How to import blocks in .dwg files as groups?

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May 13, 2022
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At the moment when I import .dwg file all the blocks will be imported as separate elements. Is there a way to avoid that and import the blocks as groups?

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Kurt Gold

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It does not help you right now, but just a note: In older versions of Illustrator (at least up to CS5 or CS6) the DWG import used to be able to handle blocks as groups pretty well.

Kevin Stohlmeyer

Community Expert

You will need to use a third-party plugin like Astute Graphics or HotDoor to auto-join associated broken paths. DWG files always come in as line segments instead of grouped/joined paths.

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rasmusp32986604Author

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The question is not about paths, all the lines are imported as they should. The problem is with objects, for example thousands of circles, that are gouped in to a block in .dwg file but are imported as single elements and not as a group. I have searched for a plugin to fix that but haven't found in the descriptions anything about fixing the groups.

Kevin Stohlmeyer

Community Expert

dwg does not honor grouping. Everything comes in as a single path.

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