Table styles define which data is displayed in the table, and control the table appearance.
To define a new table style
Right-click a table style type and click
New to create a new table style.
- In
Toolspace, on the
Settings tab, right-click a table style type name, and click
.
- In the
Table Style dialog box, click the
Information tab.
- Enter a name.
- Click
OK.
To define the table title
The title is displayed in the first row of a table.
Note: Except for Alignment tables, you cannot define property fields as a table title.
- In the
Table Style dialog box, click the
Data Properties tab.
- Under
Structure, double-click the table title element in the top row of the table heading. The
Text Component Editor opens.
- Enter the title.
- Format the text using the editing options.
- Click
OK.
To define table text styles
Define text properties for a table style, such as text style and height.
- In the
Table Style dialog box, click the
Data Properties tab.
- Under
Text Settings, select text styles from the
Title Style,
Header Style, and
Data Style lists.
- Under
Text Settings, set text heights for the
Title Style,
Header Style, and
Data Style text styles.
- Click
OK.
To link property fields to table rows
Available properties are specific to the table type. For example, point table properties include only those properties that are relevant to points, such as point number.
Surface legend table styles contain a
Surface Range Color property that displays the color swatch in the specified column.
- In the
Table Style dialog box, click the
Data Properties tab.
- Under
Structure, double-click a
Column Value cell to open the Text Component Editor.
- Click the
Properties tab.
- In the Properties list, select a property, and enter the
Modifier values.
- Click
to insert the property into the window.
- Click
OK.
To define table display
Specify layer, color, and linetype options for a table style.
- In the
Table Style dialog box, click the
Display tab.
- In the
View Direction list, select either
2D or
3D.
- Specify the display options for each component type.
- Click
OK.
To delete a table style
Use the
Settings tree in
Toolspace to delete a table style.
To enable word wrapping
If any columns are set to a Manual width, you can enable the
Wrap Text option. This option wraps text that exceeds the character limit instead of truncating it.
- In the
Table Style dialog box, click the
Data Properties tab.
- Under
Table Settings, select the
Wrap Text check box.
- Click
OK.
To maintain the view orientation
Use the
Maintain View Orientation option to ensure that tables appear plan-readable.
- In the
Table Style dialog box, click the
Data Properties tab.
- Under Table Settings, select the
Maintain View Orientation check box.
- Click
OK.