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Insert Blocks
When you insert a block, you create a block reference and specify its location,
scale, and rotation.
Scale Block References
You can specify the scale of a block reference using different X, Y, and Z values.
A block that uses different drawing units than the units specified for the
drawing is automatically scaled by a factor equivalent to the ratio between
the two units.
Edit Custom Properties and Attribute Values
If you insert a block reference that includes editable custom properties or
attributes, you can change the values of these custom properties and attributes
in the Properties palette while you insert the block. The blocks custom
properties and attributes become editable in the Properties palette after the
block is specified in one of the following ways:
In the Insert dialog box after clicking OK.
Using the -INSERT command after entering the block name.
Clicking a block tool on a tool palette.
Insert a Drawing File as a Block
When you insert an entire drawing file into another drawing, the drawing
information is copied into the block table of the current drawing as a block
definition. Subsequent insertions reference the block definition with different
position, scale, and rotation settings, as shown in the following illustration.
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