Creating a Block
Ribbon: Insert – Block Definition > 
Create Block
Menu: Draw – Block > 
Make …
Panel: Draw –
Command line: ACADBLOCKDIALOG, B, BLOCK, BMOD, NEWBLOCK, NEWBL
The Create block command is also available in the context menu.
The Block definition dialog box opened by the Create block command allows you to specify parameters for creating a new block or redefining the description of already existing block:
Options:
| Name: | Names the block being created. To redefine the existing block, select the name from the drop-own list. |
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Base point
| Specify On Screen | B1 |
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 Pick point |
Button that temporary closes the dialog box to specify the base point on the screen by mouse cursor. |
| X: Y: Z: | Fields to specify coordinates of the block insertion point. |
Objects
| Specify On Screen | Turns on/off the mode for selecting objects after the dialog box is closed. |
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 Select objects |
Button that temporary closes the dialog box to specify objects on the screen by mouse cursor. |
| Retain | Turns on the mode for retaining the selected objects in the drawing after the block is created. |
| Convert to block | Turns on the mode for creating a block reference at the location of selected objects after the block is created. |
| Delete | Turns on the mode for deleting the selected objects from the drawing after the block is created. |
| Objects selected: 4 | Displays information on the number of objects selected to create the block. |
Behavior
| Scale uniformity | Turns on/off the mode that specifies the uniform block scale by X, Y, Z axes. |
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| Allow exploding | Turns on/off the mode for breaking the block after it is inserted by the Explode command. |
| Block units: | Drop-down list for selecting measurement units of the block being created. |
| Description: | Field for entry of the text description (hidden attribute) to simplify future identification and search of the block. |
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