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AutoCAD 2016 and AutoCAD LT 2016 No Experience Required: Autodesk Official Press
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AutoCAD 2016 and AutoCAD LT 2016 No Experience Required: Autodesk Official Press

by Donnie Gladfelter
November 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
1008 pages
23h 4m
English
Sybex
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Chapter 9 Using Dynamic Blocks and Tables

In Chapter 7, “Combining Objects into Blocks,” you explored creating and using blocks to combine separate objects into a single, complex object to aid in selecting objects and editing properties. Chapter 8, “Controlling Text in a Drawing,” covered the addition of text into drawings. In this chapter, you will expand your knowledge of blocks and use text in blocks and tables to display information about specific features of a drawing.

The blocks you’ve worked with so far have been static collections of objects that you have inserted throughout your drawing as doors or windows. Each instance of the same block was visually identical to the others, and you were able to scale the window blocks along one ...

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