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Drawing > Advanced Tools > WireCADify Block

Commandline: wirecadifyblock

Explanation

Occassionally you will want to use the geometry of a non-WireCAD generated CAD block. In order to do this you will need to give the necessary attribute set to the CAD block so that it can function in WireCAD as a working assignable entity.

 

Steps

Start the command.
Select a standard CAD block. It must be a block and not exploded entities.
Follow the directions in the dialog to complete the process of adding the WireCAD attribute set to the CAD block.

 

Possible Uses

Use existing CAD drawings and work with WireCAD to move the drawing forward.
Create custom appearance.

 

Dialog Options

Item

Description

Attribute Map Grid

Map your attribute to WireCAD's.

Descriptor Locations

Reposition the base WireCAD attributes using the Descriptor Locations map.

Hide All

Add all the WireCAD attributes but hide them from view.

Show Default

Show the default attribute set

Preview

Preview of the merged block.