HeatherCee Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I am trying to add a block to my tool palette. I am able to add it, but when I click on the palette to add it to a drawing, it acts like it's going to work but nothing shows up in the drawing. I have added it to the source drawing, saved the source drawing, dragged it into the palette. All is well until I try to place it in a drawing. The other blocks work fine. Any ideas? Thanks much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 No error message? Could be a problem with a path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharwat Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Maybe something related to the layer status ? Off / Frozen that the contents of the block is related to , just a guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherCee Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Nope, no error message. I checked the path and it matches the ones that do work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherCee Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Not a frozen layer. Thanks, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharwat Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Units of the Block ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherCee Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Not sure what that means..? Incidentally, this is a new computer. It all worked fine on my old one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharwat Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Units = The units that the block drawn with Millimeters , Centimeters , Meters , Inches .... etc . Then check if the insunits (system variable ) is matching the units of the Block on insertion . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherCee Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Well, I found I have indeed been placing them wayyyyy away from where I intended. So now I just have to figure out how to make them place where I put them. Thanks anyway, y'all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Sounds like when you created the block you specified 0,0,0 as the basepoint instead of picking somewhere on the geometry of the block itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharwat Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Well, I found I have indeed been placing them wayyyyy away from where I intended. So now I just have to figure out how to make them place where I put them. Thanks anyway, y'all. Change the base point of the block to replace a new insertion point from the Block Editor . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherCee Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 :DEureka! It worked! Thank you thank you thank you, both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharwat Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 :DEureka! It worked! Thank you thank you thank you, both! You're welcome , but what do you mean by Eureka ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherCee Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 It is just a word used to celebrate a discovery or invention of some sort. Like "I got it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharwat Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Okay , Good luck . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 You're welcome , but what do you mean by Eureka ? Look up Archimedes and the phrase "the volume of water displaced." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tharwat Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Look up Archimedes and the phrase "the volume of water displaced." Waw I have just remembered that marvelous story about Archimedes , he is the one who said that word " eureka eureka " which means I found I found it . Thank you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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