Dynamic blocks are an amazing feature, but they can be complicated. This tutorial will teach you many techniques that you can use in your own blocks. The door will do the following:
Stretch to 3 sizes
Flip left/right
Flip in/out
This tutorial is updated for AutoCAD 2010 and 2011. Follow these steps:
In a new [...]
Blocks and basepoints go hand-in-hand. Knowing how to work with basepoints can make your life much easier. It’s so frustrating to insert a block and have it disappear into outer space because the basepoint is in the wrong location!
The Basepoint option of the INSERT command
When you insert a block, a Basepoint option appears with the [...]
In a previous post, “Create a rectangle with a flexible corner,” I showed how to create a rectangle whose upper-right corner is strechable, creating a flexible rectangle that doesn’t lose its shape. In this post, I show how to do the same with a dynamic block.
Thanks to Joel, whose comment to the earlier post helped [...]