Working with Global Blocks
Global blocks are drawing files that you will later insert as blocks into another drawing. In this section, you will learn how to write local blocks to files, insert a drawing file as a local block, and redefine local blocks with global blocks.
Writing a Local Block Definition to a File
In the following steps you will export one of the current drawing's block definitions to an individual drawing file. In addition you will open the newly created file and alter its contents.
- Go to the book's web page at www.sybex.com/go/autocad2012essentials, browse to Chapter 9, get the file Ch9-A.dwg, and open it.
- Type W (for write block) and press Enter. Select the Block radio button in the Source area of the Write Block dialog box. ...
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