Workflow

Insert Blocks Once a BLOCK is inserted into a drawing, a block reference is created and you can specify its location, SCALE and rotation (ROTATE). Insert a Drawing File as a Block You can INSERT a entire drawing file as a block in current drawing... Read More

If you need to modify properties of existing dimensions, you can use modify dimension style (DIMSTYLE). The properties of any selected dimension can be modified by PROPERTIES pallet. Override a Dimension Style Dimension style overrides can be... Read More

Select entities by color and layer. Menu : Express>Selection Tools>Get Selection by Layer/Color Command Entry : GETLAYCOLSEL Operation steps: 1.Start the command. 2.Specify an entity which is in the target layer. 3.Specify region. 4.System will... Read More

Update table whose original Excel spreadsheet was modified. Menu : Express tools>AutoXlsTable>Update Table Command Entry :_CAOT_AUTOXLSTABLE_UPDATETBL Operation steps: 1.Click Update table. 2.Select the table to update then the table will... Read More

If you want to erase objects from your drawing, you can do one of the following . Use the command ERASE . Select objects and press DELETE. Select objects and then cut them to the Clipboard with CTRL+X     Objects, which were recently erased with... Read More

Sometimes a designer sends drawings to other people, but doesn't want others to modify the drawings. The "Drawing Lock" function can turn the drawing into a whole block. You can't explode it or modify the objects of the original drawing. It... Read More

You can access the Block Editor by typing the BEDIT command or by double-clicking the block without attribute. The Block Editor ribbon interface will show as below, the black arrows mark the stand for parameters, while the yellow lighting is the... Read More

This function can zoom in and zoom out the whole table base on the point you specified. Menu : Express>Table Tools>Selection Scale Command Entry : BGSF Operation steps : 1. Start the command. 2. Specify the base point for the line of table. 3.... Read More

Aligns text, mtext and block attribute objects to new orientation. Rotates text, mtext, and attribute definition objects so that they end up being as close as possible to horizontal or right-read (similar to the behavior of dimension text). Objects... Read More

Attach leader line to Mtext, tolerance, or block reference object. Menu : Express>Dimension>Attach Leader to Annotation Command Entry : QLATTACH Select Leader: Select a leader Select a dimension: Select the Mtext, tolerance, or block reference... Read More