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do not use BYBLOCK or BYLAYER color, linetype, and lineweight settings

when creating these objects.

■ Objects in the block inherit color, linetype, and lineweight properties from

the color, linetype, and lineweight assigned to the current layer only.

For this choice, before you create objects to be included in the block

definition, set the current layer to 0, and set the current color, linetype,

and lineweight to BYLAYER.

■ Objects inherit color, linetype, and lineweight properties from the current

color, linetype, and lineweight that you have set explicitly, that is, that

you have set to override the color, linetype, or lineweight assigned to the

current layer. If you have not explicitly set them, then these properties are

inherited from the color, linetype, and lineweight assigned to the current

layer.

For this choice, before you create objects to be included in the block

definition, set the current color or linetype to BYBLOCK.

Create objects with

these properties

Create objects on these

layers

If you want objects in a

block to

Any but BYBLOCK or

BYLAYER

Any but 0 (zero)Retain original properties

BYLAYER0 (zero)Inherit properties from the

current layer

BYBLOCKAnyInherit individual properties

first, then layer properties

Floating properties also apply to nested blocks when the nested block references

and the objects they contain use the settings required for floating properties.

Change the Color and Linetype in a Block

You can change the color and linetype of the objects within a block only if

the objects in that block were created with floating properties.

If a block was not created using objects with floating color and linetype

properties, the only way to change these properties is to redefine the block.