-BmCreateComponent

Creates a component from a selection set or drawing and adds the component to the library.

Accessing the Command

Keyboard: -bmcreatecomponent

: -bmcreatecomponent

Prompts you:

Select entities to create component from or use <Drawing>: (Select entities or press Enter to select the entire drawing.)
Entities in set: 1

Select entities to create component from or use <Drawing>: (Select more entities or press Enter to stop selecting.)
Specify component category: [ 1 - All/ 2 - Building/ ... - 0 - Add new category/] <Current>: (Type the number of a category or press Enter to add the component to the current category.)

Specify the component name: (Type a name for the new component.)

Enter component base point :<0, 0, 0>:

(Specify the base point or press Enter to accept the WCS origin.)

Enter thumbnail position [Top Front Left/Top Front Right/Top Back Left/Top Back Right/Top] <Top Front Left>: (Choose an option.)
Generating thumbnails... done.

Command Options

Option	Description
Select entities	Do one of the following: Select the entities to be included in the component. Press Enter to stop selecting. Press Enter at the first prompt to include all entities in the drawing.
Specify component category	The options are: Current: The currently selected category in the Components Panel. 1 - All/ 2 - Building/ 3 - Doors/ 4 ...: All subcategories of the currently selected category are listed. Enter the number of a category. 0 - Add new category/: creates a new category as a subcategory of the currently selected category in the Components Panel. Type 0. Prompts you: Specify new category name: Type a name. The name is added to the available categories list. Type the number of the newly created category.
Base point	Defines the base point of the component. Do one of the following: Press Enter to accept the origin of the WCS (0,0,0). Type the x,y,z coordinates. Pick a point in the drawing.
Thumbnail position	Defines the view orientation of the thumbnail image. The options are: Four isometric views: Top Front Left, Top Front Right, Top Back Left and Top Back Right Top

Related Commands

ComponentsPanelOpen - Opens the Components panel as a docked panel.

ComponentsPanelClose - Closes the Components panel.