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Can't insert block in drawing

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Topic: Can't insert block in drawing
Posted By: satish14feb
Subject: Can't insert block in drawing
Date Posted: 13.Jun.2011 at 14:01
while inserting block in drawing i am getting "Block FWDS_FP references itself" this error message.
Please suggest any solution


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satishk


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Posted By: philippe JOSEPH
Date Posted: 13.Jun.2011 at 15:46

I supose that in the file that you are trying to insert a bloc name is the same as the file name, wich is not possible.

Open the file "Block FWDS_FP" and remame the bloc of the same name of the file, save it and retry to insert the file.
 
When you have inserted a complete file into an other the file becomes a bloc.

Posted By: philippe JOSEPH
Date Posted: 13.Jun.2011 at 15:52
An other possibility is that you have created a bloc in wich there is already a bloc with the same name.

Posted By: tulip3D
Date Posted: 13.Jun.2011 at 22:06
Try maybe 'purge all'...that may delete any references left behind.

Posted By: titashtalukdar
Date Posted: 14.Jun.2011 at 08:12
What JOSEPH said is truly the thing you are ought to do. First PURGE the drawing. Then COPY the Block to a new drawing, RENAME it to say some xx name, and bring it back to the present drawing. This will help you with resolving the problem

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ar.titashtalukdar

Posted By: satish14feb
Date Posted: 14.Jun.2011 at 09:37
Thank you Mr. Joseph, your solution works for me.

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satishk


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