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   I have Multiple DWG that all need to be combined. For example I have 13 dwgs that all need to be one dwg. Instead of having to open up each one, selecting all, and then pasting to original coordinates in a new dwg; i was wondering if there is a simpler or easier way of combining all the dwgs?  I am using AutoCAD 2009 or I have Map 2007 as well. 

Edited by ISElation - 11.Mar.2009 at 16:08

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ISElation Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 07.Dec.2007 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD Map 2011 Status: Offline Points: 53	Topic: Combining Maps Posted: 11.Mar.2009 at 16:05
	I have Multiple DWG that all need to be combined. For example I have 13 dwgs that all need to be one dwg. Instead of having to open up each one, selecting all, and then pasting to original coordinates in a new dwg; i was wondering if there is a simpler or easier way of combining all the dwgs? I am using AutoCAD 2009 or I have Map 2007 as well. Edited by ISElation - 11.Mar.2009 at 16:08

msplcdykee69 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15.Dec.2008 Location: United States Using: Civil 3D, Map, Inventor, Mechanical, & Electrical Status: Offline Points: 163	Posted: 11.Mar.2009 at 17:36
	You can open a new drawing insert them as x-refs and when you make changes to the original drawing it will update the master drawing. Or you can insert the individual drawing as a block get it where it needs to be in relation to the other 12 blocks then use the command burst or explode to make all thise 13 blocks one drawing.

ISElation Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 07.Dec.2007 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD Map 2011 Status: Offline Points: 53	Posted: 11.Mar.2009 at 18:46
	That doesn't help me. I need all the items on the one map to be functional and if i add them as a block and then explode them, it is much easier and faster to paste to original coordinates. What I have is 13 dwgs. A road dwg, a section line dwg, a water ways dwg, and so on. All of them are geographic spatially correct. that is why paste to original coordinates is key. they all fall on top of each other. what i need is all them to be on one map, and i want to do it in the quickest way possible.

ddowney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10.Mar.2009 Location: Canada Using: AutoCAD Map 2012 Status: Offline Points: 6	Posted: 11.Mar.2009 at 19:37
	A quicker way is to use the Multiple command. Type "Multiple" then "Insert", the Insert dialog box comes up and you configure it -"Insertion point" = check off with x=0 y=0 z=0 -"Scale" = check off with value x=1 and "Uniform scale" = checked on -"Rotation" = check off -"Explode" = Check on Then browse for the first file and hit Ok...The dialog box will continue to come up where you can browse for the next file, until you hit "Cancel". You do not have to configure the dialog box each time but simply browse to the next file. This atleast saves having to open each file in CAD.

ddowney Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10.Mar.2009 Location: Canada Using: AutoCAD Map 2012 Status: Offline Points: 6	Posted: 11.Mar.2009 at 20:04
	Thinking about it again the Xref method is much faster. -Start a new drawing -XREF -Attach drawings (here you can choose all 13 at once) -configure the xref dialog box to come in as an attachment at 0,0,0 with scale of 1 -once they are all there you can select all 13 dwgs in the xref dialog box, right click and say BIND which brings up another dialog box where you choose INSERT (maintains original layer names) -all the drawings are int here as blocks and they are the only things in the newly created dwg so you can EXPLODE ALL and all 13 dwg blocks are exploded at once I tried it with a few drawings and it only took only a few seconds to complete.

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