Using the Design Center

Using the Design Center

Design Center is one of the additional means by which you can insert

blocks and drawing in an effective way. Using the Design Center,

you can insert blocks created in one drawing into another drawing.

You can display the Design Center by clicking View > Palettes >

Design Center

on the ribbon or entering DC in the command line, as shown.

The following example shows you insert blocks using the Design Center.

Example:

 Open a new drawing file.

 Create the following symbols and convert them into blocks.

 Save the file as Electronic Symbols.dwg. Close the file.

 Open a new drawing file.

 Set the maximum limit of the drawing to

100,100. Click Zoom All on the Navigation Bar.

 Click View > Palettes > DesignCenter

on the ribbon; the DesignCenter palette

appears.

 In the DesignCenter palette, browse to the

location of the Electronic Symbols.dwg file

using the Folder List, as shown.

 Select the file and double-click on the Blocks

icon; all the blocks present in the file will be

displayed, as shown.

 Drag and place the blocks in the drawing window.

You can also insert blocks by invoking the Insert dialog box.

 Use the Move and Rotate tools and arrange the blocks as shown below.

 Close the DesignCenter palette, as shown.

 Use the Line tool and complete the drawing as shown Below