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• Select By Block to use the line and fill 5 Specify the location of the selected
styles specified for the selected CAD CAD block instance’s Insertion Point
block instance. (Relative to Center). These offset values use
• Select By Object to use the line and fill the CAD block instance’s coordinate system
styles of the individual objects in the rather than that of the drawing area, so if the
selected CAD block instance. block is rotated, its insertion point will
remain in the same location relative to the
New block instances use to By Block unless block itself. See “Select Insertion Point” on
Use ‘By Object’ when creating new CAD page 327.
blocks is checked in the Preferences dialog. • Specify the X Offset, the horizontal dis-
See “CAD Panel” on page 122.
tance of the insertion point relative to the
4 Specify the Size of the selected CAD CAD block’s center point.
block instance. • Specify the Y Offset, the vertical dis-
• Check Retain Aspect Ratio of x to retain tance of the insertion point relative to the
the original ratio between the CAD CAD block’s center point.
block’s Height and Width. This only Any Copyright information associated
affects changes made in the dialog: it 6 with the selected CAD block will be
does not affect editing using the edit han- stated here.
dles. If a block is resized so that its aspect
ratio is changed, it cannot be exploded.
See “Explode CAD Block” on page 327. Line Style Panel
• Specify the Height of the selected CAD Many of the settings on the LINE STYLE
block instance. panel are only available if By Block is
selected on the GENERAL panel of this
• Specify the Height Factor, which is the dialog. For information about this panel, see
ratio of the current height of the CAD “Line Style Panel” on page 301.
block instance to its original height.
• Specify the Width of the selected CAD Fill Style Panel
block instance.
The settings on the FILL STYLE panel are
• Specify the Width Factor, which is the only available if By Block is selected on the
ratio of the current width of the CAD GENERAL panel of this dialog. For
block instance to its original width.
information about these settings, see “Fill
Style Panel” on page 315.
Note: If the Height and Width Factors are set
to different values, the selected CAD block If Always use “By Object” for CAD block
instance cannot be exploded and ovals and fill style is checked in the Preferences
arcs within it may appear distorted. dialog, the settings on this panel are not used.
See “CAD Panel” on page 122.

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