Problem with blocks in a drawing
Problem with blocks in a drawing
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I have just recently started using blocks in drawing sheets and I'm having a problem I just can't figure out myself.
I have a block, consisting of some simple text, inserted onto the sheet format of a drawing. The block is linked to a file. When I edit the original file, then open the drawing, the block does not change. If I click the block, the property manager page shows the correct path to the block. If I click Browse, and select the same file, the block updates.
Shouldn't the block update automatically whenever I open a drawing? Or am I misunderstanding something about how blocks are supposed to work?
I have a block, consisting of some simple text, inserted onto the sheet format of a drawing. The block is linked to a file. When I edit the original file, then open the drawing, the block does not change. If I click the block, the property manager page shows the correct path to the block. If I click Browse, and select the same file, the block updates.
Shouldn't the block update automatically whenever I open a drawing? Or am I misunderstanding something about how blocks are supposed to work?






RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2005 SP 4.0 (changing soon)
Nvidia Quadro FX 1000
AMD Athalon 1.8 GHz 2 Gig RAM
RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
Forgot to mention in my first post, SW2007 SP2.1
RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 04-21-07)
RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
I've been using SolidWorks every day for the past 7 years, and I've never had trouble learning features that were new to me, but these blocks are driving me crazy!
RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
My test was:
1) Make a block.
2) Place the block on a drawing
3) Go back to the original block and make a change.
4) Re-save the block (RMB the block and select "Save block")
5) Go back to the other drawing and the block updates as intended.
Regards,
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RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
Also, the same thing will happen with hatch patterns, a rebuild will not update the pattern, even after a reload of SW; you have to re-select it.
Charles Culp
Design Engineer
Essex Industries
Aerospace & Defense Div.
RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
As a side note, I would think that having the block linked to the file may make things sticky when it comes to revision management.
Eric
RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
We don't need to worry about revision control, these are just internal shop notes that need to be changed before we send the deliverables to the customer.
RE: Problem with blocks in a drawing
Regards,
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