For the ‘Second point of displacement’, enter 0,0.ĥ. Launch the Move command, select the objects, and specify a base point where you want the Insertion point of the block to be.Ĥ.

MEMO: Unfortunately, in the Block Editor, you cannot manipulate the UCS icon using grips.ģ. This will position the UCS icon where the Base Point is located on this block. With that understanding, enter UCSICON, then OR for the ORigin option. By default, in the Block Editor, the UCS icon is placed at the Base Point of a block. MEMO: If it’s not an attributed block, you can double-click on the block to open the Edit Block Definition dialog box, then press to open the Block Editor.Ģ. If your right-click isn’t set up that way, type BE, then select the block and press to open the Block Editor. Single click on the block with the misplaced basepoint, then click Block Editor from the shortcut menu. How to Use Block Editor to Change a Block’s Insertion Pointġ. My friend, Ben Senior (tech editor, extraordinaire), suggested this very straightforward solution. If we need to change the basepoint for a block, most of us would Explode the thing, then Redefine the block. Remember that Blocks can be scaled, clipped using the XCLIP or CLIPIT commands, etc so consider other options before exploding them.Back August 28th, 2013 Quick Tip: How to Change the Insertion Point of a Block If they have been created as blocks is for a reason, so exploding them might screw up someone else's effort. The Block should explode.Īs I said before, be careful about exploding blocks (specially in a multiuser environment). Now select the Block, enter X for EXPLODE. You will see that the 'allow exploding' option is unselected. Then on the drop down list search for the block you are unable to explode. The trick is to open the block definition dialog box (type 'b', or 'block') without selecting anything. If you don't know that this exists, you might find yourself unable to explode a block that you really, really, really need to explode (I am no fan of Block exploding, I mostly hate people who do that as a hobby, but sometimes you do need to explode them). One of this is the option to not allow the block to be exploded. When a Block is created there are several options that sometimes are overlooked. Do you find yourself unable to explode certain Blocks? Don't despair, the solution is easier than you might think.

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