This month we'll put the Dline routine on a button with a pre-assigned Width for creating a wall, justification (Dragline option) and Layer.
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Note: For a review of how to add an Alignment Parameter, see the Power Tool, November 2005. Click your dynamic block, then click the visibility parameter icon to see the list… including the new block!
Be sure to insert the block at the same insertion point as the other blocks. In this exercise, I insert the new block I created named "Quad". Set the appropriate layer (the layer on which you want to insert the block), then launch the Insert command and insert the new block you want to include.After creating another block you want to add to the dynamic block, double-click the dynamic block to open the Edit Block Definition dialog box, then click OK to go into the Block Editor environment.Instructions to Include Another Block as a Visibility Parameter In the exercise, I add a Quad receptacle to an existing dynamic block.
The following presumes you have a dynamic block with multiple visibility parameters and have made another block to add to it. The question comes when you need to pile on and add another block to the currently defined dynamic block. OK, that's the Reader's Digest version, but it really is that simple (see Michael's Corner, July 2006). All that's required is to make more than one block, place them on top of each other, then make a list and connect the right block to the right name. The result is essentially several blocks within one block. The easiest dynamic block feature - for me - is the Visibility Parameter. Michael Adding Another Block as a Visibility Parameter If you would like to contact me directly, you can do that also.
I hope these insights bump your productivity a bit today so you can have a few more minutes with your family or favorite activity. Both of those I thought were pretty slick and I hope you agree.
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Then one of my students was asking about bringing a PDF into AutoCAD, and when you think about it, it's nothing more than inserting it as an OLE object. I read an article in an eNewsletter that I subscribe to through Cadalyst which spoke about the Filters command that can be used to keep or delete layer filters you may encounter in a drawing you receive. The discoveries I wanted to pass along are those related to layer filters and PDF files. I'm also keeping the ball rolling with yet another custom button on the tool palette this one you can call "Wall Maker" or "Duct Worker" or whatever suits your particular application. As you know, I'm passionate about palettes (professionally speaking), so I have finally gotten around to covering how to add another block as a visibility parameter on a dynamic block (which imminently ends up on a tool palette).