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Create General Table

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Create General Table

The Create General Table Generation Task allows you to specify and create a table on a drawing. You are able to determine the quantity of rows and columns as well is its position on the drawing.

Properties

Property NameDescription
Border Line ThicknessThickness you wish to set for the created table borders. Default value is Normal.

See Thickness Properties Below.

Grid Line ThicknessThickness you wish to set for the created table grid lines. Default value is Normal.

See Thickness Properties Below.

Number of ColumnsNumber of columns you wish the table to be created to have. Default value is 1.
Number of RowsNumber of rows you wish the table to be created to have. Default value is 1.
Sheet NameName of the Sheet you wish to insert the table onto.
Anchor PositionSets anchor position for the table. Default is to the bottom left.
Use Anchor PointTrue to anchor the table to the general table anchor point and ignore any coordinates specified for X and Y. False to use the coordinates specified for X and Y.
X Positional AnchorX Positional anchor coordinate. Enter value using document units. Defaults to 0.0.
Y Positional AnchorY Positional anchor coordinate. Enter value using document units. Defaults to 0.0.

Example

When this task is added the properties are Static by default.
See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.

Property NameExample RuleExample ResultMeaning
Border Line ThicknessDocumentPropertiesDocumentPropertiesThe table will be created inheriting the documents border line thickness properties.

See Thickness Properties Below.

Grid Line ThicknessDocumentPropertiesDocumentPropertiesThe table will be created inheriting the documents grid line thickness properties.

See Thickness Properties Below.

Number of Columns33The table will be created with 3 columns.
Number of Rows55The table will be created with 5 rows.
Sheet NameSheet1Sheet1The name of the sheet you wish to insert the table on.
Anchor PositionBottomLeftBottomLeftSets anchor position on table
Anchor PositionTopRightTopRightSets anchor position on table
X Positional Anchor 100100This is the X coordinate in model units from the anchor position. If left blank the default will be 0.0.
Y Positional Anchor150150This is the Y coordinate in model units from the anchor position. If left blank the default will be 0.0.

Thickness Properties

Each thickness setting has a numeric value equated to it.

NameMillimetersInches
DocumentPropertiesInheritedInherited
NoneN/AN/A
Thin0.180.0071
Normal0.250.0098
Thick10.350.0138
Thick20.50.0197
Thick30.70.0276
Thick410.0394
Thick51.40.0551
Thick620.0787

Generation Sequence

This Task can be added to the following Generation Sequence(s):

  • Pre Drive (will be run before the Main Drive Sequence)
  • Post Drive (will be run after the Main Drive Sequence)