Delete Blocks In Use

[P_c]

Does anybody know of a way to delete blocks out of a drawing that are still in use. I can't use quick select to to select them, delete and purge because the blocks i want to delete are inside other blocks.

 

Cheers.

[Dana W]

Blocks in use cannot be deleted since they are actually xrefs.

 

The only way I know of is to go into the block editor, and edit the block containing the one you want to delete. In there, you can explode or delete the block you wish. Then save the edited block. You can then purge the deleted block. You will have to do this to every one of them manually, or find someone willing to write a very complicated lisp routine.

[P_c]

Thanks Dana,

 

Your suggestion about going into each block was what i ended up doing because i was lucky that the blocks that i wanted to delete where in the same place.

 

A very complicated lisp routine was what i was afraid of.

 

Cheers.

[dbroada]

why do you want to delete them, why not leave them in place?

 

If all you want to do is "hide" them you can open the nested block in BEDIT and delete all graphical detail. When all the blocks have been redefined they won't be seen.

 

If the reason for removing them is that you want to bring in another block of the same name you could rename them in the first place.

[P_c]

The reason is because there was about 100 unwanted blocks inserted into the drawing and they all only contained a single point object.

 

These blocks where then inserted into alot of other blocks multiple times. This means there was thousands of points in the drawing and points increase the file size alot.

 

To much work just to go and change about 100 blocks or go and delete them.

[rkent]

Superpurge will do what you need, may be too late now.