Creating a block library

Hi.. I am just starting up on a new computer with an updated version of AutoCad. I was previously using 2008 and now am using 2010.. On my old version a block libraby had been made that could be accessed from the menu bar.. I was wondering how to make that possible in 2010. I have read a lot of forums that suggest using tool palatte and I don't think I will like that I would like to have a menu library instead. I am alomst positive that they were saved into a "slide" if that helps..

Any help/suggestions would be wonderful..

Thank you in advance,

Jen

I would again suggest you look in to using a palette. They are easy to use and infinitely easier to set up and modify.

If you MUST go down the menu route, there are lots of posts on here suggesting where to get information (check below for similar threads) so do a search. You will need to make or modify your menu file, create all your slides and then combine them. If I remember correctly you have to do that again to add a block to the library but that may just be a bad memory. Its not impossible but I never found it worth the effort.

The procedure you want to follow is outlined in the 2010 Customization Guide.

For AutoCAD 2010 look at chapter 6 entitled Slides and Command Scripts.

Search for BIGAL our menus use the old fashioned way with slides a few posts here.

Main reason was that our std dwgs are just that they include title blocks so you would not see what they are in a tool pallete, we zoomed and turned stuff off to make them clear. We do though also have a heap of blocks 200+ which would probably work with palletes.

I grew up on DOS and scripts so creating a script to make the slides was not that hard if you know the tricks in Word its pretty easy. I started with 1.4 so making slides 20 years ago was the only way to do things.

If you get stuck after searching post here.

Footnote next time will probably investigate tool palletes like ribbons its the way of the future.