This dialog allows editing of a block layout. You can define the styles, field, table, and other settings.
A string that identifies the block. This string must be unique for all blocks defined in all the data files loaded in the NX session.
The string the will be shown in the Edit/Insert Format Block dialogs.
The category the block will appear in on the Insert Format Block dialog.
The drawng units the block is for.
The layer to place the block's tabular note on.
The fields in the block.
| Field Operations | |
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| Add Field | Adds a new field and shows the edit field dialog |
| Edit Field | Allows editing of the selected field |
| Copy Field | Same as Add Field except the default values is the currently selected field |
| Delete Field | Removes the selected field |
The block styles that can be used for this block.
| Style Operations | |
|---|---|
| Add Style | Adds a new style and shows the edit style dialog |
| Edit Style | Allows editing of the selected style |
| Copy Style | Same as Add Style except the default values is the currently selected style |
| Delete Style | Removes the selected style |
| Make Default Style | Sets the selected style as the default style to use. An * will precede the default style in the list. |
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| Basic | Regular method of using a UI/Styler dialog and using
the field ID to hook to a control of the same name
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| Delegate | Delegate the editing of the block to an external
library. The
editing dialog and updating the block is the responsibility of the
external code.
Arguments to the delegate functions are: (tag_t drawing, const char* block_id). |
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Indicate that the block is only to be used as a required block. That means that the block will never appear in the Insert Format Block dialog.
Indicate that the block should be rotated 180 degrees. Useful for roll sizes.
Indicate where the block's SBF file is located. It can be in the format_defs or util directory of a DSL configuration.
The SBF file to use when editing the block. If you plan to utilize user defined symbols in the block, then all of them must be in this SBF file. If no SBF file is defined, the default SBF file will be used.
Angle of template when it is placed on drawing. The angle is from the bottom left of template geometry.
These settings are only relevent if the block has a table such as a revision block.
This value specifies the margin from the bottom of the drawing area that the table will go before overflowing and creating a new table section. A -1.0 value indicates to use the max height setting in the template.
The row types that can be used when adding a entry to a table. Normally, only one is defined if the block contains a table.
The various symbols that can be placed on the drawing and associated to an entry in the table.
Turn this option on to allow the user the option to manually entry a symbol's content value. A button called OVERRIDE_SYMBOL must be in the block's dialog if this option is selected.
If the table has multiple row types, you can specifiy what border to use between entries that transition from one row type to another.
Select this option if the tabular note template already contains the entry rows. No rows will be added when entries are added to the block. The maximum entries allowed on the block will be the number of rows in the template.
Settings for blocks that duplicate themselves periodically on the drawing such as a roll size's frame block. A block will repeating until the end of the drawing's drawing area is reached.
Note: A repeating block cannot contain a table.
Specifies that the block is a repeating block.
Specifies the distance between duplicates of the block. This can be a expression formula.
The tablular note column that you would like the row number to appear. Useful for a frame count or number if repeats. Use -1 if this value will not be used.