Insert

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

Inserts blocks, through a dialog box.

Accessing the Command

command bar: insert

aliases: i, ddinsert

menu bar: Insert | Insert Block

toolbar: Draw 2D |

status bar: Name

: insert

Displays a dialog box:

Enter options, and then click OK.

Command Options

Option	Description
Name	Specifies the name of the block. The block can exist in the drawing, or be any DWG file: To choose a block in the drawing, enter a name, or click the Name droplist. To choose a DWG file, click the Browse button. Blocks are created with the Block command.
Browse	Displays the Open dialog box. Choose a DWG file, and then click Open.
Path	Reports the path to the block, if opened from a DWG file.

Insertion Point	Specifies the insertion point of the block in the drawing.
Specify On-screen	Toggles where you specify the insertion coordinates: Off - specifies the x,y,z coordinates in the dialog box. On - specifies the coordinates in the command bar after you click OK; prompts you: Insertion point - specify the x,y or x,y,z coordinates of the block's lower left corner.
X	Specifies the x coordinate of the block's insertion point.
Y	Specifies the y coordinate of the block's insertion point.
Z	Specifies the z coordinate of the block's insertion point.

Scale	Scales the block: Values larger than 1 - make the block larger. 1 - inserts the block at actual size. Values smaller than 1 - make the block smaller.
Specify On-screen	Toggles where you specify the scale factors: Off - specifies the x,y,z scales in the dialog box. On - Specifies the scale factor in the command bar after you click OK; prompts you: Scale factor - specify the scale factor.
X	Specifies the scale factor along the x axis. Enter a negative value to mirror the block about the y axis.
Y	Specifies the scale factor along the y axis. Enter a negative value to mirror the block about the x axis.
Z	Specifies the scale factor along the z axis.
Uniform Scale	Toggles whether or not the same scale factor is used for all: Yes - uses the x scale factor also for the y and z scale factors. No - allows the x, y, and z scale factors to be different from each other.

Rotation	Specifies the rotation angle of the block about its insertion point: Positive angles - rotate the block counter-clockwise. Negative angles - rotate the block clockwise.
Specify On-screen	Toggles where you specify the rotation angle: Off - Specifies the angle in the dialog box. On - Specifies the angle in the command bar after you click OK; prompts you: Rotation angle - specify the angle.
Angle	Specifies the rotation angle about the insertion point: Positive angles rotate the image counter-clockwise. Negative angles rotate the image clockwise.

Explode	Toggles whether the block is inserted exploded: Yes - explode block; it is inserted with its constituent parts. No - does not explode block; it is inserted as a block.

Grips Editing

Blocks can be edited directly through grips:

Select the block. Notice that it has one grip located at the insertion point.
Drag the grip to move the block.

Related Commands

-Insert - insert blocks and prompts for attribute values through the command bar.

InsertAligned - inserts blocks repeatedly, and inserts mirrored blocks.

PasteBlock - pastes entities from the Clipboard as blocks.

AttDef - defines attributes through a dialog box.

-AttDef - defines attributes through the command bar.

Block and -Block - create blocks from attribute definitions and entities.

EAttEdit - edits attribute values and most properties.

Explode - reduces blocks to constituent entities and attributes to tags.

Properties - edits block and attribute values and properties.

RefEdit - edits blocks and attributes in-place.