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Dynamic blocks: Visibility parameter

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Dynamic blocks: Visibility parameter

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- [Instructor] I mentioned in a previous video that some parameters do not need actions to be useful. The visibility parameter allows us to show, and hide geometry for different effects almost like a layer state. For example, here, I have a car block. This one comes with AutoCAD for Mac, and has a visibility parameter to show different vehicle types based on the user's needs. I can either show a sports car, or I can show this as a sedan, or even a truck. I can even show the top, or the side views if I like. Now, down here, I have four separate bed blocks. I want to combine all of these into one single bed block. To do this, I'm going to create an empty block, and then insert each one of these blocks inside. That's called nesting. So, I'm going to go over to the block creation tool here, and I'm going to call this Bed. Now, I'm not going to select any objects, and I'm not going to pick an insertion point just yet, but I am…

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