Chapter 7. Combining Objects into Blocks
Creating and inserting blocks
Using the Wblock command
Detecting blocks in a drawing
Working with AutoCAD's DesignCenter
Controlling the appearance of palettes on your screen
Computer drafting derives much of its efficiency from a feature that makes it possible to combine a collection of objects into an entity that behaves as a single object. AutoCAD calls these grouped objects a block. The AutoCAD tools that work specifically with blocks make it possible to do the following:
Create a block in your current drawing
Repeatedly place copies of a block in precise locations in your drawing
Share blocks between drawings
Create .dwg files either from blocks or from portions of your current drawing
Store blocks on a palette ...
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