Use this procedure to specify the display of custom block components for an individual opening. If you are going to use custom graphics for a new component, draw the component and save it as a block before you start this procedure.
- Double-click the opening.
- On the Properties palette, click the Display tab.
- Under the General category, for Display component, verify that *NONE* is selected.
- For Display controlled by, select This object.
Note: To apply your changes to all openings in the drawing, select Drawing default setting.
- For Display representation, verify that the desired display representation is selected.
- If necessary, expand Object Display Properties Advanced, and for Custom block display, click (The number in parentheses indicates the number of blocks currently attached to the opening.)
- If you want to turn off the display of custom blocks for this opening without removing them, select Disable Custom Blocks.
- Specify whether to add, edit, or remove a block component:
If you want to… |
Then… |
add a new block component |
click Add, and then click Select Block, select the block, and click OK. |
edit an existing block component |
select the component to edit, and click Edit. |
remove an existing block component |
select the block, click Remove, and click OK. |
- When adding or editing a block component, 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 to XY Ratio. |
scale the block to its original size |
clear all options under Scale to Fit. |
- Specify whether to mirror the block in the X,Y, or Z direction:
If you want to create a mirror of the block… |
Then… |
in the X direction |
select Mirror X. |
in the Y direction |
select Mirror Y. |
in the Z direction |
select Mirror Z. |
- Specify the X, Y, and Z locations of the insertion point.
- Specify an insertion offset of the block in the X, Y, and Z directions.
- Click OK twice.