Block update help?

[ACtrafficengr]

Recently, NY State adopted a new regulation for traffic signs, stop lights, etc. We now use the national Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), in lieu of the old state manual.

The problem is, sign codes have changed, and the code that used to refer to one sign, now refers to another. For example, W1-6 used to refer to a reverse curve sign. That is now called a W1-4, and W1-6 now refers to a double arrow sign, like you'd see across from a T intersection.

Well, I've renamed all the files, and made sure the paths in the tool palette point to the right files. On the palette, the double arrow is labeled W1-6, like it is supposed to be. The path points to the double arrow drawing. However, when I drag it into a drawing, a reverse curve sign (the old file) appears.

I've even deleted the tool, closed AutoCAD, re-opened it, and added the tool back, but this didn't work.

Help!

"...students of traffic are beginning to realize the false economy of mechanically controlled traffic, and hand work by trained officers will again prevail." - Wm. Phelps Eno, ca. 1928

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[CarlB]

You'll need to delete all instances of block "W1-6" out of the drawing, then "purge" it to get rid of the block definition, then you should be able to bring in the newly defined block.

 

[DonPhillips]

Or you can redefine the block in the drawing. In the old command prompt days, you put an "=" after the file name. In the dialog box, I think there should be a check box or something to redefine it.

Don Phillips

http://worthingtonengineering.com

 

[IFRs]

There is an express tool to replace blocks. It does not work with dynamic blocks but I don't think you have that problem.