Merging blocks and layers

Anonymous · ‎07-25-2019

Hello everyone I received a dwg file and there are a ton of layers and blocks which are all different colors. I would like to make it so they are all one color assigned by layer but the laymrg command is not working for me because it won't let me select any objects. Can someone please help me?

pendean · ‎07-25-2019

Is there an error message at the commandline?
Is it on a Locked layer perhaps?
Or is this an object dependent on other layers (or layer zero) to be thawed and unlocked?

Anonymous · ‎07-25-2019

@pendean wrote:
Is there an error message at the commandline?
Is it on a Locked layer perhaps?
Or is this an object dependent on other layers (or layer zero) to be thawed and unlocked?

When I enter the command it says select object on layer to merge or [Name/Undo] and I try to select an object so I hover over it and a shadow appears behind it but when I click on it nothing happens, no prompts come up and the command line is exactly where it was before I clicked. I checked the layers and none of them are locked and I can change each line individually but I figured there has to be a better way.

maxim_k · ‎07-25-2019

Hi Billy,

-LAYMRG command has two stages: at first it asks to specify layer you want to merge (you can select more then one layer), then you need to hit Return and AutoCAD will ask for the target layer, after you specify target layer, AutoCAD asks "Do you wish to continue?" and you have to select "Yes" option:

Command: -LAYMRG
Select object on layer to merge or [Name]
Selected layers: WALL.
Select object on layer to merge or [Name/Undo] <-- here you hit Return
Select object on target layer to merge or [Name]:
You are about to merge layer "WALL" into layer "WIN"
Do you wish to continue?[Yes/No]Y
Command:

I also want to warn that there is a bug in AutoCAD for Mac which prevents -LAYMRG command from working correctly with objects inside blocks (it doesn't merge layers inside blocks correctly producing errors in the drawing database, which you can repair only with AUDIT command).

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