This chapter includes commands related to the creation, insertion and other operations about components (blocks). A component, or block, is a set of entities belonging to one or more layers, that are grouped together and that can be used as a single element. To create components, there is the MAKEBLOCK
command. The INSERTBLOCK
command inserts a defined component in the drawing or a drawing file as a component. The EXPORTDRAWING
command allows the user to export a component, all entities or just some entities, to a new DWG or DXF file. The EDITCOMPONENT
command modifying an existing component, including defining a new base point.
Attributes are text information associated to components. When inserting a component with attributes, their values are requested, thus allowing the user to associate useful information. The MAKEBLOCKATTRIBUTE
command creates attributes, their properties, as well as their values after component insertion, can be modified with the PROPERTIES
palette. The DISPLAYBLOCKATTRIBUTES...