Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
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AutoCAD will prompt you to:
Select objects:
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Once you are done, press [Enter] or right-click.
Once you explode a block, it will go back to its original layer (the layer the
block was created in).
Do not use this command unless you really need it.
In older versions of AutoCAD, a block could not be defi ned as a cutting
edge or a boundary edge in the
Trim
and
Extend
commands. Starting with
AutoCAD 2005, you can select blocks as cutting edges and boundary edges.
Therefore, there is no need to explode the block for this purpose.
You can also use this command to explode polylines to lines and arcs.
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6.5 USING DESIGN CENTER
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AutoCAD has a very helpful tool called
Design Center
, which allows the
user to share blocks, layers, and other things between different fi les.
In this chapter, we will concentrate on blocks.
The fi le you want to take the blocks from could be anywhere:
It could be on your computer.
It could be on your colleague's computer, which is hooked up to the
company's local area network.
It could be on a website.
To start the
Design Center
command, make sure you are in the
View
tab
on the
Ribbon
, and, using the
Palettes
panel, select the
Design Center
button.
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