Renaming Blocks

[SeanSweeney]

I have 100 examples of one block in a drawing. I want to change 25 to another symbol and leave the others as they are (basicly rename the 25 and then refedit them).

Is renaming blocks possible.

THANKS

 

[Exxit]

Hi seansweeney,

I think You can google for a lisp, which can replace selected blocks with another.
Without lisp:
Make a WBLOCK with the blocks, which You want to change->
OPEN the wblock, and RENAME the blocks, REFEDIT them->
reimport the wblock into Your drawing...

HTH, Lothar

ADT 2004
ACAD 2002

 

[borgunit]

You could take one of the blocks, explode it and then bo a block command on it to the new name. With Express tools, you could then use Block Replace With Another Block to pick the ones to change. Is that available to you?

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

 

[Exxit]

borgunit,

but how do You change a selected number of blocks, not all...?

ADT 2004
ACAD 2002

 

[borgunit]

Do you just want to randomly pick some blocks or do you have specific ones you need to change?

"Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." — Will Rogers

 

[SeanSweeney]

I wanted to change a specific group of blocks, not random

 

[Exxit]

I think You should work without lisp, use "wblock".

L.

ADT 2004
ACAD 2002

 

[diamondjim]

I wonder if you moved the 25 to another
layer if that would help. Then copy
all 25 to another drawing. Redefine
the 75 in the original drawing and then
insert the 25 back into the drawing.