JamFam Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Hi again. I want to make a dynamic block that is made up of a rectangle. This rectangle will have an arrow on one side. The dynamic part will be to rotate the arrow to the centre of any of each of the four sides. Can this be done ?and if your answer happens to be yes please provide me with the how too's. I'm using AutoCad Architecture 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevUK Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Hi JamFam One way would be using the visibility states, you draw the object with an arrow on all the sides then hide them. Have a look at this link on Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I too would probably use visibility but you could also use rotate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamFam Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hi guys. Thanks for the help. I watched the youtube video on visibility and I will use it. You see, you can teach a dog old tricks. Question for dbroada. If I were to rotate the arrows, how would that happen on a rectangle? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 yeah, didn't read the question fully. The rotate would allow the arrow to point in the direction of the side but not directly on it. First instinct of dynamic block remains the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven-g Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 A polar stretch sounds like it would suit your purposes, it combines the different distances along with a rotation from a base point. ArrowRectangle.dwg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbroada Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 A polar stretch sounds like it would suit your purposes, it combines the different distances along with a rotation from a base point. VERY NICE - I had never thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamFam Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Hey guys. So I've looked at steven-g's dwg but can't do much with it. What's it suppose to do? I'm guessing the different visibility states will work just fine. Will try and post results? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamFam Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 Dynamic rectangle with arrows.dwgBack again. I've just created a block with the various visibility styles. Works great. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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