Block Creation

This section describes the commands used to create custom light fixture blocks.

Commands

📄️ Create Plan View Block from Entities

The Create Plan View Block from Entities command is used to create a block that can be used in your plans to represent a light fixture. Specific entities on the current drawing are used to create the block. The entities selected will be removed from the drawing during this process.

📄️ Create Plan View Block from This Drawing

The Create Plan View Block from This Drawing command is used to configure your current drawing to work as a custom photometrics block.

📄️ Create Slide

The Create Slide command is used to create a slide using an area of your drawing. A slide is an image file that is displayed in dialog boxes to represent the block that is selected.

📄️ Insert Non-Rotating Text

The Insert Non-Rotating Text command is used to create text that can be included in a custom block that will not rotate when the block is rotated.

📄️ Open Block from Drawing

The Open Block from Drawing command is used to select a block on the drawing and open it in your CAD program. This command is useful when making changes to your customization. To make a change to a block that appears on your drawing, you can select it using this command.

📄️ Redefine Block in this Drawing

The Redefine Block in this Drawing command is used to update a block definition on a drawing after changes have been made to the drawing the block is based upon.