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How to copy a graph from Excel to AutoCAD?

A graph created on a sheet in an Excel workbook can be copied over to AutoCAD using different methods. The classic copy/paste transfers the selected graph just in a form of an OLE object, which is not suitable for processing in CAD applications.

XLS-DWG

But with the command PASTESPEC (Clipboard > Paste > Paste as) you can pasete the copied graph from Excel right as AutoCAD objects. In the dialog "Paste As", choose "AutoCAD Entities" and complete the copy-paste operation.

XLS-DWG

The individual components of the copied graph, including the curve shape, are pasted as polylines and texts in the DWG drawing.

XLS-DWG

Some Excel graph types (e.g. 3D graphs, tree maps, funnel) cannot be copied this way.

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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 13683:	Limitations of the LISP language (AutoLISP, VisualLISP) in AutoCAD LT - what to watch out for
Tip 13522:	LookupXLS - populating DWG texts from Excel spreadsheets.

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