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CAD blocks are a collection of lines, polylines and other CAD objects that have been grouped together to form a single object that can be easily placed, selected and moved without affecting the appearance of the drawing.  To edit the objects that make up a CAD block, it must first be unblocked, however, if the CAD block has been stretched so that it no longer has the same aspect ratio, it cannot be unblocked.

To explode a resized CAD block

1. Open the Chief Architect plan with the CAD block that you wish to explode.


2. Using the Select Objects  tool click on the CAD block to select it, then click the Open Object  edit button.


3. On the General tab of the CAD Block Specification dialog: 
   
   
   
   
   
   • Specify both the Height Factor and Width Factor as 1 in the Size section.
     
     
   • Click OK to close the dialog and apply your change.
     
     
     
4. With the CAD block still selected, click the Explode CAD Block  edit button to break the CAD block into its individual components, which can then be edited.