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.
  • To edit format text in cells, use the TABLEDIT command.

Options within the Table toolbar

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
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
Splits previously merged cells by rows and columns. BricsCAD® uses the row numbers (1, 2, 3, etc) and column letters (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.
Set Border style
Sets the border style of the selection. Displays the Cell Border Properties dialog box.
Set Cell alignment
Sets the text alignment of text in the selected cells. Click the icon and choose an option from the drop-down menu.
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.
Toggle Lock/Unlock Cell
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.
Set Cell Format
Sets the cell format of the selection from the Table Cell Format dialog box.
Insert block reference
Inserts a block or a drawing in the selected cell. Click the icon to display the 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 related article).

Note:
  • Placing a large drawing in a small cell can lead to program instability.
  • You can have both text and blocks in a single cell.
  • Use the Manage Cell Content dialog box to arrange the text and blocks.
Manage cell content
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 the drop list and choose a sub-style name:
  • Inherit: the Cell style property gets the By Row/Column value. Row style and Column style are available on the Properties panel. If they have different styles, the Column style takes precedence over the Row style.
  • 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 Color
Sets the background color of the selected cell(s). Click the drop-down list and choose a color.

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.