Creating Smarter Tables
You can insert FIELDS and BLOCKS into a table cell to create smarter tables for your project, such as Legend or Schedule tables.
Creating a Table Using Fields
In this exercise, we will populate a table cell with a field that retrieves its value from the length of the rebar:
- Open the
5-1_Working withTables.dwgfile. - Using the In-Canvas View Controls, restore the Custom Model Views | 3-Rebar Lengths named view.
- Select the TABLE object by issuing a left-click “inside” the C5 cell.
- Using the Table Cell ribbon and the Insert panel, select the Field command
. - Using the Field dialog, define the following settings:
- Field category: Objects
- Field names: Object
Figure 5.11: Field Settings 1
- Select the Click Object button
for the Object Type and select the RED REBAR (501) object in the view window. - Using the Field dialog, define the remaining settings:
- Property: Length
- Format: Architectural...
