To Add Components to an Opening

Use this procedure to add or edit custom block components in the display representation of openings.

  1. Create a block for the component to add to the opening.

    Create the block in the same plane as the opening.

  2. Select the opening you want to change, right-click, and click Edit Object Display.
  3. In the Object Display dialog box, click the Display Properties tab.

    The current display representation is displayed in bold.

  4. Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Object Override. If Object Override is already selected, click at the upper-right corner of the tab.
  5. Click the Other tab.
  6. Specify whether to add or edit a block component:
    If you want to… Then…
    add a new block component click Add.
    edit an existing block component select the component to edit, and click Edit. Proceed to step 10.
  7. Click Select Block.
  8. Select the block to use, and click OK.
  9. Specify whether you want to scale to fit the block component to the object by width, depth, and height, or to lock the XY ratio:
    If you want to… Then…
    set the block scale to the width of the object select Width.
    set the block scale to the depth of the object select Depth.
    set the block scale to the height of the object select Height.
    scale the whole block equally, so that one direction is scaled to fit another of the scale criteria select Lock XY Ratio.
    scale the block to its original size clear all options under Scale to Fit.
  10. Specify whether to mirror the block in the X,Y, or Z direction:
    If you want to… Then…
    create a mirror of the block in the X direction select Mirror X.
    create a mirror of the block in the Y direction select Mirror Y.
    create a mirror of the block in the Z direction select Mirror Z.
  11. Specify the X, Y, and Z location of the insertion point.
  12. Specify an insertion offset of the block in the X, Y, and Z directions.
  13. Click OK three times.