TABLEMOD command

Formats the properties of table cells and inserts blocks.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

Method

Select a table cell to edit and the Table toolbar will be displayed.

Note: Hold the left mouse button and define a rectangle to select multiple cells.
Note: To edit format text in cells, use the TABLEDIT command.

Options within the command

Insert row above
Inserts an empty row above the selected cell.
Insert row below
Inserts an empty row below the selected cell.
Delete row
Deletes the row(s) of the selected cell(s) without warning.
Note: Use the U command to reverse the change.
Insert column left
Inserts an empty column at the left of the selected cell.
Insert column right
Inserts an empty column at the right of the selected cell.
Delete column

Deletes the column(s) of the selected cell(s) without warning.

Note: Use the U command to reverse the change.
Merge cells (1)

Merges the selected cells. Click the icon and choose an option.

  • Merge All: merges all selected cells into a single cell.
  • Merge by Row: merges the selected cells into rows, each with one cell.
  • Merge by Column: merges the selected cells into columns, each with one cell.
Note: When cells are merged, all their content is erased, except the content of the first cell.
Unmerge cells (2)

Splits previously merged cells by rows and columns. BricsCAD uses the row numbers (1, 2, 3, etc) and column letters numbers (A, B, C, etc) to know how to split the merged cells into the original set.

Note: When cells are unmerged, the content erased by the Merge Cells option is not restored.
Border style (3)
Sets the border style of the selection. Displays the Cell Border Properties dialog box.
Text alignment (4)

Sets the text alignment of text in the selected cells. Click the icon and choose an option.

Note: The content of each selected cell is aligned inside the cell. For example, if you select four cells and then choose Bottom Right, the content in each of the four cells is justified bottom-right.
Lock/unlock (5)

Locks and unlocks the content and/or the format of selected cells. Click the icon and choose an option:

  • Unlocked: the selected cells are unlocked, which means that they can be edited.
  • Locked Content: the content of the selected cells is locked, but the format of the cells can still be modified.
  • Locked Format: the format of the selected cells is locked, but the content of the cells can still be edited.
  • Locked Format and Content: the content and the format of the selected cells are locked.
Note: It is common to lock header cells.
Cell format (6)

Sets the cell format of the selection from the Table Cell Format dialog box.

Insert block reference (7)

Inserts a block or a drawing in the selected cell. Click the icon to display the Insert Block in Cell dialog box.

Note: Placing a large drawing in a small cell can lead to program instability.
Note: You can have both text and blocks in a single cell.
Note: Use the Manage Cell Content dialog box to arrange the text and blocks.
Manage cell content (8)
Manages blocks and drawings in cells; click the icon to display the Manage Cell Content dialog box.
Cell style

Sets the sub-style of the selected cells. Click on the drop list and choose a sub-style name:

  • Title: the title style is usually applied to the topmost row of the table
  • Header: the Header style is usually applied to the first row of a column
  • Data: the Data style is usually applied to all other rows in the table
Note: The properties of the Header, Border, and Cell sub-styles are defined by the table style. See the TABLESTYLE command.
Cell background
Sets the background color of the selected cell(s). Click on the drop-down list and choose a color.
Cell border properties dialog box
The Cell Border Properties dialog box controls the border properties of a table cell.
Border properties
Determines the look of the borders that surround each cell. More information about the Lineweight, Linetype and Color properties can be found in Properties panel.
Note: The Spacing option is not implemented yet.
Apply border properties

Applies properties to only certain borders.

Note: Select more than one cell for the Inside borders option to work.
Note: Although the preview window only shows the double line effect, the other properties are applied to the specified cell border line.
OK
Exits the dialog box, applies the properties and returns to the Table toolbar.
Insert block in cell dialog box
The Insert Block in Cell dialog box manages the insertion of a block in a table cell (see Insert Block in Cell dialog box article).
Manage cell content dialog box
The Manage cell Content dialog box manages the content of a table cell.
Layout mode

When a cell contains more than one element, this option determines how they relate to each other. Click the drop list and then choose an option:

  • Flow: arranges the elements to fit the cell.
  • Stacked horizontal: forces the elements to be arranged horizontally.
  • Stacked vertical: forces the elements to be arranged vertically.
Move Up (1)
Moves the selected element up in the list so that it appears above other elements in the cell.
Move Down (2)
Moves the selected element down in the list so that it's below other elements in the cell.
Delete (3)
Deletes the selected element from the cell.
Content Spacing
Specifies the distance between elements in the cell. Enter a number in drawing units.
Note: This option is inoperable.
OK
Exits the dialog box, changes the arrangement of the cell's contents, and then returns to the Table toolbar.

Context Menu Options

When the TABLEMOD command is running, right-click a cell to open its context menu.

Clear Cell Overrides
Resets the properties of cells to the Cell sub-style settings defined in the table style.
Clear Table Overrides
Resets the table properties to those defined in the table style.
Insert Block Reference
Inserts blocks and drawings.
Manage cell Content
Manages the text and blocks in cells.
Copy
Copies the content of the cell(s) to the Clipboard for pasting into other cell(s).
Cut
Cuts the content of the cell(s) to the Clipboard for pasting into other cell(s).
Paste
Pastes cell content from the Clipboard into cell(s), with these caveats:
  • All content in the cell is replaced by the pasted item.
  • When more than one cell is selected for pasting, content is pasted only in the first cell.
  • Non-cell data is not pasted, such as entities from the drawing or text from another application.
Insert DataLink

Adds data from an external file to the end of the table. Acceptable file formats are:

  • CVS: ASCII files in which fields are separated by a delimiter character, such as comma or tab.
  • XLS: older Excel spreadsheet files.
  • XLSX: new Excel spreadsheet files.
Note: For more details, see the DATALINK command.
Remove DataLink
Removes the link to the table, but the data remains in the table.
Note: Only available when the table has a datalink.
Update DataLink

Updates the data in the table from the external file.

Note: Available only when the table has a datalink.
Size rows equally
Sizes the selected rows to match the size of the tallest cell in the selection set.
Size columns equally
Sizes the selected columns to match the size of the widest cell in the selection set.
Size all rows equally
Sizes all rows in the table to match the tallest row.
Size all columns equally
Sizes all column in the table to match the widest column.