Dialux to Autocad

[kieron]

I am exporting from dialuxo 4 to Autocad but all the luminaries I export have their own unique block reference. Is there any way to alter these references per the luminaire type? 

[BIGAL]

When I click the switch the light goes on, but still in the dark if you want help here, post a dwg and some one may be able to help.

[AONE_LED]

DIALux exports each luminaire as its own uniquely named block, so the names can't be changed at export. Best fix is after export: put one luminaire of each type on its own layer (DIALux usually keeps types on separate layers), then create a single clean block for that type, with the insertion point at the fixture centre. Use the Express Tools BLOCKREPLACE (or SWAPBLOCK, or the native BLOCKREPLACE in AutoCAD 2023 and later) to swap all the exported blocks on that layer for your block. Select them with QSELECT or SELECTSIMILAR first. Check the scale and rotation after the swap, since DIALux blocks are often in metres or millimetres. Finally, purge the old blocks and keep all fixtures on a dedicated lighting layer.