Can a block be anchored to a wall?

[STEPHENHERRIDGE1887]

Can a block be anchored to a wall and if so how is this done?

Stephen

[Anonymous]

If it is a viewblock inside an mvblock. Only AEC object can be anchored.

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Can a block be anchored to a wall and if so how is this done? Stephen

[Anonymous]

you can add it as an interference object but it
will replace the black with one compnant of the wall.

Perhaps explain a luttle more what you are trying
to do and we can suggest the best way to achieve it.

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Can
a block be anchored to a wall and if so how is this done?
Stephen

[STEPHENHERRIDGE1887]

I would like to anchor a block so that it will move with the wall when I have to adjust the wall.

Stephen

[SteveCrow5000]

I show people how to anchor a light switch to a door (that is anchored to a wall) so if the wall moves, so does the door and as the light switch block is anchored to the door then the block of the switch moves too.

Look up the object anchor (there are several other anchor types) in the content browser and add it to your palette. Follow the simple prompts. It you select the block after it is anchored you will see the "link" between them, click the "edge" grip and it breaks the anchor.

Quick and easy.

Steve

[Anonymous]

It would be helpful to understand what the block is
!

ie. is it part of the wall as in a feature?  A
letterbox?  a light switch?  Try anchors as suggeted

If it's making the wall itself a bit wider - say
attached pier then it's different.

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I
would like to anchor a block so that it will move with the wall when I have to
adjust the wall. Stephen

[Anonymous]

Steve,
You cannot anchor a block to anything. It must be an mvblock or another AEC
object.

Blocks can be turned into mvblocks which can be anchored.

From help files: "You can use object anchors to attach an AEC object to the
base curve of another AEC object. "


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I show people how to anchor a light switch to a door (that is anchored to a
wall) so if the wall moves, so does the door and as the light switch block
is anchored to the door then the block of the switch moves too. Look up the
object anchor (there are several other anchor types) in the content browser
and add it to your palette. Follow the simple prompts. It you select the
block after it is anchored you will see the "link" between them, click the
"edge" grip and it breaks the anchor. Quick and easy. Steve

[SteveCrow5000]

Quite right Doug, sorry if I mislead anybody there. I was mistakenly thinking I was dropping Autocad blocks/symbols from Design Centre into the drawing, whereas I was actually dropping MVblocks in.

Sorry guys, was in autopilot!

Steve.

[Steven_Cunningham]

Is there any way to create an mvblock, like an electrical switch or receptical, that automatical anchors to a wall?  Using the object anchor tool works great, but its an extra step.  I'd like to be able to plop in these electrical symbles like wall tags so that they are automatically anchored to the walls, then if I need to anchor a switch to a particular door, I can use the anchor tool.

[dbroad]

Not an answer to your question but an observation.  If you are doing a lot of electrical work and actually show circuits and panels, you might benefit from using AutoCAD MEP which uses an object called a device (like an mvblock) for outlets.

[Steven_Cunningham]

That is an option, but talk about an extra step!  Since I do a lot of smallish residential work, I'd rather not have to use AutoDesk's entire suite of software to put together a set of plans.  Just for the sake of being curious, and always wanting to know more, how would that work anyway?   Would I draw the architcural stuff in Architecture, then attach these 'devises' to an xref'ed (?) version of the plan in MEP?  Would they then move with the walls if I change things around in Architecture?

[dbroad]

It depends on how you like to break up the project.  You could actually use MEP to do all the work. It contains ACA and AutoCAD.  It has added display configurations to half-tone the architectural components with respect to the PME stuff.  I believe it anchors through xrefs but don't have it with me at the moment.