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Expert: - 3/11/2004


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I know how to create a block and see it listed for reuse from the make block pull-down list but how do I delete it from that list. Say I created it wrong and want to get rid of it. I can erase it from the print I put it in, easy enough. But,
I can't seem to find anything that explains how to preform that delete function from the List of blocks. Applys to versions R14 and above.
Thanks for helping, Bill.  

Answer
Bill:
When there are no references in the drawing to the block name, neither as a nested block or a simple, inserted block, it can be purged with the purge or -purge command.
If it exists in the drawing database, it cannot be purged.  Nested blocks are difficult to find, so purge won't always display the block as ready for purging.

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