INSERT BLOCK WITH NEW NAME

[Wish List System]

Summary: INSERT AN EXISTING BLOCK & RENAME IT UPON INSERT

Description: It would be useful to be able to insert an existing block to a location on a drawing & give it a new name at the same time. Typically the block edit function would follow adding or altering content as required.

Product and Feature: AutoCAD - Blocks

Submitted By: Brian Rotherham on 08/02/2012

[arshiel88]

For the lack of this feature, I had a macro that prompts you for a new name and converts a selected block to a unique block definition. Probably won't vote for this. :D It will make my macro useless. Block editor have a "Save Block As" feature but it doesn't replace the block being edited by the new one, you still have to insert it manually.

[cadtag]

works at command line doesn't it?, INSERT newname=oldname

[arshiel88]

works at command line doesn't it?, INSERT newname=oldname

It searches for [blockname].dwg. I guess it only works for drawings being inserted as block, not on existing block. Although I'm not aware of this feature.