Prevent modifications to the drawing from the "In place" block editor

[duccioa]

Hello to everyone,

I'm new to the forum, I work in France as an architect on Autocad LT2013.

 

I have a problem with the "in place" block editor and I couldn't find a solution on the internet, mainly because I fail to synthesise a sentence for the search that makes sense.

My problem is that when I am in "edit block in place" mode I am still able to edit the drawing, so that I can still delete or stretch or move certain elements, even though they are not part of the block.

This is quite annoying because it leads to unwanted changes and mistakes.

Is there a variable or an option to change it and prevent any modification to anything outside of the block?

 

Thank you,

Duccio

[ReMark]

Could this be what you are looking for?

Personally, I think it is a bad practice to edit blocks in place but you do what works best for you.

[Organic]

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Could this be what you are looking for?

Personally, I think it is a bad practice to edit blocks in place but you do what works best for you.

 

I agree.

 

Stop editing them in place and the problem goes away.

[duccioa]

Oh thank you a lot, I couldn't find it. I am using a French version and not used to it and sometimes I completely miss what I am looking for

What is the problem with editing the block in place?

I use it a lot for façade blocks in sections. I put them in place in the building sections and then in a separate file or area of the drawing I align an instance of each block so that I can double check that all of the heights and elements are coordinated. What is the drawback?

 

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[RobDraw]

There is no drawback other than the other drawing is accessible and/or editable. Just something to be aware of. I've gotten used to the block editor but there are still times when editing in place is the way to go. Like you mentioned, when you need to refer to something in the drawing as you are editing the block.

[ReMark]

The only drawback is just what you described in your opening post. Question is, how did the setting get disabled in the first place?

[PotGuy]

Isn't it normally on by default? Locking everything not in the in-place edit?

[ReMark]

Yes, I believe that is the default setting.