This tool is used to inspect details of inserted instances and manage references, etc.
Keyboard Command: XL2CADMG
Change Spreadsheet Procedure:
- Select the row(s) to change using the selection area on the left (or use the Select All button).
- Click the Action dropdown, choose "Change Spreadsheet".
- Optionally turn on the (Relative Path) toggle button.
- Click the Select button to select the new spreadsheet file.
- Click the Go button button to assign the value to the row(s).
- Click the button to make the changes to the inserts and have them update.
Notes:
- No changes are applied to the inserts until the button is clicked. So you may cancel at any time.
- The Relative Path button must be set to the desired option before selecting the file.
- As you make changes to the data, the changed fields show with red text.
- The InsertName field cannot be changed with this tool. This is the CAD block name.
- The UpdateDate field cannot be changed and reflects the current spreadsheet file date, not the current date/time.
- Range Names listed must also exist in the spreadsheet or they cannot be updated.
Details:
The buttons of the dialog are explained below.
- : Selects all the rows in the grid below.
- : Unselects all the rows in the grid below.
- : Displays additional information about the (single) selected record. This information is based on the date in the inserts and does not consider any changes made to the record.
- : Deletes the selected tables.
- : Restores all records that may have been marked for deletion in this editing session.
- : Opens Excel with the selected table loaded and ready to edit.
- : Zooms the drawing viewport to the limits of the selected table.
- : Sends the current records to a HTML document and your browser.
- : Sends the current records as a CAD Table.
- : Sends the current records to Excel.
- : Sends the current records Word.
Reference Manager Dialog