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Simple PLINE Transfer Printed From: CAD Forum Category: EN Forum Name: AutoCAD Forum Description: Discussion about AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, viewers, DWG and DWF formats, Design Review, AutoCAD 360, add-ons URL: https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12035 Printed Date: 18.Apr.2026 at 10:02 Topic: Simple PLINE Transfer Posted By: pweeks Subject: Simple PLINE Transfer Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 17:58 Hey all, I know there is probably an easy way to transfer a simple polyline shape from a clients dwg into mine without the hassle of having to purge all their layers and blocks. I tried the WBLOCK command and that seemed to work well. Just want to weigh my options and focus on the easiest/fastest way possible. Any other suggestions? Replies: Posted By: John Connor Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 18:00 Why wouldn't copy/paste work? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> Posted By: pweeks Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 18:03 Because it copies all the entities of the clients dwg. So afterwords I have to purge all their blocks, dim styles, text styles, and layers. Even if none of those were in the PLINE that I copied. For some reason all that stuff gets transferred too. Posted By: John Connor Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 18:15 It doesn't bring it all in.  Some maybe but not all.  Anyway, you should have a script, macro or lisp routine that automatically purges any unreferenced objects which should be run prior to saving and closing your drawing. Have you tried isolating the layer the spline is on prior to doing a copy/paste and see what it does/doesn't bring into a new drawing? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> Posted By: pweeks Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 18:18 True. Still an annoying burden though. I'm not too familiar with any of those routines but I've been thinking about researching into it a little bit more. If no one else provides another answer I'll go ahead and look into it. Thanks John. Posted By: pweeks Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 18:48 Just saw your edit John. What I tried before was making a line on the layer in my drawing, copied/pasted that into the clients drawing, matched the properties to their pline, and then I would copy/paste their drawing into mine. Still had the same result with the random blocks, layers, etc. Posted By: John Connor Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 18:52 Something is off with your explanation.  Why would you copy a single line from your drawing to the client's then copy their entire drawing into yours? ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> Posted By: pweeks Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 18:55 Sorry, copied/pasted their PLINE that now has my layer properties from their drawing into mine. Not the entire drawing. Posted By: John Connor Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 18:58 Why?  You open both drawings.  Copy their PLine or Spline or whatever entity/object from their drawing to yours THEN you change it's properties once it is inside your drawing.  Or change the object's properties to layer "0" then copy/paste it into your drawing.  You're introducing an unnecessary step. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> Posted By: pweeks Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 19:46 So it comes in as my layer and I don't have to purge theirs. My other option was to make theirs a "0" layer. I understood it was an unnecessary step. Hence why I'm searching for a new and better option.  Posted By: John Connor Date Posted: 29.Sep.2016 at 19:55 To each his own.  Have fun. ------------- "Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>> Posted By: mukul_miah Date Posted: 10.Oct.2016 at 05:25 At first copy this object then paste it in new drawing and select similar object & change object Property. That's ok. and need any other so use "convertpoly" command! ------------- Md Mukul Miah Quantity Survey Engineer

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