BLOCKREPLACE command

Replaces block definitions.

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Method

This command displays the Block Replace dialog box.

Note:
  • Modified (anonymous) instances of dynamic blocks cannot be selected by name.
  • Externally dependent blocks cannot be replaced.
  • When a block with attributes is replaced by a block without attributes, the replaced block reference keeps the old attributes.
  • When a block without attributes is replaced by a block with attributes, the replaced block references doesn’t insert new attributes.
  • When an annotative block is replaced with a non-annotative block, the block reference keeps the old context data manager and annotation scales in the extension dictionary.
  • When a non-annotative block is replaced with an annotative block, BricsCAD adds context data immediately according to CANNOSCALE.
  • When a dynamic block is replaced by a non-dynamic block or another dynamic block, the old extension dictionary AcDbBlockRepresentation is removed from the block reference.
  • Dynamic blocks that are replaced keeps their parameter values if the replacement blocks have parameters with the same name and type.
  1. Select the block to be replaced.
  2. Select particular block instances.
  3. Options.
  4. Select the block to replace selected block instances.
  5. Choose a .dwg or a .dxf file instead of a block name.
  6. Select a block by clicking on it.
  7. The blockName.

Select the block to be replaced

Selects a block by name to be replaced.

Note: The modified (anonymous) dynamic blocks cannot be selected by name.

Select particular block instances

Selects any block instances, including modified (anonymous) dynamic block instances to be replaced.

Options

Replace similar inserts
Replaces all modified (anonymous) and unmodified instances of dynamic block and all instances of non-dynamic block selected.
Keep parametric block expressions
Keeps the parameters' expressions of the old block if the replacement block has parameters with identical names.
Purge unreferenced block
Removes unreferenced block instances.
Select the block to replace selected block instances by
  • Choosing a block name from the list.
  • (5) Browsing for a .dwg or a .dxf file (the file name will be the block name).
  • (6) Selecting a block by clicking on it.
  • (7) Typing a file name of an external .dwg or .dxf that will be used as a new block name (e.g. fileName.dwg) or typing "blockName=fileName.dwg" when the new block name should be different than the file name.
    Note: fileName.dwg can have blocks with the same names as in the current drawing. In this case, blocks from the file do not re-define blocks with the same names already present in the current drawing.
    Note: If fileName.dwg file is not located in the support file search path, you have to indicate the complete path.