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zeller_sam
22nd Apr 2008, 06:12 pm
Hello - I have been managing blocks for a large project and have come across an issue that slows everything down.

We are running AutoCAD 2008 and I am using Design Center to insert and redefine blocks in a series of separate files. Everything is working well, except with the blocks that are annotative. The problem is that when I try to "insert and redefine" or "just redefine" any block with annotation, the blocks throughout the drawing do not change. I must then open block editor (where the block is shown revised correctly) and change something small in order to redefine the blocks throughout the drawing.

I know that redefining blocks turns layers on and that is not causing the issue - it seems that annotative blocks just have issues. Is this a glitch or is there a way to redefine these blocks in one step and not two?

thanks

fuccaro
22nd Apr 2008, 07:07 pm
Hello Zeller_sam and welcome!
I don't use AutoCAd 2008 but the first thing I would try is to REGEN the drawing. Maybe it helps...

zeller_sam
22nd Apr 2008, 07:36 pm
Hi Fuccaro - thanks, but REGEN does not take care of the problem. This works for dynamic blocks, though...