I am able to link a table from Excel to Autocad on a specific range. I have been setting the options to keep the excel formatting at all times even on data refresh. The biggest difference is there appears to be a size difference from the format of Excel to CAD. These are the issues I'm noticing now
1. Excel font size 9 (points) - should equal .125 inches.
- This is .0833 (roughly) in autocad font size.
- excel font 13 (points) equals .125inches.
2. Column Widths: I measured the distance required to fit the table in a specific window in autocad, sized the column widths in excel using pixels and converted to inches to fit in the exact size window. When it was brought in, the size did not match up.
One point that I will note, with the table linked from Excel to Autocad, as I change the column widths in Excel and refresh the datalink, the column widths change accordingly.
3. Row Height: Any changes to row height in Excel, are not reflected in CAD. Why is this? Am I doing something wrong? Also, the same issue as above, row height was calculated in pixels and converted to inches and then when brought into CAD it did not match up.
Any suggestions on how to bring in the table in and keep the original excel formatting?
Stephen