How to insert a block from another drawing?

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by Dennis van Dongen, Dec 23, 2003.

  1. Hi all,

    Does anyone know how to insert a block from another drawing on this way;
    - I have a self made pull-down menu where i select a block name
    - There are several (4) drawings with lots of blocks in it where i want to
    call this block from
    - The drawings i make are most made with this blocks.

    I like to know how to create the command (in lisp or VBA) and also in the
    MNU file where i select the block from.
    I don't want to Bind all the drawings to the new drawing, because the file
    becomes very large after binding all blocks. Purging at close drawing is not
    the solution i want, because after that i need to bind all the drawings
    again.
    I only want to insert the blocks i realy need at the new drawing. The way i
    want it to be done this way, is because all these blocks need to be rebuild
    frequently, so its the easiest way to put these blocks on 1 drawing.

    The question is how to insert a block (example): BLOCKA
    into a new drawing, from the self made Pull-down menu
    From Drawing: LIBRARY_1.dwg

    Help appreciated.
    Dennis
     
    Dennis van Dongen, Dec 23, 2003
    #1
  2. Dennis van Dongen

    Greybeard Guest

    Use WBLOCK
     
    Greybeard, Dec 23, 2003
    #2
  3. Try the ADC command
     
    Terry Rawkins, Jan 3, 2004
    #3
  4. What about the Design Center?

    Juergen
     
    Jürgen Palme, Jan 3, 2004
    #4
  5. Dennis van Dongen

    Greybeard Guest

    Again. Make the block using WBLOCK-then when in another drawing it will be
    available-universally
     
    Greybeard, Jan 3, 2004
    #5
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