topic Exported blocks to autocad are renamed - metadata problem. in Collaboration with other software https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Exported-blocks-to-autocad-are-renamed-metadata-problem/m-p/158154#M17857 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi!<BR /> <BR /> I'm trying to save layouts as drawings with view-ports for other consultants to use in a project.<BR /> The problem I'm having is that a block I've converted from Autocad that contains drawing number, date, scale, name's and so fort is renamed after conversion back to dwg.<BR /> Original block name is ritninfo_A1 and the name of the gdl object I've made is the same but after conversion the name of the block is ritninfo_A1[1].<BR /> <BR /> Why is this?<BR /> <BR /> And the block uses hidden fields for some of the data. Is this possible in a gdl object?<BR /> <BR /> The block is used as meta data for our contractors database to sort drawings and our drawing is rejected due to wrong block name.</T></DIV> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:23:11 GMT Anonymous 2012-06-12T12:23:11Z Exported blocks to autocad are renamed - metadata problem. https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Exported-blocks-to-autocad-are-renamed-metadata-problem/m-p/158154#M17857 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi!<BR /> <BR /> I'm trying to save layouts as drawings with view-ports for other consultants to use in a project.<BR /> The problem I'm having is that a block I've converted from Autocad that contains drawing number, date, scale, name's and so fort is renamed after conversion back to dwg.<BR /> Original block name is ritninfo_A1 and the name of the gdl object I've made is the same but after conversion the name of the block is ritninfo_A1[1].<BR /> <BR /> Why is this?<BR /> <BR /> And the block uses hidden fields for some of the data. Is this possible in a gdl object?<BR /> <BR /> The block is used as meta data for our contractors database to sort drawings and our drawing is rejected due to wrong block name.</T></DIV> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:23:11 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Exported-blocks-to-autocad-are-renamed-metadata-problem/m-p/158154#M17857 Anonymous 2012-06-12T12:23:11Z