topic Re: Unable to edit block in place. in AutoCAD Forum

Unable to edit block in place.

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:21:24 GMT

Hello firends.

I am using autocad 2017 and I am unable to edit block in place.

I am doing select block, right click and them "edit block in place."

It is selecting but its not going inside the block. Block is remain block un editable.

When I copy and explode it, its only one block I can modify like a normal drawing.

Please help.

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

Alfred.NESWADBA — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:25:33 GMT

Hi,

welcome @Anonymous.autodesk.com!

Does the option "Block Editor" work?

Is it a special type of block (dynamic block, XRef, ...)?

If it's specific to that block (while other block types can be modified) it might help to upload this drawing.

- alfred -

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

rkmcswain — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:55:43 GMT

I suggest using BEDIT instead of REFEDIT.

But back to your complaint. So you select the block, then right-click and choose Edit Block in Place?

Like this?

After you select this option, do you get this dialog?

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 03:06:54 GMT

Yes, I did those steps but still can't edit the block in place, also only few blocks having this problem other new created blocks can edit in place.

Please help for solve this problem, thanks very much.

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

pendean — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:09:37 GMT

Post a screenshot of your ABOUT command pop-up please.

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 07:01:06 GMT

When you create a block, make sure you have the box at the left bottom, "Open in block editor" checked.

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

cadffm — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 07:34:55 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

please answer the questions . it is your problem, so be kind to reply 🙂

We can start where the thread started 4 years ago:

Please select one blockreference, start command EXPLODE, read what ACAD say [F2]

and if you can read only the feedback "1 found",

then select one object by pick selection and start LIST command.

What is Acads answer? [F2]

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

Kent1Cooper — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:23:29 GMT

Is the Block made up of only a nested other Block? That's what the description in Message 1 sounds like [different User, so maybe your situation is different]. You should be able to tell from the second image in Message 3, which would have more than one entry in the Reference name: box -- the "outer" Block name and the "inner" nested one -- and you can pick the nested one to edit that.

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:44:41 GMT

Solution

This error is cause by the Dimension overrides.

To resolve the error

1. On the command line, enter BEDIT

2. Select the affected block.

3. In the Block Editor, enter DIM, to put you in Dimension mode.

4. Enter Override

5. When prompted, enter C to clear the overrides.

6. When prompted, enter All to select all objects.

7. Exit and save the block.

Now, the REFEDIT command can be used on the block.

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

cadffm — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:55:37 GMT

Hi rahulpingale37,

thank you for sharing, but a dim override shouldn't be a problem and i can't reproduce it with my

sample block and program version.

There must be another thing too in your case, for example corrupt data or a special item, whatever.

I like to see and learn, please share one sample where we can see the problem (and where remove the dim override works as workaround).

And share your AutoCAD product version too, you can see it in ABOUT dialog.

Thank you in advance.

Re: Unable to edit block in place.

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:40:46 GMT

hi CADffm , when the command line shows this the DimOverride is useful

Application reference error: ACAD, to AcDbLineTableRecord