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    Default Showing blocks as Dynamic on tool palettes?

    Hi,

    I'm creating a lot of tool palettes at the moment by browsing in Design Centre right clicking the folder with the blocks & selecting the Create Tool Palette option.

    This is working great & is nice & quick when creating tool palettes. However I’ve noticed that the dynamic blocks do not display with the little 'lightning bolt' symbol to show that they are dynamic.

    Is there any easy way to update the tool palettes so that it shows which blocks are dynamic?

    Problem only seems to accur when I create the tool palette in this quick way using design centre.

    Thanks,
    Tool Palette Thomáís Og

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    Default Re: Showing blocks as Dynamic on tool palettes?

    The Lightning Bolt will show if what you dropped on the Palette is a Dynamic Block to begin with.
    i.e.: A Dynamic Block that has been saved in a container drawing that may have several Dynamic Blocks.

    If you drop a drawing file that has Dynamic Properties but not a named Dynamic Block on the Palette you will not have the Lightening Bolt Icon.
    The Name and the Source File will be different when looking at the Properties window from the Palette for Dynamic Blocks from a container file.

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    Default Re: Showing blocks as Dynamic on tool palettes?

    I had this same problem. I found that if you place a drawing that has multiple blocks in it, it won't show up with the lightning bolt. If you drag just a BLOCK (Dynamic block) from the .dwg file in Design Center to the toolpalette, it will show up with the lightning bolt. Even if your .dwg file only has dynamic blocks inside of it, it won't show up with the bolt.

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