The Insert Block in Drawing Generation Task allows you to insert any pre-made Drawing Block onto any given Sheet.
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| (Name) | The unique name for this task. |
| Angle | The angle (in the Document units) that the block will be inserted. |
| Block File Name | The full file path of the Block to insert. |
| Bottom | The distance from the bottom of the Sheet to the bottom of the image. |
| Left | The distance from the left of the Drawing to the left of the image. |
| Link to File | TRUE to link the block to the file, FALSE embed. |
| Scale | The scale of the Block. |
| Sheet Name | The name of the Sheet to insert the Block in (Leave blank to use the first Sheet). |
When this task is added the properties are Dynamic by default. See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.
| Property Name | Example Rule | Example Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angle | 0 | 0 | The Block will be inserted with no degrees of rotation around its insertion point. This will be how you saved the Block. |
| Angle | 45 | 45 | The Block will be inserted having been rotated 45° around its insertion point. |
| Block File Name | "C:\MyBlocks\MyBlock.SLDBLK" | C:\MyBlocks\MyBlock.SLDBLK | The full file path to the location of the block you wish to insert. |
| Bottom | 50 | 50 | The distance in model units from bottom of the page to the insertion point. |
| Left | 100 | 100 | The distance in model units from the left side of the page to the insertion point. |
| Link to File | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE will link the Block to the File. |
| Link to File | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE will embed the File within the Drawing. |
| Scale | 0.5 | 0.5 | This is the scale the Block will be when inserted onto the Drawing. 0.5 will result in half the size of the original Block. |
| Sheet Name | "Sheet1" | Sheet1 | The name of the Sheet within your Drawing to insert the Block onto. Leaving this property blank will use the first sheet. |
This Task can be added to SOLIDWORKS Drawings in the following Generation Sequence(s):