topic Re: Items in block not selectable or visible when editing in AutoCAD Forum

Items in block not selectable or visible when editing

w_cp — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 09:58:04 GMT

Hi guys,

There is a block already inserted named v_tagging. I cannot edit the block in place, and I can't see anything in the block editor. Select all or zooming doesn't allow to go select or view any of the attributes in the block.

What's wrong?

Thanks,
CP

Re: Items in block not selectable or visible when editing

w_cp — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:20:16 GMT

Hi guys,

See attached drawing for reference, Any advice is much appreciated, thanks!

Re: Items in block not selectable or visible when editing

pendean — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:59:05 GMT

Your block only contains an Attribute, nothing else. After insertion and adding a definition to the attribute I can edit it with REFEDIT and BEDIT commands. If you do not add a definition it remains hidden from view.

Your file has a lot of other problems too, plus the fact that it comes from a vertical version of AutoCAD:
DGN Data................ | Purged : 2
Complex DGN Data........ | Purged : 64054
Blocks.................. | Purged : 0
Registry Applications... | Purged : 0
Annotation Scales....... | Purged : 19
Layers.................. | Purged : 0
Linetypes............... | Purged : 1884

Re: Items in block not selectable or visible when editing

w_cp — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 23:25:54 GMT

Dear pendean,

I copied the block from another drawing and was defined as I needed. Unless this drawing has already its own definition (which I dont remember making), I'm not sure why it was copied like this. I suppose this is the only explanation though?

So ultimately, can't select it because there isn't anything to select.

Also, perhaps because I opened with with other open source softwares and saved it so it's showing licencing issues.

For ease of identification I deleted the rest of the drawing, didn't have time to purge. I can accept the presence of many line types and annotation scales, but are there any other problems you see?

Thank you very much!
CP

Re: Items in block not selectable or visible when editing

w_cp — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 01:44:52 GMT

Hi,

So I tried to redefine the block. I can't delete and purge the block (suspicious), so I can only copy the contents in block editor mode. Once saved and I re-enter block editor opens to a weird lagging image. Block is not anonymous or annotative. Not sure what, but something is off.

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

Re: Items in block not selectable or visible when editing

pendean — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:11:13 GMT

You want to change it how exactly? See attached, try to insert the block in this file, I changed everything in it using BEDIT command.