Once you add a folder you can use it for all future drawings, unless you remove it. The blocks available in that drawing will display. Click the + button and select 'Blocks'.You can also use the Drawing Explorer to add your own block libraries and to insert blocks that exist in another drawing without opening the containing drawing. (Optional) To access more options, right-click the block, from the Drawing Explorer.By default, angles are measured counterclockwise in BricsCAD. Use the rotate and scale option to change the insertion of the block. Click on the workspace to insert the bock.The drawing Explorer dialog will close temporarily. To insert a block from the Drawing Explorer (in Icon view). (optional) Type OOPS in the command bar, then press Enter to bring back the selected block-entities. Type a name in the Name field, replacing the default NewBlock1 name. The Name field of the new block is selected. The selected entities are removed from the drawing. You are prompted: Select entities for block. Specify the insertion point of the new block. You are prompted: Insertion point for new block: The Drawing Explorer dialog will close temporarily. Click the New button on the Details toolbar.In the Drawing Explorer dialog do one of the following: Create a block using the Drawing Explorer You'll find the option in the toolbar at the top of the Drawing Explorer window.Ī preview of the block that is currently selected will display in the bottom of the Drawing Explorer window. You can switch between Detail view (list), Icon view (thumbnails) and Tree view.

For example, you can specify whether a block is Annotative or Explodable. You can see how many instances of a block are in the drawing and you can modify basic block properties. The Drawing Explorer lists all block definitions in the drawing and includes relevant information and controls. The drawing explorer access from the Quad. If you launch the Drawing Explorer with the EXPBLOCKS (XB) command, it automatically displays the panels for Blocks.

It's also accessible via other methods including the EXPLORER command. It centralizes all named drawing content (including blocks) in a single dialog box!Īccess Drawing Explorer from the General menu on the Quad. In fact, Drawing Explorer does much more than that. You may remember that Drawing Explorer offers a central location to manage all the style definitions in your drawing. In this post you will learn how to use the Drawing Explorer to manage your blocks and add your block library to BricsCAD for easy access. In the last post we looked at how to work with Xrefs. In this series you will learn about CAD blocks: what they are, why we use them and how to create, edit, and insert them in BricsCAD ®.

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