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ToolLocation
a mask block tool for the Standard mask
block definition style and default settings
Drafting Tools category in the Stock Tool
catalog
for other mask block properties. For more
information on accessing tools in this
catalog, see Content Browser Overview on
page 137.
Mask block tools with mask block definition
styles and properties customized for your
projects or office standards
custom tool palettes created by your CAD
manager
NOTE The Standard mask block definition style is imported if you create your
drawing with a template. It will not be present if you start your drawing without
using a template. For more information, see About Templates on page 187.
Adding a Mask Block
Use this procedure to add a new mask block that has the properties specified
in the mask block tool that you select. To specify settings when you add a
mask block, see Adding a Mask Block with User-Specified Settings on page 2841.
You can add a mask block to a drawing if the drawing contains a mask block
definition. For more information, see Creating Mask Block Definitions on
page 2832.
TIP When you add mask blocks to your drawing, insert them on a separate layer.
You can turn the layer off in 3D views, where the mask blocks no longer mask any
objects.
1 If you have created your own mask block definition, create a tool
from it as described in Creating a Mask Block Tool on page 2842.
2 If you are working with an existing mask block tool, open the
palette it is located on.
A mask block tool is located on the Drafting tool palette and in
the Drafting Tools category in the AutoCAD Architecture Stock
Tool catalog. You can add this tool to any tool palette. For more
information, see Content Browser Overview on page 137.
3 Select the mask block tool on the palette.
4 Specify the insertion point of the mask block.
2840 | Chapter 37 Mask Blocks
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