Combining Objects into Blocks - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 365

Electrical diagrams consist of many simple symbols, each of

which can be a block.

Cams and gears—or gear teeth—and other engine parts that

have been made into blocks can be assembled into a mechani-
cal drawing.

Plumbing diagrams, like electrical ones, use a variety of sym-

bols repetitively—valves, meters, pumps, and joints. You can
easily make them into blocks and then reassemble them into
the diagram.

In each of these examples, choosing the most useful location for the insertion
point will determine whether the block that you create will be a handy tool or a
big frustration.

Are You Experienced?

now you can…

E create blocks out of existing objects in your drawing

E insert blocks into your drawing

E vary the size and rotation of blocks as they are inserted

E detect blocks in a drawing

E use point filters to locate an insertion point

E revise a block

E drag and drop objects from one drawing to another

E use autoCaD's DesignCenter

E use the

WBLOCK command

E open palettes and control their appearance