How to group dynamic blocks?

[juliaj]

Are there any ways to group dynamic blocks in AutoCAD 2013?

 

In AutoCAD 2010, my boss made this block (we call it “Item Num Tag”) by grouping three dynamic blocks with “Group command”. Each block consists of numerical numbers 0 to 9 and a visibility parameter. The grouped block let us choose the visibility of numbers for each dynamic block to create number tags. (The tag looks like “1.00”, “1.01”, etc)

 

However, when the grouped block is opened in AutoCAD 2013, visibility parameter for the grouped block is missing; the grouped block turned into a single block, no visibility parameter shows up.

 

So I recreated a block with visibility parameter in AutoCAD 2013 and made 4 copies of the block. Then group these 4 blocks. After grouping the blocks, the groped block turned into a single block without visibility parameter. I am not sure what I did wrong...

 

If grouping dynamic blocks is impossible, are there any other way to make a number tag like this?

 

I have attached the block file and it shows how the “Item Num Tag” looks like.

 

 

Thanks in advance

ItemNumTag.dwg

[Jeff H]

Check

PICKSTYLE

GROUPDISPLAYMODE

 

Is PICKSTYLE 1 or 3?

[juliaj]

Thanks, Jeff

 

GROUPDISPLAYMODE was set to 2... By switching to "0", the grips are shown.

Now I can use the existing grouped block.