# Convert BLOCK to XREF
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The BLOCKTOXREF command is used to replace all instances of a standard block with an xref. Unbind xrefs that are bound.
BLOCKTOXREF searches the entire drawing for references to a specified block name and replaces them with an xref that you specify. You can have the unreferenced block purged when done.
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