I’ve done some posts with suggestions for a better block manager. In using Rhino v5 on a drawing with more than 200 different blocks, I have some additional suggestions, requests, and comments. 1.) We need an option to list blocks (or exclude) that are not made of other blocks. We need to know what…

We use the ability to assign linked blocks to layers as a tool. In fact, if this feature went away, my workflow would have to change considerably. I can’t imagine how this would be an improvement.

I installed WIP one day because after spending hours trying to reassigned an object and each and everyone of the nested block to the layer I wanted, I got very frustrated. This thread gave me hope this would be better in Rhino6. I am not as disciplined as Brenda, I often, in the heat of designing, …

I am afraid to look. Did they implement any of this?

I’m not seeing anything new there.

James, thank you for the reply. I started this thread, because I saw the block manager as something that clearly needed some attention. The block manager isn’t as sexy as say working on Grasshopper, but it is an important part to get your ideas to the real world. This thread got almost half as muc…

totally agree with the double-click… i still find myself trying to do that…

[image] Brenda: Is any of this going into the V6 block manager? I didn’t see any changes in the last beta, but it’s been a month Fast forward to almost 2020, and what has changed ? NADA. My guess is that I have ranted about blocks for so long that the Rhino devs chose to never give a f… so …

Its a small company. The one person in charge of improving the functionality may be working on a long list of other more pressing items. Yes, you may have noticed I said “the one person…” It is a small company.

…added to my “useless fanboy comment” basket.

V6: Making a Better Block Manager

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