Philllip Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 When I try to copy/paste I get this massage, "Duplicate definition of block GENAXEH ignored". How do I fix this? I have read other threads but I just don't get rid of this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I assume you are copying from one drawing file into another and that part of what you are copying is a block named GENAXEH. What AutoCAD is telling you is that there is already a block named that in the receiving drawing and that AutoCAD is going to use the block it already knows rather than the new one. If they are identical that is fine but if you want to update the block you will have to redefine it. Assuming that you want the existing definition you can safely ignore the message, it is just telling you what is happening, not that its refusing to do something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philllip Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 You have several options in this situation. If the definitions are identical, you don't have to do anything--in effect the new blocks won't change. If the definitions are different, you can rename the old block in the destination drawing, paste the new block, and go forward with two separate blocks. Similarly, you can rename the new block in the source drawing before you copy it. Which block you rename depends on whether you intend to copy other material later that includes the same blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renslo Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 and of course, if you say "hey that block isn't even in my drawing!" purge blocks out before trying to re-insert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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