topic Re: Merging multiple blocks into one layer in AutoCAD Forum

Merging multiple blocks into one layer

Baltona — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:54:19 GMT

Good Morning Autocad users. Happy Halloween 2017

Im working with architect cad file that contains multiple block ( varies colors, line type, itp) inside single block . My goal is to scope all blacks and change merge it into single layer w/ one color one line type (by others.)

please advise .

cheers Greg Czekan.

Re: Merging multiple blocks into one layer

Vinayv4v — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:00:19 GMT

Hi,

Refer the link

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-mep-forum/convert-all-objects-and-nested-blocks-to-1-layer/td-p/7041549

Re: Merging multiple blocks into one layer

rkmcswain — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:07:00 GMT

If these block entities are on their own layers (not sharing layers with entities of your own) - then you could set the color of those layers to whatever (say 253), and then run SETBYLAYER on the block inserts.

Re: Merging multiple blocks into one layer

Kent1Cooper — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:33:29 GMT

There are assorted routines out there to do this kind of thing, such as this one, and this whole thread, which put everything on Layer 0 but could be modified easily to use another Layer.

Re: Merging multiple blocks into one layer

Baltona — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:53:15 GMT

thats right I had merged all layers into one layer 0