topic Re: BLOCKREPLACE not working (2016 & 2018) in Dynamic Blocks Forum

BLOCKREPLACE not working (2016 & 2018)

leilani.gnall-gregory — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:13:49 GMT

please see attached file. i have 2 blocks, both are dynamic, one also has visibilities. i can't get "blockreplace" command to work on them. trying to replace one with the other. tried replacing in both directions. also tried removing visibilities from block , and it still didn't work. any one know why its not working? tried it in both autocad 2016 & 2018, no luck.

Re: BLOCKREPLACE not working (2016 & 2018)

h_s_walker — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 07:36:04 GMT

Have you tried using designcenter to REDEFINE the block you're trying to replace?

Re: BLOCKREPLACE not working (2016 & 2018)

pendean — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 12:08:11 GMT

BLOCKREPLACE has never worked on DYNBLOCKS: try the other tip noted with DesignCenter, or INSERT your problem file into a template file with all the correct blocks then SAVEAS... .

Re: BLOCKREPLACE not working (2016 & 2018)

leilani.gnall-gregory — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:30:28 GMT

"redefining" might have worked, if there weren't already instances of BOTH blocks in my drawing. Unfortunately, you cannot "rename" a block to an existing name, and so I wind up with a catch 22 of either having 2 identical blocks with different names, or having to start over. or just seeking out all the instances left and replacing individually.

lose-lose.

Re: BLOCKREPLACE not working (2016 & 2018)

leilani.gnall-gregory — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 19:33:13 GMT

"BLOCKREPLACE has never worked on DYNBLOCKS"... that's unfortunate since nearly every block I make has at least one dynamic feature. hard to digest that this feature has not been improved.