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inserting a block - with pull dn menu

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max1964

Industrial
Aug 8, 2003
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I am would like to use a acad14 pull down menu to insert a block i would like to change it to work with ACAD2000.......
....can anyone help


this is an example of the string
[30" Door...........]Clayer door INSERT f:/adata/GBLOCK/DR30;near;\;;near;\
 
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Here is how I do it with a slide menu

***IMAGE_FASTENERS
**SHCS
[FASTENERS Created By George Bednar]
[250-20,1/4"-20 X 2"]-INSERT;*250-20X2SHCS;\;;
[250-28,1/4"-28 X 2"]-INSERT;*250-28X2SHCS;\;;
[312-18,5/16"-18 X 2"]-INSERT;*312-18X2SHCS;\;;

I have the drawings located in the same directory as the .mnu file (c:program Files\acadm2000\support)
 
I am trying to do the exact same thing but my drawings are located on a server. I have also just upgraded to 2004 and would like to know if there is another way to do this?
 
It doesn't matter if it's on the server or your hard-drive as long as ACAD knows where to search for it. Add the location of the blocks to the ACAD search path:
Tools > Options > Files tab > Support Path Search Path (add > browse)

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Here how I do it with a pull down menu these line have been added to my acad menu.
Inserts blocks dwg. files of steel shapes
[->Wide Flange]
[->W4 to W8]
[W4 x 13]^c^c-insert w4-13
[W5 x 16]^c^c-insert w5-16
[W5 x 19]^c^c-insert w5-19
[--]
[W6 x 9]^c^c-insert w6-9
[W6 x 12]^c^c-insert w6-12
[W6 x 15]^c^c-insert w6-15
[W6 x 20]^c^c-insert w6-20
[W6 x 25]^c^c-insert w6-25
[--]
[W8 x 10]^c^c-insert w8-10
[W8 x 13]^c^c-insert w8-13
[W8 x 14]^c^c-insert w8-14
[W8 x 15]^c^c-insert w8-15
[W8 x 18]^c^c-insert w8-18
[W8 x 21]^c^c-insert w8-21
[W8 x 24]^c^c-insert w8-24
[W8 x 28]^c^c-insert w8-28
[W8 x 31]^c^c-insert w8-31
[W8 x 35]^c^c-insert w8-35
[W8 x 40]^c^c-insert w8-40
[W8 x 48]^c^c-insert w8-48
[<-W8 x 58]^c^c-insert w8-58
[->W10 to W12]
[W10 x 12]^c^c-insert w10-12
[W10 x 15]^c^c-insert w10-15
[W10 x 16]^c^c-insert w10-16
[W10 x 19]^c^c-insert w10-19
[W10 x 22]^c^c-insert w10-22
[W10 x 26]^c^c-insert w10-26
[W10 x 30]^c^c-insert w10-30
[W10 x 33]^c^c-insert w10-33
[W10 x 39]^c^c-insert w10-39
[W10 x 45]^c^c-insert w10-45
[W10 x 49]^c^c-insert w10-49
[W10 x 54]^c^c-insert w10-54
 
After version 14 you have to have a dash (-) before the insert command for it to work. Open your .mns file and use &quot;replace&quot; command to change insert to -insert. This worked well for me.
 
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