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In the Domain Explorer, double-click the Drawing Block Types folder to expand its hierarchy.
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Right-click a block type and on the shortcut menu select New > Block.
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On the Block Properties dialog, enter information as follows:
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In the Block field, enter the name to be used for the block by Smart Instrumentation.
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In the Description field, type in a description for the block.
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Under Block type, select a block type from the list.
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Under Drawing block file, navigate to the block source file by selecting Browse.
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Specify the file path.
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Under Origin, enter the required X and Y parameters to position the new block on the drawing.
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You can enter decimal numbers as well as whole numbers.
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Blocks that you add under the Border, Logo, or a user-defined general block type appear on the Default General Blocks dialog, which you open from the Actions menu of the Loop Drawings Module window menu bar. In the Domain Explorer, general blocks only appear in the Drawing Block Types folder and are shown as
.
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Loop blocks that you add become available for association with loops in the Loops folder of the Domain Explorer. These blocks are shown as
.
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Instrument blocks that you add become available for association with instrument tag numbers in the Loops folder of the Domain Explorer. In the Drawing Block Types folder, instrument blocks are shown as
. In the Loops folder, blocks assigned to instruments using the automatic block assignment method
are shown as 
and blocks assigned to instruments using the manual block assignment method are shown
as 
.