topic Re: Exploding blocks in AutoCAD Forum

Exploding blocks

leekennewell — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 17:46:00 GMT

I have a number of blocks that I wish to turn into one block. How can AutoCAD explode that one block, such that I have the individual blocks left? What happens when I do it is AutoCAD explodes everything in that block and i'm left with individual lines (not desirable).

Re: Exploding blocks

ChicagoLooper — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 18:18:43 GMT

Hi @leekennewell

Select the blocks using a crossing window
With blocks still selected, Right-click=>Clipboard=>Copy with basepoint=>enter 0,0 on command line=>Enter
In your target drawing=>Right-click in modelspace=>Clipboard=>Paste as Block=>enter 0,0 on command line=>Enter

The pasted entity (your copied blocks) is now a single block. You may now explode that entity. If exploded, they'll return to their original blocks.

You may also paste in the same drawing from which they were copied. When exploded, the individual blocks will be positioned in their original X/Y location.

Re: Exploding blocks

handjonathan — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:22:13 GMT

Hi @leekennewell

Thanks a lot for posting your question to the forums!   Has the solution suggested by @ChicagoLooper helped with your issue?
 
We look forward to hearing back from you with more information so we can help you as a community! 

Re: Exploding blocks

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:10:50 GMT

@leekennewell wrote:

.... How can AutoCAD explode that one block, such that I have the individual blocks left? What happens when I do it is AutoCAD explodes everything in that block and i'm left with individual lines (not desirable).

It doesn't work that way for me. When I Explode a Block containing nested Blocks, the result has those nested ones now as independent Blocks, still Blocks, not broken into their component parts. Are you using the ordinary Explode command, or perhaps something fancier that's meant to dig deeper in Exploding?

Re: Exploding blocks

magnolor — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:12:15 GMT

I have this issue too. How do I fix this?

Re: Exploding blocks

cadffm — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:33:33 GMT

Hi,

we don't know this issue. If you EXPLODE the main blockreference, the contained blockreference should be left - not just lines&more.

Please:

1. Share your productname and productversion, see command: ABOUT

2. Share a sample!

Take one .dwg with one blockreference of your BIGBLOCK (delete all other stuff), copy this blockreference, select one of them and run command: .EXPLODE

periodEXPLODE

Re: Exploding blocks

magnolor — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:44:54 GMT

Hi,
This morning, I can not duplicate this issue. Maybe the solution was as simple as a reboot and program restart.
Regards,
Ron