If all the objects in such a block cannot be exploded, the selected block reference will not be exploded. When nonuniformly scaled blocks contain objects that cannot be exploded, they are collected into an anonymous block (named with a “*E” prefix) and referenced with the nonuniform scaling.

Blocks with unequal X, Y, and Z scales (nonuniformly scaled blocks) might explode into unexpected objects. If a block contains a polyline or a nested block, exploding the block exposes the polyline or nested block object, which must then be exploded to expose its individual objects.īlocks with equal X, Y, and Z scales explode into their component objects. If within a nonuniformly scaled block, explodes into elliptical arcs.Įxplodes an associative array into copies of the original objects. (Not applicable to AutoCAD LT.)Įxplodes the current scale representation into its constituent parts which are no longer annotative. Any linetype assigned to the 3D polyline is applied to each resulting line segment. Relayer them and hide them so that they are invisible but available and then you can use them later if you find missing data after an explode process is completed.Explodes into line segments. If you feel that this is happening in a dataset, do not delete the blocks after exploding them. Wen you have done that you will be able to explode the block to extract the linework into the project. Select all the linework in the Block Editor view and use the Convert to Linestring Command to convert all of the line types (CAD Lines, Polylines, 3D Polylines, Multilines etc.) to Linestrings. However if you see this issue today you can select the Block and right click and open it in the Block Editor. Trimble tells me that the tool that they use to work with DWG and DXF files is the cause of the issue (or the way that they are using it), and that they will try to fix it going forwards. If encountered the symptom is that you explode Blocks, and if you select Delete Blocks after exploding checked on, that the blocks disappear yet no linework at all is created. The issue is caused by Blocks that have a line type called Multiline in the blocks. This issue came up last week and Trimble is trying to fix it at source, however we have a fix for this today as a work around.

Can you explode a block in autocad