Blocks and Groups

Blocks and groups both combine other drawing objects into a single object that can be moved, deleted, etc. However, they have some very important differences.

Groups

When you group objects, you combine separate objects into one object with many parts. If you move the group on the drawing, all the objects in the group move together, retaining their relationship to each other.

• All items in the group must be either Survey or Paper space and are drawn on the same layer.
• Items within a group can be edited individually. Just position the cursor over and item in the group, right click and choose Properties.
• Groups do not require a reference object like blocks. The group is the reference object in that all the data is held in the group.
• Groups can not be resized, rotated or scaled like a block.

Blocks

Blocks definitions are stored in a file and reproduced in a drawing through a block reference that determines the size, rotation and other properties of the block.

Related Topics

Object Library
Block Files
Blocks
Inserting Blocks
Creating Blocks
Using Variables
Editing a Block Reference
Editing Blocks
Using Blocks from Other CAD Programs
Storing Blocks in the Drawing
Converting Blocks to Groups
Grouping Drawing Objects