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Insert Blocks
When you insert a block, you create a block reference and specify its location,
scale, and rotation.
Scale Block References
You can specify the scale of a block reference using different X, Y, and Z values.
A block that uses different drawing units than the units specified for the
drawing is automatically scaled by a factor equivalent to the ratio between
the two units.
Edit Attribute Values
If you insert a block reference that includes editable attributes, you can change
the values of these attributes in the Edit Attributes dialog box or at the
Command prompt while inserting the block or using the following ways after
a block is inserted:
Double-click a block and use the Enhanced Attribute Editor (EATTEDIT
command).
Use the Edit Attributes dialog box (ATTEDIT command).
Enter-ATTEDIT at the Command prompt.
Select a block and edit attribute values under Attributes in the Properties
Inspector.
Insert a Drawing File as a Block
When you insert an entire drawing file into another drawing, the drawing
information is copied into the block table of the current drawing as a block
definition. Subsequent insertions reference the block definition with different
position, scale, and rotation settings, as shown in the following illustration.
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