WBlock

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

Writes blocks and other drawing parts to files on disk (short for "write block").

Accessing the Command

command bar: wblock

alias: w

menu bar: Tools | Write Block

toolbar: Tools |

: wblock

Displays a dialog box:

Enter a file name, choose a file type, and then click Save.

Bricscad prompts you in the command bar:

Command Options

Option	Description
File name	Specifies the name of the file.
Save as type	Specifies the file type. Choose from DWG or DXF formats.
Use Preview	Toggles inclusion of the preview image in the file: Yes - includes a bitmap preview image. No - does not include the image.
Save	Saves the selected entities to disk

Block to save as WBlock	Saves a single block to disk. Enter the name of a block.
ENTER to select entities	Saves selected entities as a block on disk; prompts you: Insertion point for new block - pick a point or enter x,y,z coordinates. Select entities for block - choose one or more entities; press Enter to end command.
& to include multiple blocks	Saves multiple blocks to file; prompts you: Blocks to save - enter the names of one or more blocks. Separate multiple names with commas, such as name1,name2.
* for all entities	Saves all entities in the drawing to the file.

Related Commands

Insert - inserts blocks and drawings through a dialog box.

-Insert - inserts blocks and drawings through the command bar.

MInsert - inserts blocks as a rectangular array.

SaveAs - saves drawings in DWG, DWF, and DXF formats for a variety of versions.

Export - exports the drawing in a variety of raster and vector formats.