Reusing CAD drawings and entities
When you create a paper drawing manually, you can draw repetitive symbols by tracing a plastic template. After you draw a symbol in progeCAD, you can reuse that symbol without having to redraw it. You simply save the symbol as a block. You can then insert copies of that block anywhere in your drawing. You can also save the symbol as a separate drawing for use in other drawings.
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You can draw a symbol one time, save it as a block, and then insert multiple copies of that symbol anywhere in your drawing. |
In addition, you can reuse entire drawings and insert individual drawings into other drawings. You can also use an external reference, which acts as a pointer to another drawing rather than a copy of the entire drawing. Using an external reference has an added advantage: when you update the externally referenced drawing, each drawing that references it can be automatically updated.