Topic: DB in dwg to plain db dwg

[T-Square]

Hello All,


I have a scale bar DB that is within another drawing. Can't remember where I got the drawing from. Is there a way to extract the DB so that it is the "current drawing" and not a block in another drawing so that I can insert the DB as a block? I hope this makes sense.

I am trying to change the text style, thickness of the hatches and such.

Thanks for any assistance.

[Guest]

Here you go!

All you have to do is WBLOCK that block (AIA_Scales2).

[T-Square]

I don't get it. I can't wblock from within the block editor.

[Guest]

<side note> Shouldn't your avatar look more like this? T² </side note>

[Guest]

I don't get it. I can't wblock from within the block editor.

You don't do it within the block editor.

[T-Square]

Avatar... corrected. Thanks.

Still don't understand how you wblock a db within a drawing and get it to work. Do I explode first? I tried it and I can only get the DB when I explode it.

Sorry for the repeated questions.

[Guest]

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[T-Square]

Oh... and you lower 48'ers... here is something for ya.

Snowed 7 inches last week(all melted) and as I sit here looking out the sliding glass door the snow is coming down hard.

Can't a guy get a break. hahahahahaha 

[T-Square]

duh....

15 years of doing this stuff and I have never done that.  :ugly:

Thanks Matt.

[Guest]

duh....

15 years of doing this stuff and I have never done that.  :ugly:

Thanks Matt.

No problem.   :kewl:

[Kate M]

Personally, I like having all my blocks created in a container drawing. Easier to get them on a tool palette that way. I haven't used the insert command for blocks in years.

[T-Square]

Kate,

Kerry Brown helped me with an insert routine that sets layers, text, scale, att edits, etc. via a lisp. I added code to check for ps/ms and scale accordingly. i.e. if ms insert at  x dimscale. It works great. I create profiles, cui, and lisps according to client. That way I can use same routines for different clients while still using the same routines.

I still use a container drawing too.

We are up to 1" of snow so far.

[M-dub]

Personally, I like having all my blocks created in a container drawing. Easier to get them on a tool palette that way. I haven't used the insert command for blocks in years.

Call me what you want, but is this like Page Setups or layers?  I suppose it would be, eh?

[Kate M]

Kate,

Kerry Brown helped me with an insert routine that sets layers, text, scale, att edits, etc. via a lisp. I added code to check for ps/ms and scale accordingly. i.e. if ms insert at  x dimscale. It works great. I create profiles, cui, and lisps according to client. That way I can use same routines for different clients while still using the same routines.

Almost all of that can be done with tool palettes...except maybe whatever you're doing with the attributes, and it's more tedious (although possible) to maintain tool palettes for different clients. Just sayin' that there are workarounds for those of us who are LISP-less.