ExpBlocks

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Opens the Blocks section of the Drawing Explorer dialog box (short for "explorer blocks").

Accessing the Command

command bar: expblocks

alias: b, xb, explorer

menu bar: Settings | Blocks

: expblocks

Displays the Blocks section of the Drawing Explorer dialog box:

Create or edit blocks, and then click X.

Press F1 to access help.

Command Options

Option	Description
Block Name	Specifies the name of the block; click to rename.
Explodable	If checked, blocks of this definition can be exploded into its component parts by the Explode command.
References	Reports the number of insertions of the block.
Insertion Point	Reports the insertion point of the block; reports "Varies" when drawing has more than one insertion.

Toolbar Buttons
New	Creates new blocks; dismisses the Drawing Explorer dialog box, and the starts the Block command. See Block command.
Delete	Deletes the block definition. (Available only for block definitions not inserted in the drawing.)
Purge	Purges selected blocks from the drawing. (Available only for block definitions not inserted in the drawing.)
Insert	Inserts the selected block; dismisses the Drawing Explorer dialog box, and the starts the -Insert command. See -Insert command.
Insert External Blocks	Inserts DWG files as blocks; starts the -Insert command, and then displays the Insert Block dialog box. See -Insert command.
Save Block	Exports the selected block as a DWG file; starts the WBlock command, and then displays the Save Block dialog box. See WBlock command.

Grips Editing

Blocks can be edited directly through grips:

Related Commands

Insert - inserts blocks through a dialog box.

-Insert - inserts blocks through the command bar.

Block and -Block - creates blocks at the command line.