To Swap Blocks

1. Click Schematic tabEdit Components panelSwap/Update Block. Find
2. Determine whether you want to exchange one block for another (Option A) or update all instances of a given block with an updated version of the same block (0ption B).

   Option A: Select to swap a block one at a time, drawing-wide, or project-wide.

   • Indicate whether to pick a new block from the icon menu, pick a new block just like another block, or pick a new block from the File dialog box.
   • Determine whether you want to retain old attribute locations, old block scales, or retag if parent swap causes family changes.

   Option B: Select to update a block by replacing it with a new version or substitute new versions of all blocks.

   • Specify the file name of the block that to substitute for all instances of the selected block.
   • Determine whether you want to retain old attribute locations, old block scales, or copy the attribute values of the old block to new swapped block.
3. Select whether to use the same attribute names or use an attribute mapping file.
4. Click OK.
5. If you selected to pick a new block from the icon menu, select the icon from the Insert Component dialog box.
6. Select the component to swap out.
7. If you chose to do a project-wide swap, select the drawings to process and click OK.

   The chosen component is replaced with the symbol selected in the Insert Component dialog box.