Issues with inserting blocks in CAD
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Dear old CAD users, has anyone ever encountered a situation where, when inserting a block, its original content gets automatically changed before it’s inserted into the diagram you need? For example, I want to insert a new version of a frame into a diagram (which originally used an old version of that frame). Even though I copied a new frame from a file that contained the new frame, it turns into the old version when pasted into the diagram I’m working on. I tried many methods, but none worked; I had no choice but to create a new file and paste both the content from the old image and the elements from the new frame into it. It worked somehow, but I still feel troubled about it. Please help me out
Haha, I know this – because in your file the old drawing frames weren’t completely removed (they seemed to be removed, but in reality they weren’t). There are two ways to fix this: 1. First, purge your drawings so that all unused elements are deleted, and then insert your new drawing frames. 2. Use the rename command to change the names of the old drawing frames hidden within your DWG files to names different from those of the new frames, and then insert your new drawing frames. I recommend the first option; the main reason is that the names of your old and new frame blocks are the same
I haven’t encountered such a problem; I compiled my own lsp file, and it works very well
Thank you to the technical team members on floor 2; I’ll give it a try later!
In newer versions of CAD, whenever a block with the same name as one in the drawing is used, a prompt will appear asking whether to redefine it; by selecting YES, the original block can be replaced with the new one