Oh, for pete's sake: Deleting a block/style parent????

[landrvr1]

Does ANYONE have a clue as to how you delete a block/style parent?

 

I imported some stuff from AutoCAD for a project, and two parents came with. I've tried editing in schematic view, etc with no results.

 

This is absolutely driving me bonkers. BONKERS!

:mad: :mad:

[mattclinch]

before you import your drawing explode everything right down and then purge your scene (file > drawing utilities > purge).

 

in max i think the blocks link to pieces of geometry or splines and deleting them usually takes the associated geometry with it. If you convert all geometry to edit polys or editable splines it usually lets you delete them.

[JonRashid]

If u hide all objects and shapes and do a select invert it will pick all the blocks etc. You can then delete and unhide everything again.

[landrvr1]

Hmm. No luck guys. Thanks though. Selecting the child and delete leaves the parent. Can't delete the parent, but I can move it (and the child follows).

 

Weird.

 

I just copied all the other info in the drawing and did a Save Selected to a new file.

 

Still, would love to know how to delete those buggers.

[quizzy]

I got a script somewhere that does that.... i'll have to look for it...

[quizzy]

ah there we go.. this is a macroscript that removes all links...

[landrvr1]

quizzy, thanks.

 

Having trouble firing up that script. I only seem to get the script editor window. Running the script doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?

[Nic H]

you can delete/ unlink the links in the links dialouge.

no script needed

[quizzy]

its a macroscript, so you have to run it, then customize toolbar, and find the script from that menu.. the catagory is: CAD cleanup

[kbotnen]

Same problem here.

 

Have to get rid of the Block/Style links. Tried the script. run script -> assign to hotkey -> press hotkey -> nothing happens. Block/Style parent (Object) still show up in schematic view. max 2008.

 

-K-

[quizzy]

I'm still on max9 so I cant try it out for you...

[kbotnen]

I found another script: http://www.vizdepot.com/forums/printthread.php?t=7905

 

This was a solution for me, maybe not for everybody. It does not convert geometry, its completely delete the objects. My polycount went down 50% and I have to fix alot of thing. But I needed it to get my exporter to succeed, it did, rest of the mess I can fix manually

 

-K-

[maxtol]

Thanks quizzy! its works perfect on MAX 2008. To run it I just follow your instructions.

[Justin Hunt]

is this just for 2D dwg files or does it work with 3D dwg file too.

 

jhv

 

Just tested, crapped out on a large file (3000+ ADT objects) and worked great on a smaller file (300 adt objects)

 

Just trying again on the larger file

Edited November 28, 2008 by Justin Hunt
more info

[kadu_neil]

its a macroscript, so you have to run it, then customize toolbar, and find the script from that menu.. the catagory is: CAD cleanup

 

THANKYOU so much for that script and help on how to use it...... i can now delete "parent block style objects" without disturbing my max scene geometry..... thanks again friend.

[davetyner]

this works for me (max 2011)

 

for o in objects do (
o.controller=prs()
if classof o.parent == LinkComposite do o.parent = undefined

)
for o in objects where classof o == LinkComposite do delete o