Error with Paste Special AutoCAD Entities

[Anonymous]

Hi,

when using Paste Special-Paste Link-AutoCAD Entities with an xcel table, when using Scale Command to this table the Table Breaks don't display correctly when you re-open the file after saving and closing it.

Tried this in a few different drawings and in two projects and endup with the same result.

Any ideas ?

thanks

AutoCAD Plant3D 2015

Main Board: ASUS RAMPAGE IV EXTREME

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960X CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz

RAM: 32,0 GB

Main System SSD - Gen3 SSHD Technology - Intel 510 Series

Windows 7 Professional 64 bits

NVIDIA Quadro K5000

[patpat79]

Have you tried purging existing blocks in your drawing..?

[Anonymous]

yes and after Purge we endup with the same result.

Also we noticed that there's no way to remove the Excel Data Link from the EXTERNAL REFERENCES tab. I don't know if this has something to do with the issue too.

AutoCAD Plant3D 2015

Main Board: ASUS RAMPAGE IV EXTREME

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960X CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz

RAM: 32,0 GB

Main System SSD - Gen3 SSHD Technology - Intel 510 Series

Windows 7 Professional 64 bits

NVIDIA Quadro K5000

[Dan.Scales]

Hi Alvaro,

I cannot reproduce this here.

Would it be possible for you to upload an example spreadsheet that I can use to test with?

Thanks,
Dan

[Anonymous]

see the attached file.

thanks

[Dan.Scales]

Hi Alvaro,

OK, have figured out what is happening now.

When you scale the table and then reduce the height, the overflow section of the table reverts the current table style defined in the product rather than the table style defined in Excel. As you mention, the change occurs when the drawing is saved, closed and reopened.

You should be able to solve this by setting the current table style to use the required settings with regard to font and justification.

This should not be happening so I will log the issue with our development team.

Thanks,
Dan

[Dan.Scales]

Hi Alvaro,

A better workaround is to insert the table using a data link and uncheck the Use Excel formatting option.

Here is a short screen cast showing this method:

Excel Datalink

Thanks,
Dan

[Anonymous]

Thank you Dan.