This time do not select any geometry in the CAD blocks because the rectangular door panel should show up in ALL states. So, repeat the same steps as before and create a visibility state for a CLOSED DOOR. Next, select make entities visible and select the 45-degree arc - representing a half-open door, and select enter, to complete the selection.įinally, there is one more state to add - and that's for a CLOSED DOOR. Those are the entities that you want to appear when the “ OPEN - visibility state” is chosen.Ĭreate another visibility state for when the door is half open, so select the ADD STATE again. Together these represent the full open door. Next select the full 90-degree Open Arc, and the vertical line of the door. Open the menus and choose the option to “make entities visible.” Next to OPEN property, when you hover over the panel, there are three dots representing a dropdown menu. Next, name the state for the open door – in this example, it is named OPEN. In this example, it is named “ SWING.”ĭefine the different states, or visibility options, by first selecting ADD STATE. It gives the visibility state parameter a default name.
To create a new visibility parameter, select the blue circle with a “plus in it” at the bottom right of the panel. There are currently no visibility parameters defined - and no states present, because there are no parameters currently defined. From the ribbon, go to the parametric tab, and to the far-right, and find the parametric blocks panel. These configurations are considered the different visibility states.įirst, add visibility states to the door. Working in a drafting workspace - the geometry for this example, contains the entities representing three distinct configurations of a door. What this means, is that the size and appearance of a parametric block can be modified without editing the block definition itself. The metadata controls the way the components of the block behave. All versions of BricsCAD ( Lite, Pro, & Ultimate) include the tools need to create custom Parametric Blocks. This metadata effects the geometry of the block - for example the size, or dimension of the geometry - and its visibility. Parametric blocks are blocks which contain not only pure geometry, but also some metadata. Discover why BricsCAD Parametric Blocks are the most flexible CAD blocks that you can use.
While most CAD users are familiar with Dynamic Blocks in AutoCAD®, this article explores Parametric Blocks in BricsCAD. See how to create and modify them, learn the benefits, and find out how they are quite different than Dynamic Blocks in AutoCAD. They are helpful to repeat content, such as symbols, common building components, and other details. In most CAD programs, blocks are used as named groups of geometric objects that represent a single 2D or 3D entity. Further modifying the behavior of Parametric Blocks
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