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Replace points with blocks.

A - answer The utility Xanadu P2BLK converts (replaces) selected entities of the type POINT, CIRCLE or SHAPE to blocks (INSERT) of the given name.

The choosen block must be defined in the current DWG drawing. You can specify scale of the inserted blocks. Blocks are inserted to the same layer as the original objects. Possible block attributes are left at default values - later you can number the blocks e.g. using the InsertC/BlockC utility.

The P2BLK command inserts blocks to the reference points (centers) of the original entities.

The DELOBJ controls whether the source objects are deleted or not.

You can download the P2BLK application from www.xanadu.cz/download


You can preset the block insertion scale with the LISP variable _lastP2BLKscale:
(setq _lastP2BLKscale 2.0)

You can preset the block name with the LISP variable _lastP2BLKname:
(setq _lastP2BLKname "MyBlock")

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See also:
Tip 7174:Convert Civil 3D COGO points to blocks with attributes.
Tip 7099:Blocks perpendicular to a polyline.
Tip 6920:How to add a suffix or prefix to all layers.
Tip 6692:Simply create points or polyline from coordinates in Excel.
Tip 6606:How to create AutoCAD geometry from Excel?


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