Combining Objects into Blocks - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 342

FiGuRE 7.42 The new 3 ′ -0 ″ (915 mm) window in the bathroom
You have inserted five windows into the floor plan, each generated from
the A-GLAZ block. You created the A-GLAZ block on layer 0 and then made the
A-GLAZ layer current, so each window block reference took on the characteris-
tics of the A-GLAZ layer when it was inserted.
TIP all your windows are in 6 ″ (150 mm) thick walls, so they are all
6 ″ (150 mm) wide. But what if you want to put a window block in a 4 ″ (100
mm) wall between two interior rooms? You can still use the A-GLAZ block.
During insertion, you change the Y scale factor to 2/3 to reflect the change
in thickness of the wall.
FiGuRE 7.43 The cabin drawing after inserting the windows and adjusting the zoom factor
You can disassociate the components of blocks by using the EXPLODE com-
mand. The tool is found in the Home tab ➢ Modify panel or on the bottom
item on the Modify menu. Exploding a block has the effect of reducing the block
to the objects that make it up. Exploding the A-GLAZ block reduces it to three
lines, all on layer 0.