Insert Blocks via Toolbar or creating menus

[CADken]

I'm trying to create a toolbar with symbols that replicate some our of blocks. I can create the button and the image, but I'm not sure how to make the command so when you select the tool that block is inserted.

 

Should I just stick with the ADC for this?

 

Example:

 

I have a 4' lighting fixture button, I want to select that tool in the toolbar and insert our 4' lighting fixture where i specify on the screen.

[dbroada]

I used to do that but have found the palette easier to use. Create one drawing with all your blocks in it. Drag the blocks from that drawing on to a palette and drag from the palette into your new drawing.

[borgunit]

If you have the button made and ready, then this might help

 

http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/Column:++Circles+and+Lines/Create-Your-Own-AutoCAD-Commands-Circles-and-Lines/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/493986?contextCategoryId=6733

[ML0940]

Design Center is also effective for grabbing blocks from other drawings

 

ML

[asos2000]

1- create individual file for each block.

2- create a folder on your PC (or on server) and but all files in this folder

3- create a button and type in macro

^C^C-insert;[color=Red]file_path[/color]/[color=Red]file_name[/color].dwg;\\;0;

DONT FORGET TO

A- Replace \ with / in file bath

normal file path

\\ws-hmohamed\Documents\Blocks\level_elevation.dwg

should be like this

//ws-hmohamed/Documents/Blocks/level_elevation.dwg

B- if your block has an attribute the code should be like this

^C^C-insert;file_path/file_name.dwg;\\;0;explode;last;

C- in the attribute case the block should not has a name like the file name

attribute name

level-elevation

file name

level_elevation

[BIGAL]

Are the blocks all in a seperate directory? Have you thought about using a menu you can have multiple pages of grouped blocks with images and the nice thing is the code is just simple text lines as above but with a image description in front

[CADken]

1- create individual file for each block.

2- create a folder on your PC (or on server) and but all files in this folder

3- create a button and type in macro

^C^C-insert;[color=Red]file_path[/color]/[color=Red]file_name[/color].dwg;\\;0;

DONT FORGET TO

A- Replace \ with / in file bath

normal file path

\\ws-hmohamed\Documents\Blocks\level_elevation.dwg

should be like this

//ws-hmohamed/Documents/Blocks/level_elevation.dwg

B- if your block has an attribute the code should be like this

^C^C-insert;file_path/file_name.dwg;\\;0;explode;last;

C- in the attribute case the block should not has a name like the file name

attribute name

level-elevation

file name

level_elevation

 

AWESOME! I will try this!

 

Are the blocks all in a seperate directory? Have you thought about using a menu you can have multiple pages of grouped blocks with images and the nice thing is the code is just simple text lines as above but with a image description in front

 

WOW! How does one go about creating that?!