Add block to library dialog box

Opens via:

  • CREATELIBRARYBLOCK command
  • Library panel

The Add block to library dialog box creates a block definition and adds it to the block library.

Selection set

Specifies which entities are included in the block definition. You can select entities in the drawing or use the entire drawing.

Note: If the selected block has Mechanical or BIM properties, the block and all its metadata is exported.

Name

Specifies the name of the block.

Category

Allows you to choose the category from the list or enter a new category name.

Location

Specifies the location where the DWG block file is saved.

Available locations are controlled by the Library directory path setting (COMPONENTSPATH system variable).

Insertion units

Specifies the units for the block insertion. You can choose from the following list of standard units:

  • Inches
  • Feet
  • Miles
  • Millimeters
  • Centimeters
  • Meters
  • Kilometers
  • Microinches
  • Mils
  • Yards
  • Ångströms
  • Nanometers
  • Microns
  • Decimeters
  • Dekameters
  • Hectometers
  • Gigameters
  • Astronomical Units
  • Light-years
  • Parsecs
  • US Survey Feet
  • US Survey Inch
  • US Survey Yard
  • US Survey Mile

Base point

Specifies the base point for defining the block. You can pick a point in the drawing or enter (X,Y,Z) coordinates.

Note: This option is only available if you define the selection set by choosing to select entities in drawing.

Change current

Allows you to choose between retaining the individual entities, converting them to an inserted block using the new definition or deleting them after the block is created.

Note: This option is only available if you define the selection set by choosing to select entities in the drawing.

Create

Creates a DWG file for the block definition in the specified location, adds the block to the Library panel under the specified category and closes the dialog box.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box without creating the block definition.