Fix the Block Insert issue

The issue:

Block insert with the keyboard shortcut I

This has been so annoying that I often find ways to not insert blocks anymore.

There are work arounds that make the problem go away.

you can use the command.  CLASSICINSERT

What I found and used was way to easy and sweet to not document for my own reuse.

I normally just type I and boom the insert dialogue box pops up.

Since 2019 this new Insert command often just hangs.  Which sucks. 

Autocad has this acad.pgp file that is the old school way to load command line aliases

I found this solution here: (not sure if that link will remain valid, so I just copied the text.)

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-map-3d-forum/acad-pgp-command-alias-editor-in-map-3d-2019/td-p/8590554

To edit the pgp file in use by your session, at the command line, type this:

(startapp "notepad" (findfile "acad.pgp"))

this will pop up notepad, where you will search for 

I,     *INSERT and swap it out with  *CLASSICINSERT

while you are there you might as well swap out 

AR,    *ARRAY with the old school     *ARRAYCLASSIC

Save the file and close it.

Back in cad type REINIT

and make sure to click PGP file.

Cheers

DATAEXTRACTION

 PROBLEM:  Old Land Desktop points as blocks that you would like to use as civil points

You can use the command DATAEXTRACTION

This command allows you to select the point block and extract the attributes to a csv file.

Choose a file name and save path

Next select the source.  I used objects in the current drawing.

I selected the properties of the block that I want to export.

I then sorted the columns how I would like to see them (you could also do this in excel)

Once this file is created you can open and manipulate the data however you choose and import into Civil as ponts.