Insert multi-view blocks into a drawing by dragging and dropping them from the Tool Palette, or by referencing their definitions using DesignCenter.
After a multi-view block has been inserted into the drawing, additional references can be added by using the mvblockadd command.
Predefined multi-view blocks are located in the following folder by default:
- Windows 7: \\Program Data\Autodesk\C3D 2016\enu\Data\Symbols\Mvblocks
Note: Multi-view blocks are embedded in an enclosing block reference when they are initially inserted and must be exploded before they can be recognized by AutoCAD Civil 3D as a multi-view block object.
Tutorial Exercise: Moving Multi-View Blocks to a Surface
To insert a multi-view block into a drawing using the Tool Palette
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Click
Find.
- Right-click anywhere on the Tool Palette’s vertical bar, and click Civil Multiview Blocks.
- Locate the block to insert by clicking the named tabs.
- Click the block and drag it into the drawing window.
- Specify the insertion point and rotation angle.
To insert a multi-view block into a drawing using DesignCenter
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Click Find.
- In DesignCenter, select the folder containing the DWG file or files (do not select individual blocks within the DWG files).
- From the DesignCenter preview pane, drag the image representing the multi-view block DWG file into the drawing.
- Specify the insertion point, if prompted.
- Specify the scale, if prompted:
- To specify a scale value, enter a value at the Command prompt.
- To dynamically set the scale, use the pointing device, and click when you see the appropriate scale.
- Specify the rotation angle, if prompted:
- To specify a rotation value, enter a value at the Command prompt.
- To dynamically set the rotation, use the pointing device, and click when you see the appropriate rotation
- To insert additional references to the multi-view block, repeat steps 3 - 6.
- Press Enter to finish inserting blocks.