally rename anonymous blocks. So that you can explode them or change there > color > > The article on AutoCAD knowledge base was not very helpful, as it did not work and only worked on one block at a time > (if it ever did work) > > Allan > http://www.draftsperson.net/

[#4]

I know ! i want a lisp routine that does it automatically !

Allan
http://www.draftsperson.net/

[#5]

Hi Tony,

You can use the rename command to rename an anonymous block, but that does not accomplish the global rename the OP wants.

For the most part, I don't want the same "bottom left" insert point of anonymous blocks. But I can explode and re-block with a name and insert point of my choosing with very minimal effort. ie:

1- explode anonymous block;
2- b; (block command, enter)
3- name of my choice
- pick insert point of my choice
- select objects
- p;; (previous, enter enter)
4- check conert to block
5- check OK
Done

To the OP, this isn't global, but is pretty easy without ever having to select anything with a window or otherwise.