CustomTable Object

Description

The CustomTable object allows the creation of user-defined tables with the specified number of rows and columns, headings, content, and so on. See the Custom Tables overview for more information.

Methods

Name	Description
AddBendTagsToView	Method that adds bend tags to drawing view.
AddLink	Method that adds a link to the specified document. If a link to a foreign file type already exists, the link is replaced if the input is also a foreign file.
CopyTo	Method that copies the table to another sheet, either within the same document or in another document.
Delete	Method that deletes the CustomTable.
Export	Method that saves the custom table to an external file.
GetReferenceKey	Method that generates and returns the reference key for this entity.
MergeCells	Merges the table cells.
Renumber	Method that renumbers all rows in the table. This method applies only to bend tables and returns an error for all other tables.
Sort	Method that sorts the table.
Update	Method that updates the custom table if it is out of date with respect to its linked files. The method returns a success and returns trivially if no update is required.

Properties

Name	Description
Application	Returns the top-level parent application object. When used the context of Inventor, an Application object is returned. When used in the context of Apprentice, an ApprenticeServer object is returned.
AttributeSets	Property that returns the AttributeSets collection object associated with this object.
BendDirectionReversed	Gets and sets whether the bend direction is reversed.
ColumnHeaderTextStyle	Gets and sets the text style used for the column titles (headers).
Columns	Property that returns the Columns collection object.
DataTextStyle	Gets and sets the text style used for the contents of the table.
HeadingPlacement	Gets and sets the placement position of the table heading.
Layer	Gets and sets the layer used by the table.
MaximumRows	Gets and sets the maximum number of rows per section.
MergedCells	Returns all MergedCell objects in a table.
NumberOfSections	Gets and sets the number of columns to wrap.
OverrideFormat	Gets and sets the table format.
Parent	Property that returns the parent object from whom this object can logically be reached.
Position	Specifies the position of the table.
RangeBox	Property that returns a Box2D object which contains the lower-left and upper-right corners of a rectangle that is guaranteed to enclose this object.
ReferencedDocumentDescriptor	Property that returns either a DocumentDescriptor object (for Inventor references) or a FileDescriptor object (for foreign file references). The property returns Nothing if no links have been specified for the table.
Rotation	Gets and sets the absolute rotation angle of the table in radians.
RowGap	Property that returns the row gap.
RowLineSpacing	Gets and sets the spacing between the rows.
Rows	Property that returns the Rows collection object.
ShowTitle	Gets and sets whether to show the title of the table.
Style	Gets and sets the style associated with this object.
TableDirection	Gets and sets the vertical direction of the table.
TableSource	Property that returns the source type for this table.
Title	Specifies the title of the table.
TitleTextStyle	Gets and sets the text style used for the title of the table.
Type	Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.
WrapAutomatically	Gets and sets whether to split the table equally.
WrapLeft	Gets and sets whether the sections of the table are moved to the left or right when the number of rows increase.

Accessed From

Cell.Parent, Column.Parent, CustomTable.CopyTo, CustomTables.Add, CustomTables.AddBendTableWithOptions, CustomTables.AddConfigurationTable, CustomTables.AddCSVTable, CustomTables.AddExcelTable, CustomTables.Item, MergedCell.Parent, Row.Parent

Samples

Name	Description
Custom Table - create	This sample demonstrates how to create a custom table.
Create a Bend Table	This sample demonstrates the creation of a bend table in a drawing from a sheet metal part.
Create a Configuration Table	This sample demonstrates the creation of a configuration (iPart/iAssembly) table in a drawing from a factory document.
Create a drawing Excel Table	This sample demonstrates the creation of a table based on an Excel file in a drawing.

Version

Introduced in version 9