Import AutoCAD block definitions

  1. Open a dwg file or start a new file using a dwg template.
  2. On the ribbon, click Annotate tab Symbols panel Import AutoCAD Block .
  3. In the Import Block dialog box, browse to and select the dwg file that contains the block definition.
  4. In the Block area, select the block to insert.
  5. Set the Scale and Rotate values.
  6. Click Insert.
  7. Click in the graphics window to place the block.
  8. If the block definition has attributes, enter the values in the Edit Attribute dialog box and click OK.
  9. Click again to place additional blocks.
  10. Right-click and select Done to end the command or Restart to return to the Insert Block dialog box.
Note: Dynamic blocks are inserted using the default configuration from the block definition.