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You can use the Table tool (Drawing annotations, or Annotate ribbon) to insert (import) table data in the XLS or CSV formats to a drawing view.

Click the Browse button (icon) and select your .XLS or .CSV table. Inventor loads the external table data to a native drawing table, which can be formatted.

Don't use the Insert Object tool to insert Excel tables.

Inventor11
100% *CAD
10.4.2006    23730×  
applies to: Inventor 11 ·

See also:
Tip 14527:Search/Replace texts in Inventor drawings - iLogic.
Tip 14489:Multiline header of a parts list in an Inventor drawing.
Tip 14472:Overview of CAD formats supported in Inventor 2026 (import/export/AnyCAD).
Tip 14384:Wrong encoding of XLS/CSV/TXT files exported from CAD. Wrong characters on command line.
Tip 14339:Time tracker for Autodesk Inventor - how much time have I spend on a design?


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