Explode a 'Non-Uniformly Scaled' Block

[Cadologist]

Why is this not possible? Been searching the forums/net, really curious as to why this isn't possible, has anyone come across anything concrete as to 'why'?

[SuperCAD]

Was exploding allowed when the block was created?

[dbroada]

it never USED to be allowed but it has been possible for a lot of releases now.

[Cadologist]

Yeah I am taking about a block that allows exploding, just that it has a non-uniform X, Y, Z scale (ie: for example, X=1, Y=2, Z=1).

 

So it is allowed in newer versions? Which ones, it doesn't work in 2008 or 2009 (or previously). Can anyone confirm that it works in 2010 or is there some sort of other command aside from EXPLODE, XPLODE, BURST, etc that does this?!?

[dbroada]

can you post the block in question - I can explode non uniformly scaled blocks here on my 2008 (just tried it in case I was wrong)

[Cadologist]

No, I take that back, you can on 'very basic' ones, it must be a size limitation thing. I just tried on a simple rectangle and it works. The drawing I have in question is 15Mb (already purged and all that stuff) and contains approximately 7500 polylines (contour DEM surface).

[Cadologist]

Well I don't get this, all over the net and even on this forum, it states it's not possible, then you find some thread that say it is possible?!?

 

I've narrowed it down I guess to a content thing, maybe if the block is too extensive, it just can't compute it and goes for a crash. Who knows, getting frustrated and the egg nog is still a couple days off.......

 

Really, I wonder what the deal is, guessing maybe what I am trying to explode is just too much for the computer to handle. Going to keep looking into this.

[LEsq]

What it is the value of EXPLMODE ?

[dbroada]

Well I don't get this, all over the net and even on this forum, it states it's not possible, then you find some thread that say it is possible?!?

there are lots of things that never used to be possible. I am sure I'm not the only one who has confirmed in this forum that "XXXXXX is impossible" only for a newer operative to contradict, wherein a short test reveals that they are indeed correct. (In their use of the command, not in their contradiction of us senoir members.) Therefore don't take everything you read as alawys being relevant. I can't say when it was first possible to explode non uniform blocks but I know I was surprised.

[Cadologist]

EXPLMODE is set to 1.

[SEANT]

AutoCAD will not explode non uniformly scaled blocks that contain Regions, Surfaces and/or 3dSolids. Perhaps there is still a surface associated with those contours.

[Rebel]

AutoCAD will not explode non uniformly scaled blocks that contain Regions, Surfaces and/or 3dSolids. Perhaps there is still a surface associated with those contours.

I was going to ask how some were doing it until I read this. Since I work 99% with 3D I've never been able to explode one. Further more, you cannot refedit one either.

[Cadologist]

Yeah I wonder if there is a surface still attached to it, even though exported it to just 'polylines' and it's being worked on directly in AutoCAD (like vanilla). Just back from the holiday break, will check into it more today. Not sure how to determine if there are any entities as per your suggestions though as when you select the items, all that shows are 'polylines'.