Lynda – AutoCAD for Mac: Using Dynamic Blocks

Blocks allow you to reuse a group of objects over and over again-saving time and creating consistency in your AutoCAD drawings. Dynamic blocks take that power a step further, allowing you to adjust the shape, size, or configuration of blocks as you insert them. Learn how to use dynamic blocks to their full potential in AutoCAD for Mac. This course teaches you the basics, from working with existing dynamic blocks to setting up custom dynamic blocks. Instructor Shaun Bryant shows how to create standard and dynamic blocks, adjust block definitions with the Block Parameter, add parameters (aka rules) to control block behavior, and control the visibility of objects in blocks with visibility states. By the end, you will be able to create your own dynamic blocks, and communicate design intent, quickly, and productively on the world’s most well-known CAD platform for macOS X.

Topics include:

• Creating standard blocks
  
• Using DWG files to store blocks
  
• Using dynamic blocks
  
• Using the Block Editor
  
• Adding parameters and actions to dynamic blocks
  
• Using visibility states
  
• Using rotation and flip parameters