Cant Wblock or Copy and Paste

Hi guys

I really need some help. I am using Autocad 2000. I cant wblock or copy and paste from a set of drawings I have received from a certain source. I can do it with any other drawings I have. When I wblock then go OK no new file is created and copy and paste doesnt work either. The system the drawings have come from uses 2006lt I think. I have been a cad user for many years so Ive checked all the obvious things like locked layers etc.

can anyone help because I have a load of frames I want to copy.

thanks

There is a known problem involving drawings that are created or editted in 2007 and saved to a 2000 file format. There's a hotfix at the AutoDesk website.

Link to Hotfix - Cut & Paste:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=7450124&linkID=9240618

cheers mate ill have a look

that sounds spot on..

ill get them to install that. Thank you very much

You're entirely welcomed. Please let us know if you get the problem solved or not. Thanks.

ok ive just received more drawings from them and still cant copy and paste or wblock in or out of them. Im not sure that they have done the correct thing with the hotfix. Do they just need to run the exe file??

Did you verify what version of AutoCAD they are using?

Yes

They are using 2006lt and 2007 full version. As far as I know they have used the hotfix for both versions.

I will double check exactly what they have done and get back to you.

I too have a client who appears not to have time to apply the hot-fix, so there is an easy way round this.

Start a new drawing from scratch. Insert the troublesome drawing into it as a block, then explode the block. Copy/Paste and Wblock now works.