Can't close block editor

[Anonymous]

AutoCAD 2010. I was editing a block in the block edit screen and it wouldnt save the block. My screen froze and I had to reboot the computer. Now when I open the drawing it is still in the block edit screen and I cant get out of it. Help!!!!!!!!!!

[dmfrazier]

Try BCLOSE.

[Anonymous]

When I open the drawing it looks like it is in the block editor mode because the only thing on the screen is the titleblock which I was editing at the start of this debacle. It does not appear to be a block anymore because I can edit it, which I should only be able to do in the block edit screen. When I tried BCLOSE, it says BCLOSE only available in block edit mode

[dmfrazier]

Perhaps you were using REFEDIT, in which case REFCLOSE should get you out.

(It surprises me that a "crash" could leave REFEDIT "running".  If that doesn't work, I don't know what's going on.)

[Anonymous]

It was definitely block editor. I tried refclose just for the heck of it and nothing. When I scroll over my paperspace tabs it shows a preview of the drawings. But when I pick one of the tabs nothing shows up in my veiwports. But the titleblock does show up in paperspace as a block (which is the block that I was editing when this occurred). I tried my backup file and it is the same as the dwg.

[dmfrazier]

Do you know exactly what you were doing to the block when you were in block editor and AutoCAD "froze"?

[Anonymous]

I was editing text when it froze.

[dmfrazier]

Is the block definition still in the DWG?

Is the "block" you were editing an XRef?

Perhaps a system variable got left in an "unusual" state (?) when AutoCAD "froze".  With the problem DWG open, check the value of the following variables:

  BLOCKEDITLOCK (should be zero)

  BLOCKEDITOR (should be zero, read only)

  BLOCKTESTWINDOW (should be zero, read only)

(Grabbing at straws here.)

[doni49]

did you try AUDIT?  This may or may not fix it but it's worth a try.

Another possibility is to open a blank drawing INSERT your "damaged" file then explode the inserted block.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, I tried both of those also. Nothing on the audit and the only thing that shows up is the titleblock that I was initially editing during the debacle. All of the layers show up just not any of the dwg.

[dmfrazier]

Check your layer settings.  Anything unusual there?

[doni49]

Type in MODEL. 

[doni49]

Can you post your dwg file?  What version is it in?

[Anonymous]

2010. I'll try and post it

[doni49]

What is SUPPOSED to be in this file?  All I'm seeing is a title block and border too.  I'm on 2012 here.

[dmfrazier]

It's as if everything in model space was replaced by the objects in the block definition you were editing at the time.

I notice your title block is named A$C01463276.  Is that normal?

Do you use Autosave?

[doni49]

Since you said this all started with acad crashing, the original file MIGHT be available in the drawing recovery mananger.   Type in DRAWINGRECOVERY. 

[Anonymous]

I double clicked the titleblock that is in paperspace, to get to the BLOCKEDIT screen, during that edit is when it crashed. I did save the drawing when i rebooted while in the BLOCKEDIT screen. When I rebooted and opened the drawing that is all there was. Was the titleblock in model space just and the one in paperspae

[Anonymous]

tried that too

[Anonymous]

I do use Autosave and yes,  that name is normal for that titleblock