Chapter 10: Using Fields and Tables
- Use fields to associate text with drawing properties. Fields are a special type of text object that can be linked to object properties. They can help to automate certain text‐related tasks.
- Master It Name two uses for fields that you learned about in the first part of this chapter.
- Solution Fields can be used to update text that labels a block. They can also be used to update text and report the area enclosed by a polyline.
- Add tables to your drawing. The Tables feature can help you make quick work of schedules and other tabular data that you want to include in a drawing.
- Master It What is the name of the dialog box that appears when you click the Table tool in the Annotate tab's Tables panel?
- Solution Insert Table.
- Edit the table line work. Because tables include line work to delineate their different cells, AutoCAD gives...
