Note: CADblocks for DraftSight was discontinued by its developer. Unfortunately this plug-in is therefore no longer available. To learn more about the Graebert plugins currently available for DraftSightwe invite you to visit https://www.graebert.com/cad-software/plugins-for-draftsight/

CAD Blocks for DraftSight

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“CAD Blocks for DraftSight” gives you access to thousands of blocks.

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Many of these blocks contain intelligence.

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In this example, we can see an office where you find blocks for furniture,

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sanitary equipment, various labels and signs.

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They all belong
to blocks supplied by CAD  Blocks.

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The process is very simple.

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We click here …

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… go to the category we like, select with a click and look for the topic of our interest.

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For example, we can insert this block.

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Here we have a larger preview, while in this area parameters will appear that we can control.

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It depends on the block type if you have assigned attributes or not.

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We click and insert it in the drawing.

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It’s that easy.

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These plugins are sold separately or in families.

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Here, we see the different groups.

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You can buy an entire family for the price of 2 individual plugins.

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Also important: When you buy a family of 4 plugins you get one more as a bonus

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to create flowcharts and diagrams.

Insert attributes into the project

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Many of these blocks contain attributes.

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Once inserted in the project, the attributes can be edited.

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For example, if we double-click, we can see all the block attributes and texts.

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We can, for example, edit the temperature to have 18 degrees instead of 12.

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It’s that easy to work with CAD Blocks for Draftsight.

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This set of plugins will make the design process much easier.

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Just look for the block you need in the extensive library, and insert it.

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But that’s not all, look.

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Click here to see the options and easily change the units that affect the blocks in this area.

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Now we can run the units command UNITSYSTEM.

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We see the unit of the blocks is an inch.

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It has been modified.

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If we want to convert the units of the blocks back to the metric system,

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we do the same and change to a millimeter, centimeter or meter.

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These are some of the options offered by CAD Blocks.

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Some of the blocks are complex.

Modify Attributes

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For example, woodworks because these blocks contain many attributes that can be modified.

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They also allow us to create tables.

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We can set the price, weight and other values seen in the drawing.

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If we remove this block, the wall is restored.

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At any time we can insert another carpentry.

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We selected a window and determine the insertion point.

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Note that we have 3 possible points of insertion.

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We can choose the length and control other variables as shown in this example.

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Press OK to insert it.

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Here’s another example.

Another example

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The use of electrical blocks is easy with CAD Blocks because we have symbols for every item.

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The advantage: They contain attributes to provide technical information in our drawing.

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We can go to any of the 4 electrical plugins.

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Note the large number of blocks that are available in different categories.

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We choose an outlet.

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Among the options listed here, we can fill the entries that belong to the block.

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Or leave it empty to be completed
later.

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In this case activate INSERT MULTIPLE and click OK.

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Now we can insert this block in different parts of the project.

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If we double-click, we can view and edit all the attributes contained in this block.

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Including, for example, voltage.

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CAD Blocks not only offers BLOCKS,

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we can also work with lines,  which will make our job easier.

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Lines appear for every component or action in our project.

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For example, in Electricity, we have lines for every need.

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We only need to choose it and draw the distribution.

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CAD Blocks also provides Mechanical standardized parts.

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We just have to look for the appropriate category.

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Choose the block you want.

Choosing between different values

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In this case, choose between different values, that appear here.

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Press OK and specify a value for the length.

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Press OK again, and insert it in the drawing.

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In this other chart, we can add a “valve”.

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With CAD Blocks we can work easier, faster and much more efficiently.

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Thanks to the extensive content library for architecture, engineering, construction, MEP and design.

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We can also create tables with the information contained in the blocks.

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We select BILL OF MATERIALS.

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Determine which properties are shown in the table.

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We can change the order of the displayed data.

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We select the objects that will be included in the table.

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Through the previously established filters, we can create the desired information

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and export to software like Excel, for example.

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Or simply insert it as a table in the drawing.

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We even have the ability to print.

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If you want, you can install a trial version
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and learn more about these features with the help function at the end of this menu.

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