One important thing to notice is that when you want to exit the block editor, the furthest right button on the tab labeled “ Close Block Editor” is what you want to use. Notice that the background color is different (grey) which is good so that you remember that you are in the block editor and not in a drawing space (model or paper).Īlso note that the current ribbon tab is a “contextual tab” called “Block Editor” and the tools in this tab are helpful for editing blocks and that there is a palette called the “Block Authoring Palette” Your block will now open in the magical world of the block editor. You can now select your block and right click and select “Block Editor.”.The AutoCAD system variable is BLOCKEDITLOCK (shown below) and has a very simple On & Off settingĪs shown below, simply enter BLOCKEDITLOCK in the command line and set it to 0 (zero) to allow the block editor to be used. This okay, there is an AutoCAD system variable (setvar) that many CAD managers set that prevents users from editing blocks. And as shown below, when I use the BEDIT command, the command line says that the “Block Editor is disabled.” Simply select an instance of the block that you would like to editĪs you can see, the “Block Editor” option is greyed out which means that I am unable to use the block editor.You can use the BEDIT command ( or command alias BE )and select the block from the list. Without exploding the block and then recreating it, I suggest using the “Block Editor”

In the picture below, the scenario is that I have multiple instances of a block that contains attributes and the insertion point for this block is located at an odd location. Hopefully this post will help you save some time editing your block and also there’s an added bonus, I will show you how to add extra insertion points to your block – Yes, you can have multiple… You may come across blocks in a drawing where either the insertion point of the block doesn’t meet your needs.

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