To Work With Block Tools

How to modify blocks that have been saved as tools in a tool palette.

Edit a Block Tool in the Block Editor

1. If the Tool Palettes window is not open, click View tab Palettes panel Tool Palettes. Find
2. Right-click the block tool and select Block Editor.
   Note: If the block definition for the tool on the palette is in another drawing, that drawing is opened in the Block Editor.
3. Edit the block and click Save Block.

Update a Block Tool Insertion After the Block Is Edited

• In the tool palette, right-click the block tool and select Redefine.

You can also delete the tool, and then replace it using DesignCenter ^™ .

Refresh the Image of a Block Tool

1. Save the drawing.
2. On a tool palette, right-click a tool and select Update Tool Image.

Update Path to Block Definition in a Tool

1. In the tool palette, right-click the block tool and select Properties.
2. In the Tool Properties dialog box, enter a new path in the Source File box.