In recent versions of prominent CAD programs, there is no command line option. Instead there is a dialog box with several settings.
| Label | Appearance | Type | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text-box+Drop-down List | String | Name of the new block or select any existing block to redefine. |
| Description | Multi-line Text-box | String | Description for new/edited block. |
| Annotative Scaling | Checkbox | Bool | Can the block be scaled as per annotative scale. |
| Apply uniform scale | Checkbox | Bool | Self descriptive. |
| Allow block to explode | Checkbox | Bool | Self descriptive. |
| Units | Drop-down List | string | One of the various length units to be selected. |
| Basepoint | |||
| Select basepoint in graphic area | Button | Click | Click on button to select the base point on screen. |
| X | Text-Box | Decimal | Click will update the x-cord but it can be manually edited as well. |
| Y | Text-Box | Decimal | Click will update the y-cord but it can be manually edited as well. |
| Y | Text-Box | Decimal | Click will update the z-cord but it can be manually edited as well. |
| Entities | |||
| Select Entities in graphic area | Button | Click | Click on button to select Entities on screen. |
| Preserve as separate entities | Radio Button | Self descriptive. | |
| Convert to block | Self descriptive. | ||
| Remove from drawing | Self descriptive. |