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Block Unit
Displays information about the block units.
Explode
Explodes the block and inserts the individual parts of the block. When Explode
is selected, you can specify a uniform scale factor only.
Component objects of a block drawn on layer 0 remain on that layer. Objects
having color BYBLOCK are white. Objects with linetype BYBLOCK have the
CONTINUOUS linetype.
INSERT Command Line
If you enter -insert at the Command prompt, INSERT displays prompts on
the command line.
Enter Block Name or [?—List Block Names] <last>: Enter a name, enter ?, enter
~ , or press ENTER
Units: <INSUNITS specified for inserted block> Conversion: <conversion scale>
Specify “Insertion Point” on page 550 or [“Basepoint” on page 551
Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/PScale/PX/PY/PZ/PRotate]: Specify a point or enter an option
Block Name
If you have inserted a block in the current drawing during the current editing
session, the name of the last block inserted appears as the current block in
the prompt.
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 Boxes).
You can control block insertion behavior in response to the Enter Block Name
prompt by following the listed examples.
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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. If no such block definition exists in the current drawing,
INSERT searches the library path. If a file is found, the file name is used for
the block name upon insertion of the block definition. The same block
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