Delete blocks

How do I delete a block that has already been made?

To remove a block from your .dwg you must first delete all instances of the block. Then remove the block using the purge command.

Once you have inserted a block, the definition of that block is added to the drawing database. So deleting the block does not remove that definition from the drawing database. As rustysilo has said, you have to delete all instances of the block before you can purge the block definition from the drawing database.

Use LIST, FILTER to see how many instances of the block you have in the drawing.

To do the above mentioned:

Type:

qselect

In the dialog:

Applyto: Entire Drawing

Object Type: Blockreference

Properties: Name

Operator: =Equals

Value:

HIT OK.

You have now selected all your blocks

Hit the key or ERASE button to delete all references to the block.

Then type PURGE as mentioned above.

In the tree structure you will find your block.

Select it and click Purge to delete the block definition.

This qselect command reply is extremely helpful!

I don't know how I got through for years of AutoCAD perfectionism without happening upon this. Finally I can say good-bye to those irritating blocks and styles I couldn't find to purge before!

A sincere thank you for this, iTijn.