How to use Tables in AutoCAD 2006

[CadZeek]

We use excel and a 3rd party to insert schedules. We don't have enough licenses for everyone to do the inserting with the 3rd party program. Panel schedules, long equipment lists and some lengthy word documents
I'd like to be able to use the table for the replacement of doing our schedules in excel and word documents..
Thank you

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Please note I have *moved* this thread from the CAD Mgmt. General forum to this one, as I feel this particular forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

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[Mike.Perry]

We use excel and a 3rd party to insert schedules. We don't have enough licenses for everyone to do the inserting with the 3rd party program. Panel schedules, long equipment lists and some lengthy word documents
I'd like to be able to use the table for the replacement of doing our schedules in excel and word documents.

Hi

Can you please explain, exactly what you would like to know about Tables eg What do you want to achieve...

Have a good one, Mike

[CadZeek]

Hi, Thanx for moving my post to the correct location.
The table is a completly new animal to me ~ ~
Can a filled in schedule be made, saved and inserted into a dwg. ~ then can this same schedule be inserted into a different job be revised and not affect the schedule in the first job?
I don't want to use excel to make schedules.

[rkmcswain]

Can a filled in schedule be made, saved and inserted into a dwg.

A TABLE entity is just that --- a different entity type. You can create Table Styles (like textstyles or dimstyles) for apperance, but the TABLE itself is an AutoCAD entity. You create it and populate it inside of AutoCAD.

then can this same schedule be inserted into a different job be revised and not affect the schedule in the first job?

Yes, there is no table linking.

[Mike.Perry]

Hi, Thanx for moving my post to the correct location.
The table is a completly new animal to me ~ ~
Can a filled in schedule be made, saved and inserted into a dwg. ~ then can this same schedule be inserted into a different job be revised and not affect the schedule in the first job?
I don't want to use excel to make schedules.

Hi

No worries...

Hopefully you will find some of the information contained with the following links, helpful / useful...

RE: Table Formula Formats

RE: plant list

RE: Extract Attribute Data into a Table

Enter text in a Table and have a Field based off the text placed elsewhere

Get doors and tags to a schedule in AutoCAD 2006?

Count the number of Blocks in a drawing file

Have a good one, Mike

[CadZeek]

Is the tables in 2006 really worth it right now and/or any better in '07??? If there's a problem with getting the correct text, not getting different cell sizes, etc.