Question
I downloaded an office chair block from CAD Block Exchange Network. I did not understand the "Student Version...Plot Stamp" message when I put it in with a group of office furniture blocks I had collected. I soon realized what the message meant and deleted the block and purged. Now anything from that collection of blocks creates a "Student..." plot stamp. What can I do to undo this? I can't afford to get rid of all the other blocks. They all seem to be contaminated.
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From contributor T:
I haven't had to deal with a student version drawing yet. My first thought would be to open each block and save them in your current version. After that you would still have to redefine each block that you already have inserted in your drawings.
1> save the DWG file as a 2000 DXF format file.
2> browse to the location of the DXF file and open it in NOTEPAD.
3> select "edit" and then "find" from the menu (or press CTRL + F).
4> type in the word "fingerprint" - without the quotation marks, of course - and press enter.
5> you will be taken to a section of text that looks like this (or very similar):
$PSTYLEMODE
290
1
9
$FINGERPRINTGUID
2
{**alphanumeric string goes here**}
9
$VERSIONGUID
2
{**alphanumeric string goes here**}
9
$EXTNAMES
6> delete the following lines:
$FINGERPRINTGUID
2
{**alphanumeric string goes here**}
9
$VERSIONGUID
2
{**alphanumeric string goes here**}
8> *Make sure you don't leave any blank lines or extra spaces! It should look exactly like this!*
9> save the file
