Editing Blocks in AutoCAD

Editing Blocks

During the design process, you may need to edit blocks. You can easily edit a block using the Block

Editor window. As you edit a block, all the instances of it will be automatically updated. The

procedure to edit a block is discussed next.

 Click Insert > Block Definition > Block Editor on the ribbon; the Edit Block Definition dialog box

appears.

 In the Edit Block Definition dialog box, select Pump from the list and click OK; the Block

Editor window appears.

 Click Home > Draw > Polyline on the ribbon and draw a polyline as shown below.

 Click Close Block Editor on the Close panel.

 In the Block – Changes Not Saved dialog box, click Save the changes to Pump.

All the instances of the block will be updated automatically.