To Export Mask Block Definitions to a New Drawing

Use this procedure to copy mask block definitions from your current drawing to a new drawing. After you create the definition, you edit the definition properties to customize the characteristics of the definition.

  1. Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStyle Manager.

    The Style Manager is displayed, with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.

  2. On the File menu, click New drawing to create the drawing to which you want to copy the definition.
  3. Enter a name for the new drawing, and click Save.

    The new drawing opens in the Style Manager.

  4. In the current drawing, Expand Multi-Purpose Objects, and expand Mask Block Definitions.
  5. Right-click the mask block definition to copy to the new drawing, and click Copy.
  6. Select the new drawing, and expand Multi-Purpose Objects.
  7. Right click Mask Block Definitions, and click Paste.
  8. Click OK.