Update a table containing extracted data

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Tables based on extracted data can be updated so that

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the table data is current with the data source.

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After making changes to the data, you can update the contents of the table.

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The exercise drawing includes a floor plan of a medical center

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and a table containing a door schedule which was

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created by extracting data from the floor plan.

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When you zoom in to the top of the door schedule,

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you can see that two of the doors are not numbered.

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The door numbers are actually attributes that were

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included as part of the door block definition

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zoom out.

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So you can see the entire sheet

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and zoom in on the west side of the floor plan.

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So you can see the two doors that are missing their numbers.

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Although you could switch to the model tab

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to make simple changes,

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it is often easier to simply edit the model

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space objects within the context of the viewport.

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Double click inside the viewport to make it active.

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Now you are working in model space within that viewport,

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double click the door on the right.

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When you do the program displays the enhanced attribute editor,

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since the door number or mark is the first attribute in the list.

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It is already selected

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in the value field type 39

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and then click apply

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rather than close the dialogue and open it again.

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Click the select block button,

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the dialogue box temporarily disappears and the

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program prompts you to select a block,

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select the door on the left that is missing its door number.

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As soon as you do,

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the dialogue reappears

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in the value field type 40.

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Then click, OK.

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To close the dialogue.

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Now that you have updated the data, you are ready to update the table.

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Double click anywhere outside the viewport

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to return to paper space

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and then zoom in on the door schedule

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in the table. You can see that the door schedule has not changed.

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The first two doors in the schedule are still missing their door numbers.

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That is because data extraction tables do not

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change until you manually update the table.

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There are several methods you can use to update the table,

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select the table

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then right click

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and choose update table, data links from the shortcut menu.

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As soon as you do the table updates,

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press escape to deselect the table,

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then zoom in and pan. So you can see the table more clearly.

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Since the two doors have been numbered,

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the door schedule has been resorted

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and doors 39 and 40 now appear at the bottom of the list

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on the quick access toolbar, expand the undo button

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and select update, data link to undo the update to the table.

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Now the table again has two unnumbered rows at the top

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but the door numbers you added remain

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on the status bar.

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Right? Click the data link tool

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and select update all data links from the shortcut menu.

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As soon as you do

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the data in the table updates

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again,

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you can see that all the doors are now numbered

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and doors. 39 and 40 appear at the bottom of the list.