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Save a Drawing
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To save a block definition as a new drawing file

  1. At the Command prompt, enter wblock.
  2. In the Write Block dialog box, select Block.
  3. Click in the box next to Block. Select the block definition you want to save.
  4. In the File Name box, enter the name for the new drawing file.
  5. In the Location box, specify the folder for the new drawing file.
  6. In the Insert Units box, you can select a different base unit. This option provides a method to scale objects automatically in the new drawing file.
  7. Click OK.

    The objects in the specified block definition are saved as objects in a new drawing file. The insertion base point of the block definition will be located at the origin point (0,0,0) in the new drawing.

 Command entry: WBLOCK