Take updeted library block in to use

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akisal
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Take updeted library block in to use

Post by akisal » Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:36 am

I have been using block from library in my drawings and now updated used library file and would like to update my drawings to use updated library block.

How do I do it?

Is it possible to select all xyz named blocks some how?

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andrew
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Post by andrew » Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:11 am

I'm afraid that's not easily possible at this point as there is no link between the part library blocks and the inserted blocks after insertion.

There is an alternative called XREF which is not supported by QCAD at this point but planned for a future release.

For now, the easiest way I can think of is:

- Open the block you want to update for editing
- Delete its contents

- Open the part library item with the new block definition as drawing in QCAD
- Copy its contents
- Paste into block of your drawing

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Post by akisal » Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:18 pm

andrew wrote: - Open the block you want to update for editing
- Delete its contents

- Open the part library item with the new block definition as drawing in QCAD
- Copy its contents
- Paste into block of your drawing
Thanks Andrew.

Actually copy paste solution works quite well. My previous solution was over complicated involving block renaming and reference block change...

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