Problems Exploding Desk Keys

[yazzie91]

Civil 3d2013

I have a pretty big surface I am drafting. I'm using desc keys for my survey (signs, power poles, w.m., w.v., s.m.h., c.o., etc.). My client is (old school) using an older version of CAD and he cannot see any blocks, so I have to explode the entire drawing so everything is lines and text. The problem I am running into is when I explode more than one desc key, some of them scale down to something like 0.001. They only way I can get a basic "lines and text" CAD file is to explode each desc key one my one which is very time consuming. I really hope there is a solution to this.

note: "create blocks from cogo points" does not work.

[mathewkol]

Are you using the explode command or are you using the "Export to DWG" tool? Try both to see if there's any difference. Also, when some explode fine and some don't, are you exploding just the points or other objects as well? Try selecting only points and then exploding.

[yazzie91]

I am using the explode command and I only grab points when that happens. I'll give "export to DWG" when I get back to the office.

[SurveyorLee]

There is also an older command named "BURST" that may work for you.  It did in the ealry versions of Civil 3D, going backwards.  It's been awhile since I used it, but, if I remember correctly, it also explodes the blocks and leaves them on the correct layers, instead of moving them back to the creation layer.

Hope this helps

Survey Lee

[yazzie91]

The burst command didn't work.

When I try the "exporttoacaddxf, 2004, etc." it scales down all my blocks too.

[SurveyorLee]

Sounds like a challenge to me.  Can you send me a copy of the dwg to play around with?

[odoshi · Accepted solution]

Hi Yazzie,

Check out our app in the Exchange Store, Extract Point Blocks. It will pull out (extract) the block in use by the COGO Point and leave it on top of the point. Then, at least if your points go into proxy mode, you still have the blocks.

HTH,

Mike

[mpowelljr79]

I export to Autocad - 2000 format quite often with good success, just check the file after the export because sometimes it's asleep at the wheel and forgets some objects.

[yazzie91]

That seemed to do the trick. Well worth the $2.99. Thanks!