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Enter block name (page 526) or [? (page 527)] <last>: Enter a name,
enter ?, enter ~, or press Enter
Units: <
INSUNITS (page 1373) specified for inserted block> Conversion:
<conversion scale>
Specify
insertion point (page 527) or [Basepoint (page
527)/
Scale (page 527)/X (page 527)/Y (page 527)/Z (page 527)/Rotate
(page 527)]: Specify a point or enter an option
Block Name
Entering a tilde (~) displays the Select Drawing File dialog box (a
standard file
selection dialog box
(page 723)).
You can control block insertion behavior in response to the Enter Block Name
prompt by following the listed examples.
 Inserting Exploded Blocks: Preceding the name of the block with an asterisk
(*) explodes the block and inserts the individual parts of it. The block
definition is not added to the drawing.
 Updating a Block Path: If you enter a block name without a path name,
INSERT searches the current drawing data for an existing block definition
by that name. You can replace an existing block definition with an external
file by entering the following at the Enter Block Name prompt:
block name=file name
 Updating a Block Definition: If you make changes to a block file that is
inserted in your drawing and you want to change the existing block
definition without creating a new block insertion, enter the following at
the Specify Insertion Point prompt (following the Enter Block Name
prompt):
block name=
If you enter = after the block name, the following prompt is displayed:
Block "current" already exists. Redefine it? [Yes/No] <No>: Entery, enter n,
or press Enter
If you choose to redefine the block, the existing block definition is replaced
with the new block definition. The drawing is regenerated, and the new
definition is applied to all existing insertions of the block definition. Press
Esc when prompted for the insertion point if you do not want to insert a
new block into the drawing.
NOTE Grouped objects in an inserted drawing are inserted as unnamed groups.
You can list unnamed groups with the GROUP command.
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