Production Pulse Newsletter 2021_vol2_iss1

PRODUCTION PULSE I PULSE

NEWSLETTER VOLUME 1: ISSUE 2 – DECEMBER 2020 TER VOLUME 2: I SUE 1 – MARCH 2021

Blocks Not Inserting from Tool Palettes—Solutions Here!

AutoCAD (and AutoCAD - based) 2020 Issue

If you are experiencing an issue where certain blocks will not insert into a drawing from our tool palettes, please read below!

The Problem: When using AutoCAD 2020 (or AutoCAD - based software such as Civil 3D or Plant 3D) some of our standard blocks will not insert from our tool palettes. Nothing happens except a ‘ beep ’ from the computer—no error messages. The Reason: At some point in time, the effected blocks were modified using Civil 3D software. When a drawing is saved using Civil 3D (instead of vanilla AutoCAD), or if a new block is created using a template that was previously saved by Civil 3D, proxy objects are added to the drawing file. Installing 2020 Object Enablers does not resolve the problem, and in fact seems to be the root cause. Drawing Production

Our need to support AutoCAD 2017 and 2020 DWG fiormats (note: aDWG format change occurred in 2018) means we cannot simply save all our existing Tool Palette content as 2020 DWG format; doing so would prevent this content fromworking in AutoCAD 2017. Fortunately, not all blocks have been previously saved with Civil 3D, however, ones that have will all experience the issue noted above.

Blocks WILL INSERT CORRECTLY when using:

• AutoCAD without Civil 3D Object Enablers, or • Civil 3D software, or • AutoCAD ’ s Block Insertion Palette, or • AutoCAD ’ s CLASSICINSERT command.

Blocks WILL NOT INSERT CORRECTLY when using:

• AutoCAD with Civil 3D Object Enablers installed.

If you have any questions pertaining to the content within this article, please contact: Chad Franklin, Corporate CADCoordinator