Timothyl Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 This was strange. I was helping my boss with an AutoCAD project and she opened up a few files that contained blocks she created and in a few instances the blocks were now exploded (i.e. not blocks anymore). I had watched her earlier create the blocks and save the file so I'm sure that was done properly. Anyone have an explanation for this spontaneous combustion of blocks? Thanks, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 In the block creating dialog there are choices for "convert to block", "retain", and "delete". Perhaps the retain option was picked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Could the blocks have been inserted with the "Explode" option enabled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothyl Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Thanks for the thoughts guys. In this case she didn't actually insert the block. She was simply opening an autoCAD file of a blocked object (created through wblocking), only to find the object exploded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the thoughts guys. In this case she didn't actually insert the block. She was simply opening an autoCAD file of a blocked object (created through wblocking), only to find the object exploded. When you open a file it will be individual entities unless you wblock a block which you typically will not want to do. Edit: Wblocking a block is ok if you use the "block" option in the dialog and not use "objects" option. Edited June 24, 2011 by rkent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 as rkent says, working as designed. Your problem lays in the drawings that HAVEN'T spontaneously combusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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