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Blockify

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Automatically detects equally shaped solids in a model and replaces them by block references.
Searches the drawing for an identical set of entities (2D and 3D) and replaces them by block references.
Optionally replaces block patterns by arrays.

 

Accessing the Command

Keyboard: blockify
Menu: Tools 
Quad Tab: Modify
Ribbon Tab | Panel: Inserts | Blocks

: blockify

Prompts you:

Select input entities or [Find all groups/Settings] <Find all groups>:(Select an option.)

BricsCAD reports the number of blocks created in the command line. Press F2 if the command line is closed.

* Including text, multiline text, solids, traces, hatches, leaders, multileaders, wipeouts and existing block references.

 

Command Options

Option

Description
Select input entities

Searches the drawing for identical sets of a selection of entities* (2D and 3D).

Compose a set of entities, then press Enter. Prompts you:

Select search space or [Entire drawing] <Entire drawing>:

  • Entire drawing: searches the entire drawing
  • Select search space: select the entities to be analyzed, then press Enter.

Select block insertion point or [use Default point] <use Default point> - (specify a point or press Enter for the default insertion point.)

Specify block name or [use Default name] <use Default name> - (Type a name or press Enter to accept the default name.)
Find all groups

Analyses the model space of the current drawing and automatically detects equally-shaped solids and replaces them by block references. 

When CONVERTTOARRAYS = ON, converts patterns of blocks to arrays.

Prompts you:

Select search space or [Entire drawing] <Entire drawing> - (choose an option.)

  • Entire drawing: searches the entire drawing
  • Select search space: select the part of the drawing to be analyzed, then press Enter.

 

Settings

Name Title Description
SEARCHALL Search space

Controls whether you are prompted  to select the part of the drawing to be searched.

  • OFF: You are prompted to select the part of the drawing to be searched.
  • ON: The entire drawing is searched.
DEFAULTINSPOINT Insertion point

Controls whether you are prompted to define the block insertion point.

  • OFF: You are prompted to define the block insertion point.
  • ON: The default insertion point is used.
DEFAULTBLOCKNAME Block name

Controls whether you are prompted to specify the block name0

  • OFF: You are prompted for the block name.
  • ON: The default block name is used.
CONVERTTOARRAYS Create arrays

Controls whether patterns are replaced by arrays.

  • OFF: No arrays are created.
  • ON: Patterns of created blocks are replaced by arrays.
ARRAYFROMBLOCK Array base element

Controls whether the base element is a block or the source entities.

  • OFF: The source entities are the base element of arrays.
  • ON: The created block is the base element of arrays.

 

Related Commands

-block - Groups entities into a block (symbol).

block -  Groups entities into a block (symbol) through a dialog box.

ExpBlocks - opens the Blocks section of the Drawing Explorer dialog

 

 

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