Working with Blocks like in Autocad

[Anonymous]

Hi friends and Graphisoft Team,
First i want to say "I love archicad very much" And i thank to Graphisoft Team for this good program.
You'll sure I will never compare Archicad with Autocad
But i am begging you for an important subject.
Pleeeeeeeeease put the property of working with blocks like in Autocad instead of /or beside of .mod files.
Working with blocks in Autocad is very easy and very quick. You can create hundreds of blocks in a single project file.
This property must be in the next hotfix or version.
Thanks.

*Please explain the reason who says " not needed " .

[Anonymous]

It has been quite a while since I've used Autocad, but I don't think there is anything that a block can do than a GDL object can't, that is why I voted not necessary.

[TomWaltz]

What is it about blocks that you would like to do that you cannot? Archicad Objects and MOD files are pretty flexible.

The other question is: why would you want to create hundreds of blocks in one file? What are you trying to achieve?

[Karl Ottenstein]

I agree with Scott. A GDL object is the same as an AutoCAD 'Block' ... with this exception: blocks are embedded within the dwg file, but the gdl object is external.

Just like a block, if you edit a GDL object's content, all placed elements are updated.

If you do not have the shortcut key cmd-shift-O (ctrl-shift-O) set to open a GDL object, you might want to assign it or something similar. You then just select the placed object, issue cmd-shift-O and edit away. If your 'block' content is just 2D content, then you edit visually in the 2D symbol window.

Related to your question: if you have symbols/etc from autocad days that are stored as 'blocks' in existing dwg files, AC makes it easy to convert those blocks into GDL objects via both a File menu option as well as dwg translator options.

Cheers,
Karl

[Anonymous]

Hi friends,
I explain what i mean by block. I haven't use this technique in my projects before. I've just learned it from my friend.
Now we had a big and detailed project. Its about 25.000 m2. So working with blocks is essential. Saving each block as a seperate file is a kind of death.Editing them "in place" is must to be.

Making hundreds of blocks is explained in picture-5.
Saving .mod files and editing them is not easy and usable like this, GDL is same too.
If Archicad solve this problem, i think there is not need to work other CADs.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

picture3

[Anonymous]

picture4

[Anonymous]

picture5
This is what i mean by hundreds of blocks

[Anonymous]

picture 6
Editing blocks "in place"