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    Active Contributor
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    Registered: ‎12-11-2007

    Redefining Blocks using command line / macro

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    12-07-2011 05:01 AM

    Hi all,

     

    We're having an update to company drawing sheets, changing sizes etc..

    I want to create a macro button that will insert my new sheet block to replace the old one. I can insert a block on the command line the same as the old sheet, but it doesn't give me the option to redefine it, as it would through the insert block dialogue box,

     

    Any Ideas?

    Thanks in advance,

     

    Matt.

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    Active Contributor
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    Registered: ‎12-11-2007

    Re: Redefining Blocks using command line / macro

    12-07-2011 05:44 AM in reply to: Mattcaffeine

    Ignore this one, I managed to work it out, was missing the = (old block name = new block file path\name)

     

    Matt.

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    JGerth
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    Registered: ‎12-05-2005

    Re: Redefining Blocks using command line / macro

    12-07-2011 05:45 AM in reply to: Mattcaffeine

    syntax for what you are doing is "BLOCKNAME=FILENAME"

     

    soif your block is named "WILSON", and you want to replace it with an updated version on disk, C:\NEW\WILSON.dwg" , at the prompt for block name you would have "WILSON=C:\NEW\WILSON" to force a redefintion.

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