topic Re: How to replace or fix invisible block references? in AutoCAD Forum

How to replace or fix invisible block references?

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:26:11 GMT

Hi,

I have invisible circles (coordinates) in the .dwg I attached(inside the rectangle). Is there a way to fix or replace them at once? (make them visible, that is)

Thanks.

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Re: How to replace or fix invisible block references?

imadHabash — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:48:06 GMT

Hi,

can we know the origin of your CAD dwg file ... is it prepared from Autodesk product ? when i open it i get this message ...

Re: How to replace or fix invisible block references?

dbroad — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:53:16 GMT

Do you expect white circles to show up on plots on white paper? Lots of issues with this drawing: 1) layer names, layer colors, colors of objects in blocks....

When using AutoCAD, use bright layer colors to show up on dark screens and avoid using truecolors when you don't need them. Objects inside blocks should be set to either byblock or bylayer color. When posting, to help others, purge your drawings of unnecessary objects and set the printer to DWG To PDF.pc3.

To fix the blocks, use bedit to edit the definition and change the circle color either to 0 or to bylayer or byblock.

Re: How to replace or fix invisible block references?

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:25:39 GMT

Thanks. Forgot that blocks can't be edited outright. I don't know how to tell if a color is true or not.

Re: How to replace or fix invisible block references?

dbroad — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:32:41 GMT

Blocks can be edited, either via bedit or refedit.

Use the properties palette(with the object selected). Look at the color property. Index colors are either named or have a single number (0-255). True color have RGB separated by commas (0-255,0-255,0-255) and aren't named (except with a color book).