Topic: Block management

[Andrea]

Depending what exactly you mean with block..!?

do you mean block like simple symbol for diagram or whatever..?
or you mean block with specific details ?

[Andrea]

just for info...

few month ago...I have created a block manager tools..
allow user to insert blocks without specifying a sclale...

if someone is interested..

[hyposmurf]

Im going to have a go with CABS menu thing first.Ill also get back to you when I have sorted the company block library.Then Ill know what blocks I need your program to insert.

[jwisherd]

I have to keep track of several thousand blocks, and keep up on my projects, so it is an ongoing process. I have created an orginized lib. structure, with all blocks that go into it are on layer 0, purged, scaled correctly, and named correctly, with correct insert points. I have a block construction folder that all new blocks go into and sit there till I have the chance to check and review them, and pass them along to our block lib. It's a slow ongoing process, but we now have an efficient lib.

[PHX cadie]

Hypo-Thanks for Block Manager ?
Tried Blib, its great, just what I've been looking for, but 1 small problem, (I can fix)
Think I'll blame blib, (but could be another of a dozen lisp's arx's), seems it keeps kicking my filedia setting to 0. Did you have the same prob?

[hyposmurf]

Wasnt me but MvdP who mentioned blib.Ive yet to use that program myself.Is there any support for the product?

[PHX cadie]

Yes, the install.txt said to reply for any bugs or probs. Just thought I'd ask around before I went that route. There is still allot for me to learn w/ cad, so perhaps I did not install correctly, maybe I need to add a search path or something that a more experienced person would know right off the bat. So I wanted to ask here if anyone else had the same thing. When you try it let me know how it works. I think its great, I just need to setvar filedia 1 to my mnu.
Stay safe, have no immediate plans to go acrross the "pond", but I still owe you that "pint" 

[PHX cadie]

Forgot.......
My previous employer had "Blockman" http://www.cadfx.com/blockman/
Its really great, but ~ $99.00(US). No slides, just browse to the folder(s) you want and it automatically shows large/small previews. I believe it updates the preview if the dwg has changed also.

[Keith™]

.... when someone has a problem because they copied a 3 year old drawing...

Of course that is the beauty of having a well defined standard. So that when I grab a drawing that is 3, 4, or even 5 years old, it will still be able to be used.

I regularly use drawings in my practice that are 7-8 years old, some even more than that ... the good thing is that no matter what I do,  since they are all standardized, I can manipulate them easily.

Sorry for the hijack ...

You are now returned to your regularly scheduled event.

[hyposmurf]

The more I look at previous drawings the more I feel like  .Standard symbols I click arent blocks, lines havent been drawn with ORTHO/OSNAPS and drawings that havent been purged.Seem to open previous drawings and spend quite a bit of time correcting the previous drawing before I carry out the work given to me.I dont want to hand over an incorrectly done drawing just because the previous drafter made mistakes,even if I look Im taking more time than I should.It seems however that its more important to get the owrk out the door than worry about following any CAD conention/standard.Im beginning to wonder whether Im wasting my time crewating a block library.

[LE]

.It seems however that its more important to get the work out the door

Yes.

[nivuahc]

Sad, isn't it?

One should never sacrifice quality for quantity... it always bites you in the end.

[MP]

[nivuahc]

indeed

[nivuahc]

In my answer for a YES... it is related to the issue of waisting time trying to put everything in a particular standard way.... nothing to do or against quality product....

Wasn't making a comment on your particular reply... just in general. I find that more and more people/companies are sacrificing quality for quantity these days. When a job comes back for modification later, all that sacrificing is going to be paid for one way or another. The 5 extra minutes of time spent doing something right will save you hours later on.