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Exploding Dynamic Blocks

dbrblg — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:56:14 GMT

This one has been bugging me for a while... how can I explode a dynamic block maintaining the dynamic elements. So for example I have a block in a drawing with some dynamic element, say visibility parameter. I don't want the block in the drawing as a block but the exploded version (lines, attributes etc) so that when I insert it in to another drawing (AutoCAD Electrical) the inserted drawing is the block otherwise there it becomes a block within a block and the attributes are not updated. So I want to explode the block and have the visibility parameter move up in to the drawing from the block. Is there any way to do this? I have blocks with dynamic elements which I don't want to have to recreate again in the drawing after I've exploded my blocks...

Re: Exploding Dynamic Blocks

MMcCall402 — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:58:59 GMT

Open the dynamic block in the block editor, save as, and save block definition to drawing file. This will save the block with all its dynamic features as its own drawing file.

Re: Exploding Dynamic Blocks

dbrblg — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:10:09 GMT

Yep, thats done the trick

Thanks very much.

Re: Exploding Dynamic Blocks

gak19043 — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:04:04 GMT

How exactly, while you're in the Block editor, do I do a "Save as"? I don't see that option there while in blockeditor.

If I go to the "normal" save as, while still in the block editor, then it 's asking to save the whole drawing I am in as a dwg file. Can you please clarify the exact steps while in the Block. editor?

Re: Exploding Dynamic Blocks

h_s_walker — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:11:03 GMT

Click on the white arrow (ringed in red in the first image) and then you can choose save as (ringed in red in the second image)

Re: Exploding Dynamic Blocks

gak19043 — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:44:06 GMT

Slap to the forehead, thanks. I'm just an idiot sometimes :). Thanks!!