The Block Manager is used to view, select or import blocks.

Removing blocks cannot be undone! Use the Block Manager to check the number of entities and attributes in a particular block.

Option

 

Description

Block list

Displays a list of all the blocks currently in the drawing. Click a block name to select it. You can navigate through the list using the keyboard arrow keys.

Load button

Click to import blocks from an existing drawing. These drawings can be in AllyCAD (.dr4) or AutoCAD (.dwg or .dxf) format.

Remove button

Click to remove the selected block (delete it from the drawing). Note that this button will only be available if the selected block is not used in the drawing (referenced by an Insert entity).

Preview

Displays a preview of the selected block as well as some information about the block.

Block details

Displays the number of entities and attributes of the selected block.

Annotative

Select this checkbox to make the block annotative i.e. to fix the size of the block insert in mm on paper, regardless of the drawing or layout scale.

Uniform Scale

Select this checkbox to scale the block insert equally in the x and y directions.

Description

Enter a description of the block.