Save Block As Dialog Box

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Save Block As Dialog Box

Quick Reference

See Also

Create Blocks Within a Drawing

Saves a copy of the current block definition under a new name.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Block Editor contextual tab

Open/Save panel

Save Block As

Command entry: bedit

bsaveas

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Block Name: Specifies a new name under which to save a copy of the current block definition.
Block List: Displays a list of block definitions that are saved in the current drawing.
Preview: Displays a preview of the selected block definition.
Description: Displays the block definition description specified in the Block area of the Properties palette in the Block Editor.
Save Block Definition to Drawing File: Saves the block definition as a drawing file. Selecting a pre-existing drawing file overwrites the saved file. By default, the block name specified is taken as the drawing file name.