Insert dynamic block from file with multiple dynamic blocks

[BUrBaKy]

I'm trying to find the solution but with no luck so far, so i'll ask you guys.

I have a drawing ("SURUBURI.dwg") with several dynamic blocks ("M12", "M16", "M18" ... an so on...). I want to insert in my current drawing, one of the blocks from SURUBURI.dwg, for instance the block named "M12".

For that i tried creating a new command "INSERT_M12" that has the following script :
^C^C-INSERT; "I:/Ionut Mihaila/Goodies/SURUBURI.dwg/M12"
Now obvious that doesn't work, but i think it shows clearly what i want to accomplish. So is there an other way to do this?

Thanks in advance!

[dbroada]

Why not put them on a palette?

[BUrBaKy]

'coz the palette takes more space of my screen, an i need it as clean as posible. i have enough space for more menus but not for a new palette

[NBC]

Palettes have the facility to "auto-hide" themselves, thus keeping your screen as clean as you want it for the maximum amount of time without impacting too greatly on your efficiency

[dbroada]

I have all my palettes on auto hide.

Oh well in answer to your question, not to my knowledge.

[BUrBaKy]

well, it's true that i forgot about autohide feature, so 'till i get an answer to my question, i'll use palettes.

but then for the sake of knowledge how would an autocad specialist resolve the problem?

[benhornshaw]

Did Anyone Come up with an answer to this??
I would love to be able to insert a block from a file.

Thanks

[ccowgill]

just insert the file, all the blocks inside it will come with. That's what we used to do before we started using palettes.
you can also use the design center to insert a block from a drawing, just browse to the right dwg, click on the blocks and it will populate the design center with all the blocks in the drawing, you can even right click and create a palette from the drawing.

[McTodd]

OK, might not be elegant (I do not have time to write the lisp, but it would not be difficult); you could use a lisp to check for the existence of the block in your drawing already, if it exists, you then use your lisp to insert it. If it does not exist then you could "ddinsert" the file itself so that all the blocks contained therein are created in your new drawing, then explode last and erase previous. The blocks would then be in your drawing, but unreferenced.

Then you could loop back to the start.

[MDrawings]

If you're like me and don't like the auto-hide feature, you can use the hotkey CTRL+3 to bring up the the Tool Pallette quickly, pick your block then CTRL+3 again to hide it.
I use it all the time with properties: CTRL+1.
Or you could just use the Deign Center (CTRL+2) to grab the block you need from your file. It will be stored in the history of the design center so you can quickly reference again if you need in the future.
There is even a search function in the Design Center so you can search for that 1 off block you made a long time ago - just hope you gave it a good description or name.