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Quick Reference
See also:
■ Insert Blocks
Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Enter block name or [?] <last>: Enter a name, enter ?, enter ~, or press Enter
Units: <
INSUNITS specified for inserted block> Conversion: <conversion scale>
Specify
insertion point or [Basepoint/Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/Geographic]: Specify
a point or enter an option
Block Name
Grouped objects in an inserted drawing are inserted as unnamed groups. You
can list unnamed groups by selecting Unnamed Groups in the
Object Grouping
dialog box
.
Entering a tilde (~) displays the Select Drawing File dialog box (a
standard file
selection dialog box
).
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=
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