GenTblOut General Table Output

Also known as Civil Tables or Table Tools, this command exclusively for Civil3D users allows Civil3D tables to be exported to to multiple target formats like Excel, Word, etc.

Keyboard Command: GenTblOut

Procedure:

  1. Open the drawing containing AECC* table objects to be exported.
  2. Initiate this tool from the menu, ribbon or command above.
  3. DS> Select table: Select the desired Civil3D Table.
    Found (x) Columns, (y) Rows.
  4. DS> Output [Browser/Copy/Excel/List/Mtext/Save/Table/Word/None] <Excel>: Indicate the desired output format:
    • Browser: Output is sent to your default browser as an HTML document. This allows direct printing or inclusion in web projects.
    • Copy: Output is sent to the Windows clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts tabular information.
    • Excel: Output is sent directly to Microsoft Excel. If Excel is not already open, a new session will be started.
    • List: Output is simply sent to the AutoCAD command prompt. Useful when command logging is active to include table content.
    • Mtext: Output is sent to an AutoCAD Mtext object with each cell in a row separated by a tab. You may have to adjust column widths after.
    • Save: Output is sent to a file of the designated format. Currently supports CSV, HTM and XML formats.
    • Table: Output is sent to an AutoCAD Table object. Useful to convert Civil Tables to plain CAD tables.
    • Word: Output is sent directly to Microsoft Word (as a table). If Word is not already open, a new session will be started.