nanoCAD Platform Help

Block Editor

CAD drafting Block Editor 0        Ribbon: Home – Block > CAD software Block Editor 1 Block Editor

CAD drawing Block Editor 2        Ribbon: Insert – Block Definition > CAD drafting Block Editor 3 Block Editor

CAD software Block Editor 4        Menu: Tools – CAD drawing Block Editor 5 Edit block definition…

CAD drafting Block Editor 6        Toolbar: Main – CAD software Block Editor 7 Edit block definition…

CAD drawing Block Editor 8 Command line: BEDIT

CAD drafting Block Editor 9        Double-click on the block reference (without attributes or with constant attributes)

 

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Note

Double-clicking a block without attributes or with constant attributes launches the Block Editor (BEDIT) command.

Double-clicking a block containing attributes (other than constant attributes) launches the Block Attribute Editor (EATTEDIT) command.

This command allows you to edit block definitions of a drawing – to redefine blocks.

The command opens the Edit block definition dialog box.

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Select in the list the block definition to be edited.

The Zoom to block box enables/disables the display mode of the selected block definition on the screen.

Click OK to move to the block editor.

The block editor is a separate mode intended for editing a block definition.

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

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Note

If objects are not visible, double-click the mouse wheel to perform the Show all command (ZOOM).

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Note

In block definition editing mode, a number of commands are unavailable.

To indicate the mode of editing block definition, a word combination Edit block is added with a colon in the tab to the document name.

Background color changes to the color set in the Tools dialog, section Color > Block editor background.

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The additional Block Editor context tab with additional tools to edit a block and the button to exit the edit mode appears in the ribbon.

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In the classic interface – the Block Editor toolbar appears (SHOWTOOLBAR_BEEDIT):

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

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The widget can be enabled or disabled using the CAD software Block Editor 19 icon menu.

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The CAD drafting Block Editor 21 Base Point of the Block (BBASEPT) command specifies the position of the block definition base point. Corresponds to the grip position of the block reference insertion point.

 

Commands for working with attributes are described in the Block Attributes section.

 

Completion of work

The CAD software Block Editor 22 Save block command (BSAVE, BS) saves changes made in the block editor. Do not click if you plan to exit the block editing mode without saving changes.

The CAD drawing Block Editor 23 Save Block as command (BSAVEAS) saves a copy of the block definition being edited with a new name.

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Upon the completion of editing a block, leave the editing mode using the CAD software Block Editor 25 Close Block Edit command (BCLOSE). You will be prompted to save changes.

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