This shortcut is great if a client sends you text in a Word document or if you're converting notes in a Word document into an AutoCAD drawing and you don't want to waste time or risk making mistakes by retyping into AutoCAD. Notes from Cadalyst Tip Patrol: This is a great tip. Inserting text from a word processor has many advantages. Somebody else can type the notes document , there is an outside source that is easily updated, you can take advantage of the typing tools in other software, and more.
You might even want to consider linking to the text file as an OLE object instead of inserting the text. That way when the text file is updated, the CAD file is updated. Right click on the cells and select Copy.
When prompted, select the table that you want to export. Enter the desired filename and save the file in the CSV file format.
Open the resulting CSV file in Excel. Format the table as desired. Select the object from which you want to copy properties. If you want to specify which properties are copied, enter s Settings. Select the objects to which you want to copy the properties, and press Enter. In Microsoft Excel, select the spreadsheet area that you want to import, and copy it to the clipboard. This creates an AutoCAD table that can be formatted to match the linetype and text style.
Click the location that you want to identify. The X,Y,Z coordinate values are displayed at the Command prompt. Click local drive Applications Utilities Terminal.
This time, change the format to RTF from the Open window as shown in the image below. Rich text format option in the import text window. Apart from these methods, you can directly import the table from an excel file as a data link and also as a standalone drawing entity, More details about importing table in AutoCAD can be found in this article.
Do you have questions related to the tip? Let me know in the comments below. Import text option in Tools panel. About the Author: Jaiprakash Pandey.
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