Speaker 1: In many design
situations, we can use blocks to
quickly reuse content. This
architectural drawing contains
many blocks. If we select this
one, we can look at its
properties and the bottom, we
can see its name and it's a
tree. Okay. So if we go and
select this yellow one, we can
also see that this one has been
named as a citrus of some sort,
but not all blocks will have
descriptive names. So this is
just got a number. So let's have
a look at how we can use blocks
within a drawing with Draft
Sight standard, There is a
simple dialog box that we have
to rely on the higher levels of
Draft Sight have an additional
option that we can use. I will
demonstrate both. So let's just
start off with the draft site
standard approach. So here we
have a drawing with a number of
blocks of a track system. So I'm
going to make use of those to
build a new, a new track layout.
So let's just move that out of
the way a little bit. I'll just
insert a block. So we go to the
insert tab and click insert
block. This will open up a
dialog box with a drop down list
of all the possible blocks I
might want to include. So I will
select the MT component. They're
MT four, one seven. I think that
is so let's just go and accept
that. Or I could hit
browse to select an external
drawing. I can now choose when I
want that to set on the screen.
Do I want to scale it? I'm going
to leave it as it is. So I'll
leave that unticked and I can
also specify the rotation. So if
I hit, okay, now all I need to
do is place it where I want it
and then rotate it to the
alignment that I require. So, so
now I've got the first part in,
I can continue to add additional
blocks. So we've added a
straight section there and let's
have a bend so we'll just
gradually build this up by
adding in this sort of wide,
large radius bend sort of
gradual bend. And let's say,
let's make it a sharper bend So
it's going to sort of tighten up
as we get into the, uh, the apex
of it, but then let's maybe
allow it to widen back out
again. Perhaps here we go. And
so I can continue in this way to
add more and more pieces to
replicate, whatever I think, uh,
I would like to create, I'm
trying to create modern, uh,
Silverston spa, you know, well,
let me start again to a hairpin.
Maybe suggested trying to be
spa. Okay. So you can see how we
can just gradually build that up
and up and up, right? It's a
very quick process. We're not
having to redraw all of our
content. However, with
DraftSight professional premium
or enterprise, we know have this
extra panel marked design
resources. And in there we can
navigate through the folders or
go and find some favorite
locations. So in this, the way
we can use it to create a
library of standard content. So
if we go into here, I'm going to
go into this track folder. See
they've got a number of
different drawings and I could
right click on those drawings to
either open them and cert them
as a reference drawing or as a
block, I'm going to explore
within this drawing so I can see
the contents within it, and I
can see all the blocks. So there
we can see nice little diagrams
of all the different bend
elements I could be including in
this track and to bring those
in. It's just a simple right.
Click insert block, same
dialogue as before, okay. This
has got a slightly different
sort of insertion points and
things and attached to it, but
you can see how we can just
navigate between the different
items, choosing the different
bends and straight sections. And
so on. I may have other drawings
available to house Other items,
maybe there's a crossover or a
chicane or some other thing that
we could maybe put in here.
that's how we can use those, uh,
those blocks. Okay. So
DraftSight standard make, can
make use of the design
resources. So let's have a look
at how we can create a block
from
scratch. So we need geometry
already drawn up that we want to
make into our block. Let's go to
define blocks. So first things
first, let's go and give that a
name. So I'll call it bolt. You
could add a description in here
if you wish, but it's not
necessary. So next I'm going to
insert, specify its base point
or its insertion point. So when
I go to drag, it's in, this is
what is attached to the mouse.
So I'm going to pick the center
of that edge there. So that's
where it go into a block of
material perhaps then I can
select the entities I want. So
again, box selecting for that
one way or the other. Once
you've finished, selecting
everything you want just hit
enter. Back to the dialog box.
So you can just review and make
sure that the thumbnail looks
okay. Everything seems to be all
right. I'm going to convert this
into a block that are other
options there and we'll just
hit, okay. That part is now a
single item, a single block. I
can then put into my drawings,
whatever I wished you can also
add metadata to blocks if you
wish, attributes, which is
broadly similar to other
systems, if people have already
used another 2D CAD system, but
for more information on that, I
would urge you to attend our
draft site essential course,
where we go through that in
detail. So this concludes this
short
video, looking at the use of
blocks within DraftSight.