Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
6
D
EALING
WITH
B
LOCKS
Chapter
In This Chapter
What Are Blocks?
Creating Blocks
Inserting Blocks
Exploding Blocks
Using
Design Center
Automatic Scaling
What Is a Tool Palette?
Creating a Tool Palette
Customizing a Tool Palette
Editing Blocks
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6.1 WHAT ARE BLOCKS?
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A block in AutoCAD
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is any shape that is repeated in one or more drawings
more than once.
Instead of drawing it each and every time you need it, use the following
steps:
Draw it once.
Store it as a block.
Insert it as many times as you wish.
Blocks in AutoCAD have changed over the years, which has made some of
the old procedures obsolete.
In this chapter, we will discuss the old methods, but we will concentrate more
on the new methods of using blocks.
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