Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD - FAQs: Data Structure Management ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only)

Introduction

• Objective of this section
  • To learn how to define data tables and how to attach the data to the objects in an AutoCAD drawing

• Topics in this section
  • Data tables: create, edit or delete
  • Fields in data tables: create, edit or delete. Field types
  • Attach data to objects
  • Detach data from objects
  • Select in the drawing objects which are attached to a specific table

How can I define data tables in a drawing?

The command 'SPMDATATABLEDEFINE' of Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD lets you create new data tables in a drawing as well as modify them. Use also this command if you need to delete unnecessary data tables. You will find this command in the "Spatial Manager" AutoCAD ribbon

'SPMDATATABLEDEFINE' command in the Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD ribbon

Table definition window

Table definition window

Click on the "New Table" button to create a new (empty) data table. Select a data table in the drop-down list to delete it ("Delete Table" button) or to modify it:

• Add Field. To add a new field in the selected data table
  • Name. The field name, unique in the selected date table
  • Type. You can select the field type in the drop-down list: Text, Integer, Date, etc. The field type cannot be changed if you want to modify the field later
  • Default value. The default value for this field when the corresponding data table is attached to one or more objects
• Modify Field. To edit the selected field of the selected data table (view "Add Field" above)
• Delete Field. To delete the selected field of the selected data table

Add / Modify field window

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