feist Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Hi, I've been given a drawing to edit and the creator has long but left the company. I need to explode the block in order to carry out the necessary editing however I cannot explode the block as it is an MInsert Block. I've searched the forums but I havent found anything relevant. I've gone through the list of blocks present in the drawing to check that the "allow exploding block" tab is checked however there is no block for the whole drawing. Is there anyway to explode the block and if so how would this be done? These are the blocks properties: Select objects: BLOCK REFERENCE Layer: "0" Space: Model space Handle = 57a34 Block Name: "*U243" at point, X=-4237700.3549 Y=-1887128.2335 Z= 0.0000 X scale factor: 1.0000 Y scale factor: 1.0000 rotation angle: 0 Z scale factor: 1.0000 Scale uniformly: No Allow exploding: Yes And yes I can realise that allow exploding is set to yes but exploding block to attributes does not work. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Why do you think it is an MInsert block? *U243 sounds like an anonymous block. To explode MInsert block use flatten, selecting N for remove hidden lines, then EXPLODE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feist Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Thanks for the reply. I think its a MInsert block as when selected a box appears saying MInsert Block. Thats what happens when I try to flatten then explode the object. Command: flatten Initializing... Select objects to convert to 2d...1 found Remove hidden lines? : N Unable to hatch the boundary. bad argument type: fixnump: nil Command: Command: Command: Command: Command: burst Initializing...1 found - The object is minserted. None found. Do you have any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feist Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 I've done abit more digging around in the drawing today. The file is a read only file, when I go into the drawing properties that Read Only box is marked however I am unable to un mark it. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I see you used BURST instead of EXPLODE, try EXPLODE. If that doesn,t work.... Search CADTutor, Autodesk, The Swamp and any other AutoCAD sites for exploding anonymous blocks. There should be some LISPs around for this, if you have some sort of oddball block, you may need to be willing to give them your block. Does this block have attributes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Here are two I have found along the way, maybe one or both will do the trick. REName_AnonBLocK.lsp BLKBUSTexplode minserts.LSP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namngx Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 i too, hazz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namngx Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 how to use BLKBUST explode minsert.LSP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 how to use BLKBUST explode minsert.LSP The command for using the lisp routine is contained within the file and viewable using Notepad. Use the APPLOAD command to load the routine then type BLKBUST at the command line and follow the prompts. (defun C:BLKBUST () Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy1988 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Has this worked for anyone? Nothing here has helped me. ::EDIT:: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?9158-minserted-blocks-changing-colors-exploding....&highlight=exploding+minsert+blocks Edited February 12, 2013 by Jazzy1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlB Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Can't you just delete the minsert, then insert the same block, and explode that? Another tool: http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/download.asp?fileID=915 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daha Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 No. Deleting it and inserting doesn't change anything. In my situation, I can explode the minsert to a block (using ExplodeM.vlx) and I can click on it and go into Block Editor, but as soon as I try to explode it again (because it's still a block) it converts right back to an minsert. It doesn't explode the block down to its entities. It's like an endless loop between a block/minsert. I've tried every routine I could find in just about every sequence, and nothing works. Flatten runs but gives you an, "exceeded maximum number of selection sets" error. You would think somebody out there would have figured out a way to make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Minserts can only be created with a block (obvious I know) so you can simply erase the minsert and insert the block. If the minsert has rows or columns get the dimensions of that first and proceed. People used to protect their drawings years ago (maybe still) by blocking the entire drawing's objects and then doing a minsert with 1 row and column so they couldn't be exploded. The block name has to show in the insert dialog, it might be disguised with a name like . or a name that makes it sound like it wouldn't be anything special, so check them all until you find the one you need. You can find the block name by clicking once on the minsert, then start the BEDIT command, the name of the block will be highlighted and a preview will show in the bedit dialog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daha Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Yeah, it's not working. It is a 1 x 1. All I can do with it is explode the outer shell of the minsert which gives me a block (ie, "XM###### and the minsert is *U###. And every time you run the lisp it just recreates another reference of the minsert). That's as far as I can go; it still is a minsert in the Block Editor. There is a work-around, but it's not desirable as it's imperfect. Converting it to a DWF, then converting that back to DWG. It does give you something to work with for a block that's simplistic, but if it's a complex drawing (like a floor plan with hundreds of layers) then it's not worth the effort to try and figure out what's missing (unless there's no choice). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Have you tried purging the old block definition after exploding with the ExplodeM.vlx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Can you attach a copy of one of the items you are trying to explode to your next post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearsofts Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Thank you!its working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortal Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Here are two I have found along the way, maybe one or both will do the trick. First I have renamed the block, then I have explode it. It worked! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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