{"id":1124,"date":"2015-11-06T14:34:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T22:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2017-06-08T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T18:32:00","slug":"parametric-dynamic-blocks-super-simple-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/parametric-dynamic-blocks-super-simple-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Parametric Dynamic Blocks the Super Simple Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Applying Parametric Constraints to AutoCAD Dynamic Blocks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PQfYg1qILg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Parametric Constraints were added to AutoCAD 2010, and offer a powerful toolset for authoring AutoCAD dynamic blocks. 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