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3D Block Editor

CAD drafting 3D Block Editor 0        Toolebar: Edit 3D Block definition

CAD software 3D Block Editor 1        Double click on a 3D block reference

CAD drawing 3D Block Editor 2 Command line: 3DBEDIT

The command allows you to edit definitions of 3D blocks of the drawing - blocks containing solid objects (3D solids) or parametric bodies.

The command opens the Edit 3D Reference dialog box.

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Select the block definition you want to edit from the list. The Zoom to block box enables/disables the display mode of the selected block definition on the screen.

To go to the 3D blocks editor, click OK.

The 3D Block Editor is a separate mode for editing the 3D block definition.

Objects included in the definition of the selected block are displayed on the screen and become available for editing.

To indicate that you’re in block definition editing mode, the "Edit 3D Block" phrase is appended to the document name, separated by a colon.

The background color changes to the color set in the OPTIONS dialog in Color > Block Editor Background.

An additional 3D Block Editor tab with buttons for saving changes and exiting the edit mode appears on the ribbon.

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The Block Editor (3D) (SHOWTOOLBAR_3DBEEDIT) functional bar appears in the classic interface:

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A toolbar (widget) with the main block editor commands also appears in the drawing’s graphic area:

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Note

The ribbon’s context tab of the 3D Block Editor lacks a number of commands that are present in the standard block editor (BEDIT), for example, for work with attributes. However, these commands can still be called from other ribbon tabs, menu, or command line.

 

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Note

If there is no license for 3D module, editing 3D blocks by standard methods will still be available, but without the possibility to use 3D editing commands.

To edit references, use the Edit references (3D) (3DREFEDIT) command.