DDINSERT Command

Inserts a block or another drawing

	Insert menu: Block
	Command line: ddinsert

The Insert dialog box is displayed.

The last block you inserted during the current editing session becomes the default block for subsequent DDINSERT commands. The position of the inserted block depends on the orientation of the UCS.

Insert Dialog Box

Block

Specifies the name of a block you want to insert in the drawing or the name of a file you want to insert in the drawing as a block.

• Block. Enter the name of the block you want to insert. Choose Block to select from a list of defined blocks using the Defined Blocks dialog box.
• File. Enter the name of a drawing file you want to insert as a block. Choose File to select from a list of available drawing files using the Select Drawing File dialog box.

Note: You can create a block from the drawing file you select by entering a block name in the Block text box. The drawing in the drawing file is copied to a new block with the name you entered. The drawing file remains unchanged. To do this, Explode must be off. You can use this method to rename a file whose name contains embedded space.

Options

Specifies options for inserting the block.

• Specify Parameters on Screen. Select to use the pointing device to define the insertion point, scale, and rotation angle of the block on screen. Clear to set the insertion point, scale, and rotation angle with the options that follow.
• Insertion Point. Specifies the X,Y,Z coordinate location of the insertion point of the block. The Z box displays the current elevation.
• Scale. Specifies the X, Y, and Z scale factors of the inserted block. Entering negative values inserts a mirror image of a block.
• Rotation. Specifies the rotation angle for the block in the current UCS.

Explode

Select to insert the block or file as the individual objects that make up the block or file. Component objects of a block drawn on layer 0 remain on that layer. Objects having color BYBLOCK are white. Objects with linetype BYBLOCK have continuous lines.

Note: When Explode is selected, you can specify a uniform scale factor only.

Defined Blocks Dialog Box

Pattern

Displays the names of blocks in the current drawing. Use letters and wild-card characters to sort the list of block names in the current drawing.

Selection

Enter the name of the block you want to insert in the drawing, or select the block from the Pattern list box.

Related Commands: INSERT places a named block or drawing into the current drawing. EXPLODE breaks a compound object into its component objects.
System Variables: INSNAME stores the name of the most recently inserted block.