Using Dynamic Blocks and Tables - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 485

FiGuRE 9.57 The dynamic door block scaled to fit the 2 ′ 6 ″ door opening
This completes the section on dynamic blocks. If you want to experiment with
the dynamic block feature, examine the sample dynamic blocks to see how they
work and are set up, and try to create one of your own. In the next section, I'll
cover the methods for creating a table.
Creating a table
Most professions that use AutoCAD use tables to consolidate and display data
in organized formats. Architectural construction documents usually include at
least three basic tables: door, window, and room finish schedules. These are usu-
ally drawn in table form, and they display the various construction and material
specifications for each door or window type or for each room. In mechanical
drawings, the bill of materials and other specifications can be found in tables.
To illustrate the AutoCAD tools for creating tables, you'll construct a simple
door schedule for the cabin.
You create tables in AutoCAD by first creating a table style and then creating
a table using that style. It's a process similar to that of defining a text style and
then inserting text in a drawing using that style.
Defining a table Style
Table styles are more complex than text styles. They include parameters for the
width and height of rows and columns and, among other elements, at least one
text style.
1. Make 09A-FPLAY3 the current drawing if it isn't already.