BEDIT command

Opens the Create or Edit Block Definition dialog box.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: BE

Disclaimer

Important: In the event that you purchase BricsCAD in the U.S. or for use in the U.S., the feature to create or edit dynamic block definitions is neither available nor licensed to you. Please see EULA for more information.

Description

Opens the Create or Edit Block Definition dialog box to specify a block to open in the Block Editor or DBlock Editor. The HIDEOBJECTS, ISOLATEOBJECTS, and UNISOLATEOBJECTS commands are enabled.

Note:
  • BEDIT supports Dynamic block editing mode, in addition to the Parametric editing mode. Static blocks can be edited in either mode and kept static. Existing dynamic and parametric blocks can only be edited in their respective BEDIT mode (see BEDITMODE system variable).
  • The background color during the Block Edit session is controlled by the BKGCOLORDBEDIT system variable for the Dynamic edit mode and BKGCOLORPBEDIT system variable for the Parametric edit mode.

The Create or Edit Block Definition dialog box allows you to select an existing block definition to edit, or to enter a new name to create a new block definition.

  1. Block to create or edit
  2. Search
  3. Preview
  4. Description
  5. Edit mode

Block to create or edit

Displays a list with the names of blocks available in the drawing.

Search

Filters the list of blocks by the string entered in the field.

Preview

Provides a preview of the block selected in the list.

The block type is displayed under the preview image (Static block, Parametric block, or Dynamic block).

Description

Displays the description of the selected block.

Click Ok, to open the Block Editor.

Note: Use the BESETTINGS command to access the Block Editor settings section of the Settings dialog box.

Edit mode

Specifies the possible edit modes for the selected block.

You can edit:
  • Static blocks in both Dynamic and Parametric mode.
  • Dynamic blocks only in the Dynamic mode.
  • Parametric blocks only in the Parametric mode.