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Replace Blocks (included in the Blocks Collection Tools)

About

This application replaces block references (and their corresponding block definitions) between two dwg opened documents (the source file and target file).
The target file is always the active dwg document while the source file is another opened dwg document.
All block references (inserts) and their corresponding definitions that match the name of block references in the source file will be replaced with references based on their definitions from the source file. The new references will have the same insertion points as the old ones.
The application makes the process of replacing old blocks with new ones very easy and very fast. Another important advantage is that the dynamic block properties' values can also be preserved, that means that the new block references will inherit the same dynamic block properties’ values as the existing ones (providing that the new blocks have matching dynamic properties names and the same allowed values for the respective properties).
You may, however, choose to not preserve dynamic properties' values and have the new blocks inserted with their default values.
Existing attribute values can either be copied to the new block (if attribute tags match) or they can be left empty and filled in later.

Features

- Replace block references (and their corresponding block definitions) between two dwg opened documents (the source file and target file).
- The target file and the source file are opened dwg documents. You can select the source dwg file from the opened files.
- All block references (inserts) and their corresponding definitions that match the name of block references in the source file will be replaced with references based on their definitions from the source file.
-Choose to replace block references from Model Space and/or All Paper Spaces of the target dwg document.
- The dynamic block properties' values can either be preserved like the existing ones, or the new blocks will be inserted with their default values.
- All other block properties' values will be preserved:
Layer
Linetype
LinetypeScale
Lineweight
Rotation
XscaleFactor
YScaleFactor
ZScaleFactor
-Delete existing, matched, block references
-Delete existing, matched, block definitions (if you also chose to delete the existing, matched, block references)

Usage and Screenshots

replacing block references and their corresponding block definitions

-Click Select file button to select the source dwg file. In the window Currently opened drawing files you can select a source file.

- The target file is always the active dwg document and is already selected.

-Choose to replace block references from Model Space and/or All Paper Spaces of the target dwg document. Both options are selected by default.

- Choose to preserve the dynamic block properties' values of the existing block references, or the new blocks will be inserted with their default values.

Attention, the dynamic block properties' values can be copied from the old references to the new ones only if the property names match and if its value is available in the new block.
For example, if the old and the new block both have a dynamic property name called Length and its value in the old block is 3.5, the new block's Length property has these allowed values: 3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5. In this case the application will be able to set the new block reference value for this property to 3.5.

All other block properties' values will be preserved (copied from the old references to the new ones)

-Select between preserving attributes' values for matching attributes tags or empty all attributes' values.

-You can delete existing, matched, block references

-You can choose to delete existing, matched, block definitions (if you also chose to delete the existing, matched, block references). The existing block definitions will be renamed with the prefix old to allow the new definitions to be copied to the current drawing.

System requirements

Compatible with AutoCAD 2006 through 2007
Operating System Windows2000, WinXP, Windows2003

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