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== Blocks ==
 
== Blocks ==
 
=== Insert Block Into Drawing ===
 
=== Insert Block Into Drawing ===
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A block is a collection of geometry that represents something logical. Blocks can represent doors, toilets, details or anything else. {{note|When a block is placed in a drawing it is referred to as an Insert or the block is inserted in the drawing space.
  
 
=== Create Attribute Definition ===
 
=== Create Attribute Definition ===

Revision as of 20:10, 4 March 2013

Blocks

Insert Block Into Drawing

A block is a collection of geometry that represents something logical. Blocks can represent doors, toilets, details or anything else. {{note|When a block is placed in a drawing it is referred to as an Insert or the block is inserted in the drawing space.

Create Attribute Definition

An Attribute is an editable text entity that when included in a Block can be edited later using the Edit Attributes function. This lets us have changeable text in each insert of a Block.

Make a Block

Write Block to File

External Reference Manager (XREF)

Line

Polyline

Circle

Arc

2 Point

3 Point

Point

Text

Single Line of Text

Multiline Text (MText)

Construction Ray

Dimension

Horizontal

more...

Vertical

Aligned

Radius

Diameter

Angle

Leader