iconeo Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I have several dynamic blocks on my tool palette, some show up with a nice lightening bolt and some do not. What causes this? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandobill Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Have you tried "Update Tool Image" on the right-click menu (while floating your cursor over the palette image)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconeo Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Have you tried "Update Tool Image" on the right-click menu (while floating your cursor over the palette image)? Yup. Still nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Either the the ones that don't show the bolt aren't dynamic, or you made them dynamic after they were entered onto the tool palette, try deleting it from the palette and replacing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconeo Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Nope, that doesn't work either. The TP still treats them as dynamic blocks but the icon shows them as being static. I can even drag in a the same block to one that already exists in the TP and the icon won't appear. Odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Is it possible to post a drawing with one of these blocks, at least someone else could see if they have the same odd behaviour, at least then you would know if it was something on your computer or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconeo Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Is it possible to post a drawing with one of these blocks, at least someone else could see if they have the same odd behaviour, at least then you would know if it was something on your computer or not. Sure! Dynamic_Channel.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I think I have found the problem, but we shall see. When I create blocks I save them into a master file, and that file contains a copy of the block in it's model space. There is another method which is writing the block definition directly from the block editor into it's own drawing file (which I have never used, and have often wondered how people create these drawings, I just figured it out - thanks for that), anyways I think that is the problem, if you bring that drawing file into the toolpalette then the dynamic action isn't actually saved in model space as a dynamic block but only as a definition, at least that is how I can get the same reaction that you are having. Hope that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jernst2 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 insert the block into a drawing and save that drawing.. use that to insert into your tool palette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconeo Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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