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insert automation

insert automation

insert automation

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Can I insert several objects at once ?

I mean, if I've a block that's a square, can I insert more blocks with only one command ?

What I want to do is something like Insert/Table from word for windows. Is it possible ?

thanks in advance

RE: insert automation

Hi there. I think you can do this fairly easily - if I understand your question. Do you want to draw a table in AutoCAD without actually drawing the entire thing out one line at a time? If so this is what you can do (using AutoCAD 2002)

Go into Excel and select the number of rows and columns you would like in your table - make the lines on those columns dark as if you were trying to make them print out. Highlight those lines and copy them.

Go into AutoCAD and go to Edit | Paste Special. When the box comes up select the option %Product Entities and then slect the point to insert the table. You may have to stretch them to what you want but it cuts out a lot of the time - also I am almost certain this will import text if you were to fill out the excel sheet and then bring it in.

Hope this helps - if it's not what you were looking for let me know (and sorry)...

RE: insert automation

If you want to insert multiple blocks in one go, you can do it with the DIVIDE command.
Hmm, lemme remember how you do it...  :)

From memory, draw an entity along the line or curve where you want the blocks to go, (try it and you'll see what I mean)
Type DIVIDE and choose the entity you've drawn.
Enter how many blocks you want to insert
I THINK you type BLOCK then, and you're done.

I might have got the order slightly wrong, but you can work it out from there.....

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