CAD Forum - tips, tricks, discussion and utilities for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit and other Autodesk products [www.cadforum.cz]
CZ | EN | DE
Login or
registration
  Visitors: 7023
Arkance Systems CZ
FB TW YT LN Blog

CAD tip CAD tip # 12830:

   
Question CAD 
 %  platform  category 
Q - question

Converting pseudo-tables consisting of lines and texts to TABLE objects in AutoCAD DWGs.
A - answer Using the freeware utility COT (Convert Old Table) you can convert tables in your AutoCAD DWGs, manually sketched (even inaccurately) as parting lines, rows and columns with texts and blocks, to real TABLE-type objects. Those objects are much easier to format, edit, add or delete rows/columns, merge, or export to Excel.

Download the LISP utility COT from Download, load it into your AutoCAD with APPLOAD and run it by typing the COT command. Select the objects creating a table (including outline and parting lines) and choose whether to keep styles and headers. The conversion will handle most combinations of texts, blocks and merged table cells.

Sample:

(author of the utility: Juan Villarreal, fixes and additions: CAD Studio)

ACADADTPlantACADMCivilMap
100% *  CAD 
29.12.2020    7188×  
Comments   Tell a friend
Prices - CAD eShop:
Koupit AutoCAD
Koupit Civil 3D
Koupit AutoCAD Mechanical
Koupit AutoCAD Architecture
Koupit AutoCAD Map 3D
Koupit AutoCAD Plant 3D
Koupit AEC Collection
applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Plant 3D · AutoCAD Mechanical · Civil 3D · AutoCAD Map 3D ·

See also:
Tip 13855:DBXscanLayers and DBXscanBlocks - bulk report content of DWG files in a folder.
Tip 13784:Export block coordinates to a table. How to use the DATAEXTRACTION command in AutoCAD LT?
Tip 13757:Bulk editing of drawing properties (DWGprops) from Excel.
Tip 13737:Formatting leading zeros in AutoCAD fields (and automatic field update).
Tip 13522:LookupXLS - populating DWG texts from Excel spreadsheets.
Selected tip: Two icon types for attaching DWG xrefs in AutoCAD.


Back   All CAD Tips

RAL color library (palette) for Fusion 360 (plus BS, AS, NCS). « | » How to quickly delete 3rd party links to external objects in Inventor?


Have we helped you? If you want to support the CAD Forum web service, consider buying one of our CAD applications, or our custom software development offerings, or donating via PayPal (see above). You may also add a link to your web - like this "fan" link: CAD Forum - tips, utilities, blocks for Autodesk products
CAD:    OS:    Categ: 
Text:  FAQ glossary   



Featuring:
Use Google Earth images in your AutoCAD projects with the Plex.Earth Tools More info


Please use these tips at your own risk.
Arkance Systems is not responsible for possible problems that may occur as a result of using any of these tips.
TOPlist
CF
CAD Forum - tips, tricks, utilities, help, how-tos and FAQ for AutoCAD, LT, Inventor, Revit, Map, Civil 3D, Fusion 360, Forma, 3ds Max and other Autodesk software (support by Arkance Systems) - see About
Arkance Systems CZ s.r.o. (CAD Studio) - Autodesk Platinum Partner & Training Center & Consulting Services Partner
CONTACT:
webmaster.cz@arkance-systems.com
tel. +420 910 970 111
  Copyright © 2023 | Advertise with us | Online privacy
FB TW YT LN Blog