AutoCADBlockDefinition Object
Description
The AutoCADBlockDefinition object represents an AutoCAD block definition.
Methods
| CopyTo |
Method that copies the definition to the target drawing document. |
| Delete |
Method that deletes the AutoCADBlockDefinition object. This method will fail in the case where the definition is being referenced. This can be determined by using the IsReferenced property. |
| GetPromptTags |
Method that returns the tags and their corresponding prompts for field text (attributes) within the block definition. |
| GetReferenceKey |
Method that generates and returns the reference key for this entity. |
Properties
| 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. |
| IsReferenced |
Property that specifies if the definition is being referenced or not. A definition is referenced when an instance of the definition has been placed on a sheet. A referenced definition cannot be deleted. |
| Name |
Property that indicates the name of this object or instance. |
| Parent |
Property returning the parent DrawingDocument object. |
| Type |
Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type. |
Accessed From
AutoCADBlock.Definition,
AutoCADBlockDefinition.CopyTo,
AutoCADBlockDefinitions.Item,
AutoCADBlockDefinitionsEnumerator.Item
Samples
Version
Introduced in version 2011
