Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 17
The ABCs of Blocks
In This Chapter
Introducing blocks
Creating block definitions
Inserting blocks
Using attributes in blocks
Using PURGE to remove unwanted block definitions
Chapter 11 shows you how to copy objects within a drawing, or even
to
another drawing.
That's one way to use AutoCAD to improve drafting efficiency. You can copy a DWG file
and then modify it to create a similar drawing — an even better productivity booster, as
long as you're in the habit of making similar drawings. But all those are baby steps com-
pared to the techniques that I cover in this chapter and Chapter 18: treating drawings,
parts of drawings, drawings saved in Web format (
DWF,
or
Design Web Format
), PDFs, Mi-
croStation DGN files, and raster images as reusable and updateable modules. If you want
