Use the
Block Editor to edit, correct, and save a block definition.
Correct Errors in Action
Parameters
A
yellow alert icon is displayed when
- A parameter is not associated with an
action
- An action is not associated with a parameter
or selection set
To correct these errors, hover over the yellow
alert icon until the tooltip displays a description of the problem.
Then double-click the constraint and follow the prompts.
Save Dynamic Blocks
When
you save a block definition, the current values of the geometry
and parameters in the block become the default values for the block
reference. The default visibility state for the block reference
is the visibility state at the top of the list in the Manage Visibility
States dialog box.
NoteIf you click File
menu
Save while you are in
the Block Editor, you will save the drawing but not the block definition.
You must specifically save the block definition while you are in
the Block Editor.
To save a copy of the current
block definition in the Block Editor under a new name
- In the Save Block As dialog box, enter
a name for the new block definition. Click OK.
To save the current block
definition as a new drawing file
- In the Save Block As dialog box, enter
a name for the new block definition.
- Select the Save Block Definition to Drawing
File check box. Click OK.
- In the Browse For Drawing File dialog
box, click Save.
CommandsBACTION
Adds an action to a
dynamic block definition.
BACTIONTOOL
Adds an action to a
dynamic block definition.
BACTIONSET
Specifies the selection
set of objects associated with an action in a dynamic block definition.
BASSOCIATE
Associates an action
with a parameter in a dynamic block definition.
BCLOSEBEDIT
Opens the block definition
in the Block Editor.
BGRIPSET
Creates, deletes, or
resets grips associated with a parameter.
BPARAMETER
Adds a parameter with
grips to a dynamic block definition.
BLOOKUPTABLE
Displays or creates
a lookup table for a dynamic block definition.
BSAVE
Saves the current block
definition.
BSAVEAS
Saves a copy of the
current block definition under a new name.
BVSTATE
Creates, sets, or deletes
a visibility state in a dynamic block.
