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Inserts multiple instances of a block in a rectangular array.
Summary
Options at the insertion point preset the scale and rotation of a block before
you specify its position. Presetting is useful for dragging a block using a scale
factor and a rotation other than 1 or 0. If you enter one of the options, respond
to the prompts by specifying a distance for the scale options or an angle for
rotation.
Blocks inserted using MINSERT cannot be exploded.
You cannot use MINSERT with blocks.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Enter block name or [?]: Enter a name, enter ? to list the currently defined blocks in
the drawing, or enter ~ to display the Select Drawing File dialog box
NOTE You cannot precede the name of a block with an asterisk to explode the
block's objects during insertion, as you can with INSERT.
Specify insertion point or [Basepoint on page 1181/Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate]: Specify
a point or enter an option
Insertion Point
Specifies a location for the blocks.
Enter X scale factor, specify opposite corner, or [Corner/XYZ] <1>: Enter a value,
enter an option, or press Enter
X Scale Factor Sets X and Y scale factors.
Specify Rotation Angle The rotation angle sets the angle of the individual
block inserts and also sets the angle of the entire array.
Number of Rows/Columns Specifies the number of rows and columns in the
array.
Distance Between Rows Specifies the distance (in units) between rows. You
can use the pointing device to specify the distance between rows, or specify
two points to define a box whose width and height represent the distance
between rows and between columns.
Distance Between Columns Specifies the distance (in units) between columns.
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