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Applying Activities to CustomBlock Elements

Use the CBActivityTool command to apply activities to elements in a CustomBlock definition.

To apply an activity to a CustomBlock element:

  1. Type CBActivityTool at the command prompt.
  2. Specify the activity:
    Activity Applied to Current CustomBlock Definition Available elements
    Pattern Linear, Polar, XY
    Table Table
    Mirror Mirror
    Move Point, Linear, Polar, XY
    Rotate Rotation
    Scale Linear, Polar, XY
    Stretch Point, Linear, Polar, XY
    Polar Stretch Polar
  3. In the graphics area, specify the element to which to apply the activity. The elements you can select depend on the type of the specified activity per the table above.
  4. Follow the command prompts.

    The subsequent sequences of the CBActivityTool command are identical to those of the individual command variants. From the list of activities above, click a link to see the command sequences.

Access

Command: CBActivityTool

Related Topics

Using Activities

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Applying Activities to CustomBlock Definitions



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