Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 User Guide - Page 2067

Basic Schedules You have everything you need to add schedule tables and perform common documentation tasks, such as tagging objects, when you open the software. Schedule tables are objects. As with other objects in your drawing, properties of schedule tables are displayed on the Properties palette when you add a schedule or if you select a schedule. For more information, see "The Properties Palette" on page 56. Schedule table tools with predefined styles and properties are provided with the software. Using these tools you can add door, window, space, and room schedules to your drawing. They are located on the Scheduling tool palette in the Document tool palette set. Additional schedule table tools are located in the Documentation Tool Catalog in the Content Browser. You can add tools from the Content Browser to any tool palette. For more information, see "Content Browser" on page 79. IMPORTANT The context menu for schedule tables includes a Convert to Table option, which creates a copy of your AutoCAD Architecture schedule table that can be inserted as an AutoCAD® table. AutoCAD Architecture commands, such as Update Schedule Table or Add All Property Sets cannot be used on the converted table. Also be aware that you may get unexpected results if you use special characters in your schedule headings, such as equal signs (=). Avoid this problem by adding an apostrophe (') in front of the character before doing the conversion. For more information about working with AutoCAD® tables, see "Create and Modify Tables" in AutoCAD Help. Adding Schedules Using Schedule Table Tools Use this procedure to add a schedule table to a drawing with a schedule table tool. You can specify properties on the Properties palette when you add a schedule table, or you can modify the schedule table later. When you use default tools, it is not necessary to make changes to the style before you begin to capture data in your drawing. Property set data is already attached to objects. For more information, see "Working with Schedule Table Styles" on page 2039 and "Property Set Data" on page 2062. 1 Open the tool palette that contains the schedule table tool you want to use, and select the tool. 2 Select the objects to include in the schedule table, or press ENTER to schedule an external drawing. For more information, see "Changing External Source Properties of a Schedule" on page 2055. You can use a selection window or a crossing window to select objects. Objects that are not of the type specified for the schedule table are filtered out. 3 In the drawing area, specify the insertion point for the upper-left corner of the schedule table. 4 Specify the lower-right corner of the table, or press ENTER to scale the schedule table to the current drawing scale. ■ If the schedule table contains question marks in any cells, the property set containing that property is not attached to an object or style. ■ Empty cells or dashes in cells indicate that the property set is attached, but data is not available or is not entered for that object or style. For more information about attaching property sets for property set data, see "Property Set Data" on page 2062. Creating a Schedule Table Tool Use this procedure to create a schedule table tool and add it to a tool palette. You may want to create your own schedule table tools if you are placing multiple schedule tables of specific styles that have the same properties. 1 Open the tool palette on which you want to create a tool. 2 Create the tool: If you want to... Then... create a tool from a schedule table in the drawing select the object, and drag it to the tool palette. Basic Schedules | 2027