A compound object that contains data in rows and columns
It can be created from an empty table or a table style
Annotate tab > Tables panel > Table
Enter Column, Column Width, Row and Row Height.
Click OK
Pick a point to place the table
Enter the title
Arrow-down and enter the header
Enter the rest of the headers
Highlight number '2'
Txt Editor tab > Formatting panel > Superscript
2 become square
Fill in other contain
Select cell C6
Click the diamond grip and drag to cell C3
Insert Block in Table Cell
Select cell A3
Table Cell tab > Insert panel > Block
Name: Select Room Number
Overall cell alignment: Select Middle Center
Click OK
Click OK to accept the default room number 101
Block with the number 101 insert in cell A3
Select cell A3
Click the diamond grip and drag to A9
This will copy the same block to all selected cells
Double-click on cell A4
Click OK
Enter Room Number: 102
Click OK
Repeat the same steps on all other blocks
Insert Field in Table Cell
Thaw the layer Area
The area displayed in magenta color
Select cell D3
Table Cell tab > Insert panel > Field
Field category: Select Objects
Field names: Select Object
Object type: Click Select object button
Select the magenta area of room 101
Precision: 0.0
Click Additional Format
Conversion factor: 0.000001
Click OK
Click OK
Command Line: Quit
Repeat the same steps on other table cells for the different room
Select the last cell
Insert Formula in Table Cell
Table Cell tab > Insert panel > Formula drop-down list - Sum
Pick two corners to select the range
The formula displayed
Press [Enter]
The sum result in square mm
Select the cell
Table Cell tab > Cell Format panel > Data Format drop-down list - Custom Table Cell Format
Precision: 0.0
Click Additional Format
Conversion factor: 0.000001
Click OK
Click OK
Sum result converted to square meters
Table Edit
Select the table title
Table Cell tab > Cell Styles anel > Background Color
Select Yellow color
Click row 2 to select all headers
Change the background color to Cyan
Click the outline of table to display grips
Click the top-right triangle grip to uiformly stretch table columns width
Make the square hot to stretch the individual column width
Adjust column width for Area column
Fill an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern or fill
Home tab > Draw panel > Hatch
Hatch Boundaries
Determines a hatch boundary from an enclosed area or a single object
Pick Points: Pick Internal Point
Select: Select Boundary Objects
Hatch Pattern
Hatch Creation tab > Pattern panel
Select the hatch pattern from the drop-down list
Hatch Color
Overrides the current color with a color specified for solid fills
and hatch patterns
Hatch Creation tab > Properties panel > Hatch Color
Select the color to override the layer color
Hatch Scale
Expands or contracts a predefined or custom hatch pattern
Hatch Creation tab > Properties panel > Scale
Enter the scale for hatch pattern
Hatch Angle
Specifies an angle for the hatch pattern relative to the X axis of the current UCS
Hatch Create tab > Properties panel > Angle
Enter the angle to change the hatch pattern original angle
Associative Boundaries
Control whether the hatch pattern will automatically update when boundaries is modified
Hatch Creation tab > Options panel > Associative
Light blue background mean turn on
Create Separate Hatches
Controls whether a single hatch object or multiple hatch objects are created when several closed boundaries are specified
Hatch Creation tab > Options panel expand > Create Separate Hatches
White background mean multiple hatches but single object
Gradient
A gradient fill creates a smooth transition between one or two colors
Home tab > Draw panel > Gradient
Gradient Pattern
Hatch Creation tab > Pattern panel
Select the gradient pattern from the drop-down list
Gradient Color
Hatch Creation tab > Properties panel
Specifies Gradient Color 1 and Color 2
Gradient Origin
Specifies a gradient that is symmetrical relative to the center of the area to be filled
Hatch Creation tab > Origin panel > Centered
Light blue background means turn on
Set hatch origin start from the drawing origin (0,0) or
Boundary Extents:
- Bottom Left
- Bottom Right
- Top Left
- Top Right
- Center
Hatch Creation tab > Origin panel expand > Top Right
Pick internal point of the first boundary
Press [Enter] to end the command
Repeat Hatch command
Pick internal point of second boundary
Press [Enter] to end the command
Repeat Hatch and pick the third boundary
Press [Enter] to end the command
Repeat Hatch command and pick the forth boundary
Press [Enter] to end the command
All boundaries hatch with the same pattern
In order to displayed hatch pattern in the same origin, you must hatch each boundary and end the command one by one.
A single command to creates different type of dimensions by select object
Linear
Creates a linear dimension with a horizontal, vertical or rotated dimension line
Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Dimension
Hover over a line (make sure not snapping to any object snap point)
A linear dimension preview
Click to select the line
Pick point to place the dimension
Aligned
Creates a linear dimension that is parallel to the selected object
Hover over a slant line to display the preview
Click the line
Pick point to place the dimension
Angular
Measures the angle between selected objects
Hover over a line and select
Hover over another line to preview, click to select the line.
Pick point to place the dimension
Radius
Measures the radius of a selected circle or arc and displays the dimension text with a radius symbol
Hover cursor over an arc, radius dimension preview automatically
Click to select the arc
Pick point to position the dimension
Diameter
Measures the diameter of a selected circle or arc, and displays the dimension text with a diameter symbol.
Hover over a circle to display preview, and select the circle.
Pick point to place the dimension
Arc length dimensions measure the distance along an arc of polyline arc segment
Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Arc Length
Select an arc
Pick a point for the dimension location
Creates jogged radius dimensions when the center of arc or circle is located off the layout and cannot be displayed in its true location
Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Jogged
Select the arc
Specify center location override
Specify dimension line location by moving left or right
Specify jog location by up or down
Ordinate dimensions measure the horizontal or vertical distance from an origin point
Annotate tab > Dimensions panel > Ordinate
Pick a center of a circle
Pick a point for the location of the dimension
