Adding Alignment Tables

Create alignment tables that contain information about the alignment components, such as lines, curves, spirals, and segments.

Alignment segments must be labeled before you add a table to the drawing. When you add the table, the labels are converted to tags.

Use alignment tables to present alignment data in a concise format and to reduce the labels to compact tags that reference the table rows.

You create and edit tables for most objects using the same common procedures and standard dialog boxes. The procedures in this topic explain how to access the alignment table creation commands, and provide links to reference information about the Table Creation dialog box. For information about modifying tables, see Modifying Tables.

Tutorial: Working with Tables and Tags

To create a line table

1. Click Annotate tabLabels & Tables panelAdd Tables menuAlignmentAdd Line.
2. In the Table Creation dialog box, select a Table Style and a Table Layer.
3. Specify the label styles or select labels in the drawing to create a tag child style for the labels.
4. Select the Apply check box.
5. Select the Split Table check box and enter values.
6. Under Behavior, select either Static or Dynamic.
7. Click the upper left corner in the drawing where you want the table to display.

To create a curve table

1. Click Annotate tabLabels & Tables panelAdd Tables menuAlignmentAdd Curve.
2. In the Table Creation dialog box, select a Table Style and a Table Layer.
3. Specify the label styles or select labels in the drawing to create a tag child style for the labels.
4. Select the Apply check box.
5. Select the Split Table check box and enter values.
6. Under Behavior, select either Static or Dynamic.
7. Click the upper left corner in the drawing where you want the table to display.

To create a spiral table

1. Click Annotate tabLabels & Tables panelAdd Tables menuAlignmentAdd SpiralAt the Command prompt, enter AddAlignmentSpiralTable.
2. In the Table Creation dialog box, select a Table Style and a Table Layer.
3. Specify the label styles or select labels in the drawing to create a tag child style for the labels.
4. Select the Apply check box.
5. Select the Split Table check box and enter values.
6. Under Behavior, select either Static or Dynamic.
7. Click the upper left corner in the drawing where you want the table to display.

To create a segment table

1. Click Annotate tabLabels & Tables panelAdd Tables menuAlignmentAdd Segment.
2. In the Table Creation dialog box, select a Table Style and a Table Layer.
3. Specify the label styles or select labels in the drawing to create a tag child style for the labels.
4. Select the Apply check box.
5. Select the Split Table check box and enter values.
6. Under Behavior, select either Static or Dynamic.
7. Click the upper left corner in the drawing where you want the table to display.