Dynamic door block with stretch, flip, and move actions and updateable attributes in AutoCAD PDF

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Dynamic door block with stretch, flip, and move actions and updateable attributes in AutoCAD The aim of this project is to create a block of a door which can be adjusted in different sizes and directions, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: The final drawing. The requirements of the drawing are the foll...

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Dynamic door block with stretch, flip, and move actions and updateable attributes in AutoCAD The aim of this project is to create a block of a door which can be adjusted in different sizes and directions, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1:

The final drawing.

The requirements of the drawing are the followings: 1. The door must be stretchable to fit to the openings’ width. 2. The panel direction can have the correct opening direction (flip ability). 3. A label with attributes with the height and the width of the door. The height of the door will be given by the user and the width will be measured and displayed automatically. 4. This label must can be placed anywhere independently form the other objects of the block. The steps of this project are the followings and you can watch the supporting video: s.1 s.2

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Draw the outline of the house and the openings by using the Line command. Create the appropriate layers as follows: Name Color Linetype Contents door_01frame magenta Continuous All the door’s items door_02arc red Hidden The door’s arc door_03width blue Continuous The opening width The layers are shown in Figure 2. Make the door_01frame layer current. Type z and press  to execute the zoom command, in order to zoom in an opening of the drawing. In the next prompt click on point A in Figure 3. In the next prompt click on point B in Figure 3. The result is shown in Figure 4.

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Type pl and press  in order to execute the pline command.

Figure 2:

The created layers.

Figure 3:

Zooming in an opening.

Figure 4:

Drafting the left frame of the door.

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In the next prompt specify point A in Figure 4. In the next prompts type the next series of lines: @0.025...