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@apanbasu wrote:
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- I am trying to transfer layers with line type from one drawing to another drawing. After opening the Design Center - I could copy the layer and then I cannot paste them on the intended drawing. I could not copy the line types either. ....
- I am trying to insert a block and it states the block is referenced itself and will not insert the block. ....
For the first, you should be able to pick on a Layer name in ADC [or more than one with the Ctrl key held down, or a group in sequence with Shift], and not copy and paste but drag them into the drawing area. That brings their linetypes along, too.
For the second, if you're Inserting a drawing to become a Block in the current drawing, there must be a Block definition in that drawing with the same name as the drawing itself. Try renaming the drawing, so that as a Block in the current drawing it will have a different name from the Block nested in it, or renaming the Block in it before inserting it.
Thank you for your help in transferring the layers. I was told that process in the past but some reason I did not understood the process.
Regarding the Block is referenced itself. I have attached a drawing that shown no block in the system. I tried to insert a block name "ISOLATOR" and it gives me the same error message. I have attached the drawing and the block named "ISOLATOR" can you look at it and let me know where in the drawing the block "ISOLATOR" is hiding?
Hi,
>> Regarding the Block is referenced itself
You have a drawing called ISOLATOR.dwg. Within the drawing you have a block defined with the same name ISOLATOR.
When you now open a new drawing, use command _INSERT to insert the ISOLATOR.dwg into your current drawing then AutoCAD has first to add the blockdefinition to your current drawing, now (as a block name has to be unique) which ISOLATOR should be used, the whole drawing, or the blockdefinition already within the ISOLATOR.dwg. And that is the reason why you can't use _INSERT in such cases.
The changes you have:
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