
To use the block to learn parametric dynamic blocks, delete things one at a time to see how the block breaks and then try to fix it. If you look in the block, make sure you make a backup, because almost any change can break it. Please enable JavaScript if you would like to comment on this blog. Parametric modeling is not very reliable in AutoCAD and blocks with constraints are very very fragile. We really appreciate all of the customer feedback to improve the products,
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The BESETTINGS command displays the Block Editor Settings dialog instead of in the past with a System Variable.Įven the Block Editor background color changed from that pale yellow plus many more changes based on customer feedback. This block is from Dynamic Block master Mark Douglas of MKM in Santa Rosa who also has a blog In the Dynamic Interface. Publisher : Virtual Training Company, Inc. Below is a real world example of the same block in AutoCAD 2009 on the left and AutoCAD 2010 on the right. Autodesk AutoCAD: Dynamic Blocks and Tool Palettes VTC Training CD Shaun Bryant on. We cleaned up all those action lightning bolts that when you had a very complex block was a real busy mess.

We added the BCONSTRUCTION command to allow you to create construction geometry in the dynamic Block that will not display when using the block. You can have one block serve the purpose of a hundred blocks.

You can create a Block Table with the new BTABLE command This gives you the ability to create one block with many different sizes. We enhanced the lookup property table making it much more flexible and powerful. We added the power of geometric constraints.īelow are two recessed light blocks from the Tool Palette in AutoCAD 2009 and then updated in AutoCAD 2010 with the addition of geometric constraints. You can access this on the Ribbon or with the command BTESTBLOCK. How many times have you created a new Dynamic Block and then have to save it into your drawing first only to find out that it did not work as you intended it to? Well now there is an option to test the Dynamic Blocks in the Block Editor environment before you have to save it.

We made a number of Dynamic Block and Dynamic Block Editor enhancements in AutoCAD 2010 based on customer requests and feedback.
