2011

To save and insert a 2D or 3D section as a block
1 Click Home tab ➤ Section panel ➤ Create Block.
2 Select the section object.
3 In the Generate Section/Elevation dialog box, click 2D Section/Elevation
or 3D Section.
4 In the expanded dialog box, select Include All Objects.
5 Under Destination, click Insert as New Block.
6 Click Create.
7 In the drawing area, specify an insertion point for the new block.
An unnamed block is inserted consisting of 2D or 3D geometry.
To save section block components on separate layers
1 Click Home tab ➤ Section panel ➤ Create Block.
2 Click a section object.
3 In the Generate Section/Elevation dialog box, click 2D Section/Elevation
or 3D Section.
4 In the expanded dialog box, click Section Settings.
5 In the Section Settings dialog box, in the list of properties, click the Layer
box under the section component that you want to update.
6 In the expanded Layer list, specify the layer on which to place the section
block component:
■ To set an existing layer name, click *ObjectByLayer* or the name of
another layer. Go to step 7.
■ To create a descriptive label to be added to the block section layer
names, click New Layer Name Settings.
7 In the New Layer Name dialog box, specify how the descriptive text will
look:
■ Under Added Text Type, specify whether you want the descriptive
text to be a prefix or a suffix.
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