Discovering AutoCAD 2024

Chapter 10

Blocks, Attributes, and External References

Chapter Objectives

• Create groups

• Create blocks

• Insert blocks into the current drawing

• Create dynamic blocks

• Add constraints to dynamic blocks

• Access data in a block table

• Use the Windows Clipboard

• Insert blocks and external references into other drawings

• Use the AutoCAD DesignCenter

• Define attributes

• Work with external references

• Extract data from attributes

• Count blocks

• Replace blocks

• Create tool palettes

• Explode blocks

• Purge unused blocks and named objects

Introduction

Working effectively in a professional design environment requires more than proficiency in drafting techniques. Most design work is done in collaboration with other designers, engineers, managers, and clients. This ...