BMEXTERNALIZE command

Converts local components (Mechanical blocks) to external components.

BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Description

Local components (Mechanical blocks) are converted to external components with the Save Mechanical Component dialog box.

The external component drawing will inherit the template visual style, layers, and layouts from the parent document.

Local Mechanical blocks are converted to external references with the Save Block dialog box.

This procedure is repeated for each selected local component.

Options within the command

ASk for file names
Toggles the option to ask for file names of externalized components or to generate them automatically.
Yes
File names need to be entered.
No
File names are generated automatically.
Note: Some symbols used in component names cannot be used in file names and will be automatically replaced with another symbol, according to BMEXTERNALIZEILLEGALSYMBOLS system variable setting.
Entire model
Selects the entire model. The Save Mechanical Component dialog box displays for each local component in the assembly.