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palette, and items that are grayed out cannot be changed. You can't
change any values in the AutoCAD text window.
3.
Close the Properties palette by clicking the X in the upper-left or
upper-right corner; then press Esc to deselect the door block.
Block insertion
means the same
thing as
block ref-
erence
, and both
are casually called
blocks
.
FiGuRE 7.21
The Properties palette with a door block selected
TIP
the X you click to close the properties palette is in the upper-left
or upper-right corner of the palette if it's floating and in the upper-right
corner if it's docked.
If you're ever working on a drawing that someone else created, these tools for
finding out about objects will be invaluable. The next exercise on working with
blocks involves placing windows in the walls of the cabin.
Creating a Window Block
You can create all the windows in the cabin floor plan from one block, even though
the windows are four different sizes (see Figure 7.22). You'll create a window block
and then go from room to room to insert the block into the walls:
1.
Make layer 0 the current layer.
2.
Right-click the Object Snap button on the status bar and click the
Midpoint and Perpendicular osnaps, if necessary, to set them as run-
ning osnaps, and then deselect Intersection.
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