Modifying a Table

Reorganize a Table

You can reorganize a table or its contents by reversing rows or columns, extending a table, transposing a table, inserting or deleting rows or columns and so on.

Double-click the table to switch it to edition mode.

Important: You cannot move a table while it is in edition mode.

While in edition mode, you can:

Select columns (or rows) by clicking above the column (or next to the row) when the symbol appears.
Select or multi-select cells.
Leave edition mode by clicking outside the table.

Tip: To select or multi-select cells faster, use the following keys:

Directional arrow keys: Up, Down, Right, Left.
Home: Brings the selection to a cell in the first column of the table.
End: Brings the selection to a cell in the last column of the table.
PageUp: Brings the selection to a cell in the first row of the table.
PageDown: Brings the selection to a cell in the last row of the table.
Multiple cell selection is possible with Shift + above mentioned four keys (Home, End, PageUp and PageDown).

Click the upper-left corner to select the whole table.

Right-click and select an action:


Command	Result
Reverse rows
Reverse columns
Transpose table
Extend table... Select this command to display the Extend table dialog box, then enter the number of columns and rows you want to add.
Properties (see Feature Properties)	Lets you modify the accessible properties of the table.

Important: A table cannot contain more than 10000 cells (for example: 102 columns and 98 rows).

Select a row and then right-click to select an action:


Command	Result
Insert row(s) above	Inserts a row above the selected row.
Delete row(s)	Deletes the selected row.
Clear content	Removes the content of the selected row.
Clear format	Removes all formatting applied to text in the selected row.
Split table (see Feature Properties)	Splits the table.
Row height	Lets you specify the height of the selected row.
Properties(see Feature Properties)	Lets you modify the properties of the table.

Select a column and then right-click to select an action:


Command	Result
Insert column(s) to the left	Inserts a column to the left of the selected column.
Delete column(s)	Deletes the selected column.
Clear content	Removes the content of the selected column.
Clear format	Removes all formatting applied to text in the selected column.
Column width	Lets you specify the width of the selected column.
Properties (see Feature Properties)	Lets you modify the properties of the table.

Important: The size of a column or row and the text style depend on the insertion point in the table. If you insert a column/row:

At the beginning of a table, the size and the text style are the current text style.
In the middle of a table, the size and text style are the same as the preceding column/row.

More precisely, the text style used for newly-inserted cells is based on the text style of the first character in the preceding cell (upper cell for a row, left cell for a column).

The minimum row size depends on the font size and also on the vertical margin set in the table style.

Resize Rows/Columns

You can change the size of rows or columns.

Three methods are available.

Note that in case of a multi-selection, all columns/rows are resized identically.

Important: The minimum value for a column width is twice the value of the horizontal margin of the cells. By default, this horizontal margin is valued 2mm.

Context menu

Context menu appears when you right-click a table. It displays number of commands.

Select or multi-select rows or columns.
Right-click and select Column width.
In the Column width dialog box, enter a number then click OK.

Pointer

Point to any edge of the column. When the pointer changes to a double-headed arrow, you can drag to resize the column.

Select or multi-select rows or columns.
Drag one of the borders of this selection using your pointer .
Press Shift for more precision.
Tip: When a column or a row is resized, the table size is modified accordingly. To keep the table size constant, press Ctrl when resizing a column/row.

Autofit

Automatically resize columns to fit the contents of the cells.

Select or multi-select rows or columns.
Double-click the right border of the selection in the header. This automatically fits the column size to the largest text.

Move Rows or Columns

You can move rows or columns in a table.

Select or multi-select rows or columns.
Position your pointer on the border of the selection, then drag the selection to its new position.

Merge or Unmerge Cells

You can combine two or more table cells located in the same row or column into a single cell. You can also separate or unmerge a merged cell.

Multi-select cells and choose Merge from the context menu.

Important: You cannot merge a cell that has already been merged.
Select this new cell formed by the two cells you merged and choose Unmerge to split them in two cells again. You can also multi-select several group of merged cells and unmerge them.

Insert a View Representation

You can insert a view representation in a table cell.

Important: This command is not available with the 2D Layout for 3D Design app.

Double-click the table to switch it to edition mode.
Right-click the cell you want to fill, and select Insert > View representation.

Choose the view you want to insert by clicking the view in the drawing or in the tree.

Important:

You cannot select the view containing the table.
The view must be in the same drawing.
If you modify the 3D part and update the drawing, the view in the table will be updated as well.

The view is inserted in the table, and the cell height is automatically resized so as to fit the view.

You can resize the cell width if you want to enlarge the view in the table. The cell height is automatically resized keeping the ratio of height and width of the view.

Edit Text

You can edit text using the full edition mode or the quick edition mode.

To switch from one mode to the other, press F2.

Use Full Edition Mode

Full edition mode allows you to modify the text from the dialog box.

Double-click a cell.
In the Text Editor dialog box, modify the text.
If needed, use the directional arrow keys (Left, Right, Up, Down) to move the cursor into the text.
Click OK (or press Enter) to validate.
Right-click the table cell and select Edit cell name.
In the Cell Name dialog box, enter the cell name in the dialog box and click OK.
The table cell is assigned with the specified name.

Use Quick Edition Mode

Quick edition mode allows you to enter the text directly in a cell.

Select a cell.

Type your text in this cell.

The Text Editor dialog box appears, but you don't need it in a quick edition mode. (If you want to switch to a full edition mode, click inside or press F2).

Important: To improve performance, the table is not recomputed when using the quick edition mode, even if the Recompute table when editing cell check box is selected (from Me

> Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Drafting > Annotations and Dress up tab). It means that when typing a text longer than the column size, the text is displayed outside the column. After validation, the text is resized to fit the cell width, and the cell height is resized to fit the text length.

To validate your text:
- Press Enter
- Press a directional arrow key (Left, Right, Up, Down) to access the next cell.

Rotate a Table

You can rotate a table using the rotation handle.

Click the table.
Drag the rotation handle to the required angle.
The table is rotated.
Notes:
- If you rotate the table (for example by 145 deg), the table is automatically flipped and its content is placed in a readable position.
- To change this option, follow the below steps:
  Right-click the table and select Properties.
  Click the Text tab.
  Under Orientation, from the Mirroring list, select No flip.
  By default, Auto flip is selected.