Re: Block won't explode and Civil 3D goes into not responding mode

neilyj666 · ‎10-05-2022

I've been given a drawing (which I can't share) that has Civil objects contained in several blocks e.g. EGL and proposed. I have selected and one and hit EXPLODE and Civil 3D has been Not Responding for 10 minutes and counting. I don't know how the blocks were created and I can't think why they wouldn't explode.

I have WBLOCKED the blocks and in the resulting drawings the civil objects appeared in the Prospector tree as I'd expect so I have been able to use the information but I'm at a loss as to why the originals won't explode so any suggestions?

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neilyj666 · ‎10-05-2022

...after 30 mins of not responding I killed the process...Civil 3D seems to do the "not responding" thing a bit too often

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brian.strandberg · ‎10-05-2022

Try exporting the Civil 3d drawing to AutoCAD and see if you get the same thing. It is very curious, this isn't something I have run into.

With the not responding, I always look to see if memory is being exchanged. I think of not responding as 'not accepting input'. (I'm sure you know this.) Thanks.

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Cadguru42 · ‎10-24-2022

Have you tried creating a new drawing and inserting a single block from the other file individually?

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AllenJessup · ‎10-24-2022

Is it possible there was a hidden message box. I've had Civil 3d appear to be frozen but found out that there was a hidden box waiting for input. Try Alt+Tab or Window Key + Tab

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