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Good Morning All,
Been having this issue quite a lot recently copying work from one file to another.
I try and delete a layer and it comes up with the dialogue box: " The selected layer(s) contain objects from one or more block definitions and cannot be deleted. In the Block Editor (bedit), move the objects to a different layer and try again"
Unfortunately without going through every single block in block edit (and im sure theres they are all on layer 0), I cant see a quick way to find what objects these are or what block they are part of.
Does anyone have a quick solution to this one. Im sure many people have had this problem before.
Thanks
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Ref: http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACDMAC/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-7D66940F-EC67-4DEC-89BC-82B887EABD6E
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We missing the - at the beginning. The command is -LAYMRG.
once Ive entered this command though, it asks to select objects on layer to merge.
The problem Im having is that there shouldnt be any objects on the layer im trying to delete. But its saying that there are some objects that are part of a block definition on this layer. Im trying to find out what these objects are.
Am I making sense? Im not great at explainng things.
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We missing the - at the beginning. The command is -LAYMRG.
Apologies - sometimes in the forums, if you are too explicit, the other person may feel like they are being talked down to. Other times, if you assume the user knows about details (such as the "-" prefix in this case), you are not giving enough details. Glad you got it to work.
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Hi @twhitwell6,
I no longer have 2015 installed but I opened up a drawing in AutoCAD for Mac 2016. When I type LAYMRG it automatically executes -LAYMRG. I find the command line driven feature useful but I prefer to use the combine layers feature. To use this, open your Layer Properties Manager, select the desired layer and then rt-click. Select the 'Combine with layer' and you will see a window open that displays the available layer to combine.
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Hello @twhitwell6
Although the issue is solved, there is a way to remove a layer even if it contains elements.
If you are sure of the name of the layer or you know you have an element in it and you want to delete it in all the forms, use LAYDEL; you can select a object in the layer to be deleted or, choose option NAME and in the window you select it, then it will ask you to confirm and it is ready! I will not leave remnants that you have to purge in that layer.
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Postponed:
It works even with difficult layers like ASHADE or DEFPOINTS.
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Hi @Johanna_Esteban,
I don't believe the LAYDEL command works in AutoCAD for Mac however there is a delete ability in the Layer Properties Manager as shown in my screenshot in my previous post.
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Dear @john.vellek,
Right now I do not have Autocad mac in my hands, but I see in the capture of your post you have the layer ashade and defpoints, how about you test for me now and tell me? Pleaseee
I can not wait to check it.
Greetings.
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Hello @john.vellek,
This is a file that has been exported from 3d max to dwg, and always brings with it the ashade layer.
Thank you!
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Hi @Johanna_Esteban,
Thanks for the file!
I tested it in both AutoCAD 2018 for Windows and AutoCAD 2018 for Mac. Both applications would not let me directly delete the layer but both allowed me to Merge (Windows) or Combine (Mac) to layer 0 and then removed the layer from my layer list.
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Hi I realise this is a very old thread, but I can't see an answer to this bug re 'nowhere/ blank' designation in the layer properties after combining. I am trying to clean up a drawing,
I've tried combining layers ( eg. '01 window tags' with '01 window') which it allows me to do, but the objects from the unwanted layer that is now gone have no designation in the layer property box. This is my main problem
I've tried manually moving the objects (incl. within blocks) to the correct layer and purging and deleting, neither allowed me to delete the layer.
I tried laymrg using some temporary rectangles on different layers ( eg. '01 window tags' and '01 window') this put both boxes on the same layer but it didn't move linework within blocks and it didn't delete the unwanted layer, perhaps I used this command wrong? Do you have to combine with layer 0?
I am using autocad lt 2023 on mac
Many thanks
Jo
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Hi @Josephine2022 ,
I tried the method described >>>>here<<< and it works fine in AutoCAD 2023 for Mac (I don't have LT version installed).
I was able to combine one of the layers in the drawing with another one and objects inside block were moved correctly.
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Thanks Maxim,
Given your reply, I decided to test it out with two new blocks with simple geometry inside, each set of geometry (internally) on the different layers ( it worked as intended).
I checked my old block again (It definitely doesn't work). This is a dynamic block with 4 embedded blocks on different visibility states i.e its a bathtub block with different sub-blocks for long elev, short elev, section, and plan.
This made me check another old block with simpler geometry. This worked. (edit actually not a dynamic block, checking that now)
Edit: Have now checked another old dynamic block (that has a stretch parameter and visibility) but no embedded blocks, this also worked.
So the problem seems to be with embedded blocks, any thoughts?
Thanks again
Jo
Edit: Not very useful in my case but I've found that if there is an instance of the embedded (nested block) outside the block when I do the combine, it changes to the new layer, the embedded one does not. However if I then hit regen, the embedded one updates to the correct layer. Regen doesn't work otherwise.
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Hi Jo,
@Josephine2022 wrote:.......
So the problem seems to be with embedded blocks, any thoughts?
....
It looks like - yes, that's the thing
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