When you select a Dynamic Block:
- Special grips
display
on the Block geometry
- Additional options for the Block display on the Properties
palette.
As you click or drag the grips, entities in the Block reference
adjust according to the parameters that define the modification.
Each Dynamic Block grip has a label. The label
displays
in the Custom section of the Properties palette where you can modify values or
select options.
Depending on the complexity of features and constraints within a
Dynamic Block, more or less grips display to define
how
the Block reference can look like.
Grips available in Dynamic Block references:
| Grip Type |
Icon |
Modifications |
| Standard |
 |
Moves, stretches, scales, or patterns entities
independently in a Block reference. |
| Linear |
 |
Lengthens, stretches, scales, or patterns
entities in a Block reference along a vector. |
| Rotation |
 |
Rotates entities in a Block reference around an
axis. |
| Flip |
 |
Flips (mirrors) entities in a Block reference
about an axis. |
| Alignment |
 |
Aligns entities of a Block reference with other
entities in the drawing, either tangentially or
perpendicularly. |
| Lookup |
 |
Changes forms or dimensions based on
predefined
lists. Also, controls the visibility of subsets
of entities based on lookup lists. |
To
use Dynamic Block Grips: