To Create a Schedule Table in a Project

Use this procedure to create a schedule table that contains property data from an external drawing such as a project drawing.

Schedule tables can contain information from external references and block references, which typically must exist in the same drawing as the schedule table. Schedule tables now optionally specify an external drawing, which is scheduled as if it were an external reference in the same drawing as the table. The advantage to this is that the graphics of the external drawing do not need to be generated in order to fill out the data in the table.

Tip: To ensure that the Properties palette is displayed before you select a tool, right-click in the drawing area, and click Properties.

1. Open the sheet to contain the schedule table.
2. Open the tool palette that you want to use, and select a Schedule Table tool.

   If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use.

3. On the Properties palette, expand Basic General.
4. Select a style and instead of selecting objects in the drawing, press Enter.
5. Specify the insertion point of the schedule table.
6. Specify the size of the schedule table.

   A schedule table with no rows is inserted into the drawing.

7. Select the empty table, right-click, and click Properties.
8. On the Properties palette, expand Advanced External Source.
9. For Schedule External Drawing, select Yes.

   The External Drawing settings are displayed, with a list containing all drawings in the Views directory of the current project. Each drawing should correspond to a view defined in the project. If no project is active, the list contains all drawings in the last directory browsed.

10. Select the view you want to schedule.
    Note: The setting for External Drawing Name is displayed only if you have selected Yes for Schedule External Drawing.

    If the desired external view drawing is not displayed in the list, select Browse and find it.