Fixing Dynamic blocks

I think i posted a question about Dynamic blocks yesterday or the day before. I got great answers thanks again. Here is my 2nd question.

I am working with a block library who's Dynamic blocks were made the following way.

1) create an object.

2) wblock

3) Bedit and select the wblock

4) add Parameters to it.

This leaves me with a block in a drawing called BlockDyn. And because I can't name the drawing the same, due to circular references when inserting, I name it Block.

When i insert it into my drawing I end up with 2 blocks "Block" and "BlockDyn". Then I have to explode the block to make it Dynamic.

Through this forum I know how to avoid that when creating new Dynamic blocks. I guess my question is can I edit these blocks so I don't have a block within my block?

First I tried going to the Block Editor and copy/pasting the Parameters. I doesn't look like I can do that with CTRL+C. I can copy the object just not the Dynamic properties.

any thoughts?

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kinda hard to see, do you have a higher rez one?

nm I think I see what you did there. you just put them in a palette. That would work but I need them to be their own file for use with a Lisp.

Through this forum I know how to avoid that when creating new Dynamic blocks. I guess my question is can I edit these blocks so I don't have a block within my block?

Use design center to insert your block from the other file. You can also arrange the block in tool palettes.

kinda hard to see, do you have a higher rez one?

Look in HD quality, video has just been loaded, still processed.

use with a Lisp

[b](command "_insert" "D:\\File.dwg"  ())[/b]
[b](vl-cmdf  "_insert" "block_name" "x" 1 "y" 1 "z" 1  "_s" 1 "_r" 0 pause)[/b] ;_s On a case if Identical scale Yes

rofl that pic was a great start to my day lololol

Here's what you need to do:

1. Open the drawing file that your "BlockDyn" is saved in.
   
2. Click save, type save or do Ctrl+S to save the drawing.
   
3. Select the block "BlockDyn".
   
4. Click on the selected block and then drag it over to your Tool Palette.
   
5. Go into a new drawing and click on the block in the Tool Palette to insert it in the new drawing.

The problem you're having is that you're inserting the DRAWING file named Block as a block, and not the actual BLOCK named "BlockDyn". You're basically nesting your dynamic block within another block so you'll have to explode it every time in order to use the dynamic abilities.