AutoCADBlock Object


Description

The AutoCADBlock object represents an instance of an AutoCAD block definition on a sheet.

Methods

Name Description
Delete Method that deletes the AutoCAD block from the sheet.
GetCustomLineType Method that returns information regarding the custom line type in use. The method returns a failure if the return value of the LineType property is not kCustomLineType.
GetPromptTextValues Method that returns the prompt strings and values (attributes) of the block.
GetReferenceKey Method that generates and returns the reference key for this entity.
SetCustomLineType Method that sets a custom line type to the symbol from the specified .lin file. The method automatically changes the value of LineType property to kCustomLineType.
SetPromptTextValues Method that sets the prompt string values (attributes) of the block.

Properties

Name Description
Application Returns the top-level parent application object. When used the context of Inventor, an Application object is returned. When used in the context of Apprentice, an ApprenticeServer object is returned.
AttributeSets Property that returns the AttributeSets collection object associated with this object.
Color Read-write property that gets and sets the color for the block. Setting the property to Nothing restores the block to the color defined by the layer on which this block resides.
Definition Read-write property that gets and sets the AutoCADBlockDefinition object referenced by the block.
Layer Read-write property that gets and sets the layer associated with the block.
LineType Read-write property that gets and sets the line type override for the block. Setting the property to kDefaultLineType restores the block to the line type defined by the layer on which this block resides. If the property returns kCustomLineType, the GetCustom.
LineWeight Read-write property that gets and sets the line weight override for the symbol. Setting the property to 0 restores the symbol to the line weight defined by the layer on which this curve resides.
Name Property that indicates the name of this object or instance.
Parent Property that returns the parent Sheet object.
Position Read-write property that gets and sets the origin position of the block on the sheet.
Rotation Read-write property that gets and sets the rotation angle of the block in radians.
Scale Read-write property that gets and sets the scale of the block.
Static Read-write property that gets and sets whether to show the scale and rotation grip points on the block. If True, the grip points are disabled.
Transformation Property that provides the transform that is applied to display the associated AutoCAD block definition in the correct location on the sheet. The matrix defines the sheet to block transform.
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.

Accessed From

AutoCADBlocks.Add, AutoCADBlocks.Item

Samples

Name Description
AutoCAD block insertion Demonstrates inserting an AutoCAD block.

Version

Introduced in version 2011