Inserts sheet metal form features and components in the current drawing. Description Inserts sheet metal form features, mechanical and BIM components in the current drawing. Note:

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<h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">-BMINSERT command</h1>


<div class="body conbody"><p class="shortdesc">Inserts sheet metal form features and components in the current drawing.</p>
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<p class="p">Inserts sheet metal form features, mechanical and BIM components in the current drawing.</p>
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<div class="note note note_note" id="CMD_bminsert2__note_ux2_ltt_tqb"><span class="note__title">Note:</span> This command inserts a *.RFA file as a BIM component.</div>
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<p class="p">This command operates at the Command line. Enter the path of the file to be inserted and choose one of the options. For more details about the options see BMINSERT command.</p>
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