Blocks and Inserts - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 181

Fig. 9.6 The Insert tool icon in the Home/Block panel

Fig. 9.7 The Insert dialog with its Name popup list showing all the blocks

required under mouse control. Their angle of position can be amended
at the command line, which shows:

Command:_insert
Specify insertion point or [Basepoint/Scale/
Rotate]: pick
Command:

Selection from these prompts allows scaling or rotating as the block is
inserted.

4. Insert all necessary blocks and add other detail as required to the plan
outline drawing. The result is given in Fig. 9.8.

Example - second method of inserting blocks

1. Save the drawing with all the blocks to a suitable fi le name. Remember
this drawing includes data of the blocks in its fi le.

2. Left-click DesignCenter in the View/Palettes panel (Fig. 9.9) or press the

Ctrl

2 keys. The DesignCenter palette appears on screen (Fig. 9.10).
3. With the outline plan (Fig. 9.5) on screen the symbols can all be
dragged into position from the DesignCenter .