Wblock Settings

[tbedrich]

I am wblocking lines to an dxf file and importing them into another program.
I was using 2008 and everything was working.
I just upgraded to 2011 and it does not work.
I am thinking that it is some setting, but have had no luck finding the setting.
Any help will be appreciated

Thanks

[RobertB]

There is no such thing as "wblocking lines to an dxf". You can export a drawing to a DXF file. Perhaps that's what you meant?

When you say it is not working, what is not working? Creating the DXF? Importing the DXF?

[tbedrich]

no I have a drawing with parts drawn in it, the parts consist of only lines and arcs.
The drawing has multiple parts in it. I am then WBLOCK ing the individual parts into a dxf file with only one part in each file.

They were able to import into the other program with ACAD 2008.
With ACAD 2011 the other program does not import the dxf files, it said that they are an invalid file.
Other people have ACAD 2010 and it is able to import dxf files into the other program.

Is there a setting that when you WBLOCK it attaches data to the file or something like that?
Thanks

[cadtag]

... I am then WBLOCK ing the individual parts into a dxf file with only one part in each file....

see, this is the part I'm not understanding. WBLOCK creates a DWG on the filesystem, and I don't see any options to create a DXF.

A DXF is a drawing file in Drawing eXchange Format- it can be opened in Acad, but while opened it's really just another drawing file in memory.

How are you getting that back to DXF after you insert the additional linework? SaveAs to a DXF version? DXFOUT? or ????

Perhaps you simply need to saveas to a lower version of the DXF format?

[tbedrich]

I started a new drawing in 2011 and I also did not have the option to WBLOCK to a dxf, but I could to a dwg file.
I tried WBLOCK ing to a dwg and it did not work.

When I did DXFOUT it did the entire drawing.
I am just trying to get part of the drawing.

I was finally able to find under File>Export
I could create a dwg file that the other program could import.

I am still hoping on finding a setting that will let me WBLOCK to a dxf.

[rkmcswain]

I am still hoping on finding a setting that will let me WBLOCK to a dxf.

By definition, the term WBLOCK creates a DWG file - I think that is why we are confused with your remark about "Wblocking a DXF".

However, you can export a selection of your drawing to DXF, but you have to do one important step.

Run the ._Save or ._SaveAs command.
Check the Files of Type to one of the DXF options.
In the upper right corner of the dialog, click on Tools, then Options.
Change to the DXF Options tab.
Check the "Select Objects" toggle
Now when you press Save back in the main dialog, you will be prompted to select objects.

You can also do this using the command line version of ._SaveAs
Set Filedia to 0, run the ._SaveAs command and follow the prompts.
This is useful if you want to create a script.

[cadtag]

Ok,

What you need to do is select the entities you want, and use the WBlock command to write them out to the file system as a new drawing. Open that drawing in Acad, and then either type DXFOUT at the command prompt, or do a SaveAs and pick one of the DXF formats in the dropdown list. If the final recipient of the DXF file is having a hard time with the file, choose one of the older versions in the list.

WBlock and DXFout are different things.

or listen to RK, he beat me on the reply