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   I have a drawing with 100 blocks called 'tree' in it. 
I have another drawing with a different type of tree block. it is also called 'tree'. This is a palm tree.
If I want to insert the 100 tree blocks with the palm and I insert the palm 'tree' into the drawing it takes on the characteristics of the original tree.
If I rename 'tree' (palm) and inseert it then I have to insert it in 100 different places.

Obviously I could explode the palm, cut, paste into new drawing, make a block, label it tree, choose update block, pick elements of palm.. and this works.

But isn't there an easier way, ie when I insert the 'tree' Autocad should tell me 'you have inserted a block with a common name, do you want to revert to the original block OR overwrite the original block OR cancel'

can this be done?? Acad 2005 BTW.

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paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29.Aug.2007 Status: Offline Points: 3	Topic: INSERTING BLOCKS -Query Posted: 06.Sep.2007 at 15:43
	I have a drawing with 100 blocks called 'tree' in it. I have another drawing with a different type of tree block. it is also called 'tree'. This is a palm tree. If I want to insert the 100 tree blocks with the palm and I insert the palm 'tree' into the drawing it takes on the characteristics of the original tree. If I rename 'tree' (palm) and inseert it then I have to insert it in 100 different places. Obviously I could explode the palm, cut, paste into new drawing, make a block, label it tree, choose update block, pick elements of palm.. and this works. But isn't there an easier way, ie when I insert the 'tree' Autocad should tell me 'you have inserted a block with a common name, do you want to revert to the original block OR overwrite the original block OR cancel' can this be done?? Acad 2005 BTW.

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