hi i'm a student and work with autocad sometimes like the title says i have a problem to explode a block, when i do autocad gives me te following messages:1 was not able to be exploded.1 coult not be exploded.i searched for solutions on the internet but none of them have worked yet.Also the allow exploding by properties is on so that can't be the problem.does any body know what i'm doing wrong or what i should do.Kind regards,Nick

See the possible reasons and cure in the related tip 4023:
http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=4023

Hello nickske8X, have you got problems with your blocks or with other persons blocks ?
When you make your blocks you've got the option or not to authorise the block explosion.

If it is an anonymous block it can be exploded using the lisp routine, found in the link below, by Lee Mac (post #5) that uses defun c:ExplAnon to invoke the program.http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=37245.0

hello philippe joseph,i have problem to explode other persons blocks.

Hello N° 2 nickske8x, I took a look at your problem and it looks like that a block made with unexplodable option can't be exploded even with EXPLMODE = 1.
I haven't find the solution in the TIP 4023.
 
It's still possible to copy each line, arc, etc of the unexplodable block with the command NCOPY but it's exhausting because you just can select the objects one by one.
 
On the other hand, if these blocks were made unexploable it's maybe for a good reason.
 
But you can modify them with the command REFEDIT (  you "enter" in the block without exploding it and modify it like you want ), and it's maybe your solution.

thanks for the help everyone.I finally found a solution, now i can select al the lines separately.This is how i done it:I double clicked on the block than the screen reference edit came up i choose settings and saw that lock object not in working set was on.Turned that of and now i can do everything with the drawing.maybe its not the right way to do it?but i'm happy i can finally use parts of the drawinggreetings nick

oh i was to quick to celebrate.i'm now in reference edit and can't save the file. In fact i can't do anything with it so i type refclose and yes its a block again..you can see that i'm new with autocad i think haha.hope someone can give me a solution.And Philippe Joseph thank you for your help so far!
nickske8x2012-12-20 15:19:01

Hello nickske8x, will you be able to attach the block,I had this issue before, copy the block and insert it in a new drawing, check explode box when inserting the block.
good luck..

Finally got something that works, and its very easyFirst select the block and go to block editor.Than copy the block in block editor and paste it on a other acad sheet.After this you can select al lines separately


nickske8x2012-12-21 14:10:24

Hello N° 3 nickske8x, you are happy to do this because in my block editor ( REFEDIT ) I have a message that says : the command COPYCLIP is not accessible .

if i understand your question/remark good you mean that in refedit you can't do anything whit it.As i know (i'm just a amateur) refedit and block editor are 2 different things.If you set the block in block editor and do as i said last time it works

Hi Philppe,I hope I am not late. If you are trying to copy something inside a block by using the hot keys(or keyboard command ctrl_c), well you can't. what you have to do is copy the object by typing copy or c then enter, click base point then click anywhere you can put it (which is visible of course). then select the copied object and then type in the command line REFSET then click remove, now it will be taken out of the block and placed onto you model layout. Taddahh!!! you've copied the thing!!!Ciao!!!ArnieNever underestimate, always have a spare!!! :)