D = insert (D, NAME, POS) places the block NAME with its origin at POS. ROT rotates it, in degrees counter-clockwise, and SCALE scales it; both default to leaving it alone.

An insert is a reference, not a copy. Twenty-five identical bores are one definition and twenty-five references, which is what a draughtsman expects to receive and a fraction of the file that twenty-five copies would make.

The block must already be defined; inserting a name that is not raises, rather than leaving a reference that resolves to nothing when the file is opened.

See also: block, merge, transform

Source Code: draw.Drawing