Creating a CAD block of as-builts

[Mrducks]

I am VERY new to this program, and until a few weeks ago I was pushing a pencil around my drawing board. 

I was watching the instructional video on creating a CAD block of the as-built drawings to be used as an overlay/mask on my plan view so I could move walls and see where the original walls were.  In creating the block, I think I did everything correct, but I accidentally clicked on exploded view of the block.  it did not seem to do anything, however when I move the block to my drawing, a few parts and pieces of the drawing are missing.

 

is there a way to undo this error?  or, should I start over?

 

Thank you!

Steven

[javatom]

You could check archives and see if that saved version still has it as one intact block.

[Mrducks]

Thank you for that help.  it worked.

[DRAWZILLA]

Put that cad block, and unblocked lines, on a separate layer so you know where they are, and lock it if you find yourself losing lines.

[glennw]

10 hours ago, Mrducks said:

 

is there a way to undo this error?  or, should I start over?

That's what Undo is for.

[Chopsaw]

Cad Block Management could also be used to bail you out of a situation like that if it is too late to undo.

[DianneDSC]

I create a cad detail from view and then create the cad block in the cad detail window. This way the original line work is available if needed to adjust anything or reblock. Also, I do a save-as of my plan and name it "whatever"as-built.plan so I have the 3d version available as well. Then open up the working plan to start on the proposed remodel. 

[dshall]

14 hours ago, DRAWZILLA said:

Put that cad block, and unblocked lines, on a separate layer so you know where they are, and lock it if you find yourself losing lines.

 

On a separate later,  yes.

[DRAWZILLA]

I like to lock it for safety and highly recommend it, you can lock the layer or the cad block.

[ACADuser]

Locking on the demo layer also has the benefit of not snapping to those lines.