About Tables

Table annotations have their content, layout, and behavior based on the table templates.

See Also
Creating a Table

Tables are defined by selecting an existing table template, and a data source that can be a generative view, the sheet, or a custom list of 3D elements.

After defining, the table computes a report according to the table template rules using objects from the input data. This generated report is then formatted into a final table annotation following the rules defined by the template.

Tables are created in sheets and their result annotation can be located either in the main view or the background view.

Tables are fully associative. The data source and the table template are linked. This helps to update the table whenever the data source is updated (either automatically or manually), or to synchronize the changes made in the template by the administrator.

If the table template has the box filter option selected, then the table includes only those 3D elements that are allowed by the primary content filter defined for a view. While creating a view, in the Primary Content Filter tab, if some elements are added in the Remove elements from view list, those elements are removed from the table too.

You can customize the table values manually provided that the administrator has given access rights.

The table annotation has the following specifications:

  • By default all table cells are locked for edition. Right-click the table and select Properties. In the Text tab, under Options clear the Lock Editing check box to enable table editing.

    However, the changes made to the table annotation are not kept after the table update.

  • Deleting the annotation deletes the table feature.
  • Copy/Paste is not supported.