Saving the changes will change every block with the same name as that block, not just the one you edited, so if you have multiple instances of the same block in your drawing, they will all change if you edit them in the block editor. You can edit your block as you see fit within the editor and then save the changes before leaving, via the ribbon menu at the top of the screen. It is possible to edit blocks within blocks once in the block editor you go through the same process as above to edit the next block, but this will take you to an entirely different block editor for that block and ask you if you want to save your progress in the previous block. The block will appear as if it has been exploded, but if your block was made from other blocks, you will be able to select them individually but they will not be exploded too. This will take you to a separate screen which looks a bit like model space, but only contains the contents of that block. The block editor in AutoCAD is quite a powerful tool and I will not go into every feature in this tutorial, I just want to cover the basics and show you the key differences between this and then other methods of editing blocks.

Typically this will be if I am using a block which is make of several other blocks.Įxploding complicated blocks or blocks with attributes can make a big mess on your drawing, with lots of random text and tiny individual lines. Generally speaking, I will only explode a block of I want something from it which I can’t draw or make myself quickly. This can be a very handy feature when used correctly, but it can also ruin your drawing if you do it by mistake.

Giving your new block the same name as the old block will replace the old block everywhere in your drawing.

Choose a base point on the block (you can de select this option if you want).

Select the components you want to make the block from.

If you do decide to make a new block from the components of an old one, you need to do the following: This allows you to change the components as required and then you can either reform them into a new block or simply continue to use the components as they are. You select the block and hit ‘x’ followed by space and the block is broken up into it’s component parts and ceases to be a block anymore. ExplodingĮxploding a block isn’t really ‘editing’ as such, it’s more like destroying. Some methods of edit blocks are better suited to certain situations, so I will go through each of them now. Blocks are a very useful feature and there are several ways to edit them: This tutorial will show you how to edit blocks in AutoCAD.

Explode a block in autocad