Insert Dialog Box

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Insert tab

Block panel

InsertNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

Menu: Insert

BlockNot available in menus in the current workspace

Toolbar: Insert

Command entry: insert

Summary

The position of the inserted block depends on the orientation of the UCS.

Name

Specifies the name of a block to insert, or the name of a file to insert as a block.

Browse: Opens the Select Drawing File dialog box (a standard file selection dialog box) where you can select a block or drawing file to insert.
Path: Specifies the path to the block.
Locate Using Geographic Data: Inserts drawing using geographic data as the reference.

Specifies if the current and attached drawing contain geographic data. This option is available only if both drawings have geographic data.
Preview: Displays a preview of the specified block to insert. A lightning bolt icon in the lower-right corner of the preview indicates that the block is dynamic. A icon indicates that the block is annotative.

Insertion Point

Specifies the insertion point for the block.

Specify On-Screen: Specifies the insertion point of the block using the pointing device.
X: Sets the X coordinate value.
Y: Sets the Y coordinate value.
Z: Sets the Z coordinate value.

Scale

Specifies the scale for the inserted block. Specifying negative values for the X, Y, and Z scale factors inserts a mirror image of a block.

Specify On-Screen: Specifies the scale of the block using the pointing device.
X: Sets the X scale factor.
Y: Sets the Y scale factor.
Z: Sets the Z scale factor.
Uniform Scale: Specifies a single scale value for X, Y, and Z coordinates.

Rotation

Specifies the rotation angle for the inserted block in the current UCS.

Specify On-Screen: Specifies the rotation of the block using the pointing device.
Angle: Sets a rotation angle for the inserted block.

Block Unit

Displays information about the block units.

Unit: Specifies the INSUNITS value for the inserted block.
Factor: Displays the unit scale factor, which is calculated based on the INSUNITS value of the block and the drawing 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.