Using the Rename Tool in AutoCAD to Rename Layers, Blocks, and Other Things

I had no idea this command existed, but found it when looking for a better way to rename a layer after a customer reported an error while running an AutoList.

The cause of the error was that the pipe block layer, SPRKDATA, was built in the drawing as sprkdata (lower case). While may of HydraCAD's routines are trained to work with either lower or upper case names, this routine was not.

Enter the RENAME command. As you can see from the dialog below, you can use it to rename many things in the drawing.

There are also command line options, to automate the renaming of many layer at once, for example. Such a procedure will be added to checkups in a future HydraCAD update, to eliminate such problems.