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Designing a dynamic block

Designing a dynamic block

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Designing a dynamic block

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- In this video we will design a dynamic block. Open the Architectural5 sample file in the Chapter 12 folder. Zoom In to this door. Select the door rectangle in the arc and change the Layer to Layer 0. Also change the Object Properties to be ByLayer for each of the three primary properties here, Color, Lineweight, and Linetype. Now let's define that as a block. Type b + enter for block. Let's call this Door. Specify a Base point by picking the hinge right there. Choose Convert to Block and check Open in block editor. This will allow us to add parameters and actions that make this a dynamic block. Click OK. We go into the Block Editor environment here. And we have the Block Authoring Palettes which will allow us to add Parameters and Actions. If you don't see them, you can toggle them on right here. The first thing that I want to do is add a Flip parameter. This will allow us to flip the door over once we're dealing with the Block Reference. So right now we're in the Block Definition…

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