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- 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.
- Select whether to use the same attribute names or use an attribute mapping file.
- Click OK.
- If you selected to pick a new block from the icon menu, select the icon from the Insert Component dialog box.
- Select the component to swap out.
- 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.