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of trying to place it directly on the lines and curves. Line labels can be replaced
with tags such as L1, L2, and so on, and the same can be done for curves. These
abbreviated labels take up much less space than the full bearing and distance
labels, making the drawing appear less cluttered and easier to read. Of course,
the trade-off is that now the person viewing the drawing will have to scan back
and forth between the drawing and the table to obtain all the information that
pertains to a given parcel. This is why not all drawings use tables to store par-
cel information. A drawing can be read more easily, and information obtained
from it more efficiently, if the labels are placed directly on the lines and curves.
However, for some drawings you simply can't show the information directly on
the lines and curves, and you must use a table.
Creating Area tables
You can use area tables to display information about each parcel in the drawing.
Depending on the table style you use, you can vary the amount of information
as well as the formatting.
One thing you'll probably need to do prior to creating an area table is renumber
the lots. You do this by using the Renumber/Rename command on the ribbon.
Exercise 13.7 Create an Area table
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In this exercise, you'll first renumber the lots in the drawing. Then you'll create an
area table that shows the lot number and corresponding area for each lot parcel.
If you haven't already
done so, download
and install the files for
Chapter 13 according to
the instructions in the
Introduction.
1.
Open the drawing named
Creating An Area Table.dwg
located in
the
Chapter 13
class data folder.
2.
Click one of the lot number labels, and then click Renumber/Rename
on the ribbon.
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3.
In the Renumber/Rename Parcels dialog box, check the box next to
Use Name Template In Parcel Style. Click OK.
This setting will cause
the parcels to be auto-
matically renamed
to reflect their new
numbers.
4.
When you're prompted to specify a start point, click near the center
of lot 24. Then, to select the parcels in the correct order, draw the
line segments indicated by the red arrows in Figure 13.6.
5.
Press Enter twice to end the command and update the numbers. The
numbers should now start at 1 and end at 40 along the same path you
selected.
6.
Press Esc to clear the previous selection. Zoom to the lots in the
center of the project. Select one of the lot labels, and then click
Renumber/Rename on the ribbon.
