Hide columns in AutoCAD tables

[vikasgarg_isgec]

• Is there any option to hide some specific columns in AutoCAD tables? (I am not talking about Link Data tables, but about the tables created in AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT)

[Valentin_CAD]

@vikasgarg_isgec ,

AutoCAD does not the ability to hide columns or rows like you do in Excel.

You may be able to create a custom Tablestyle if that helps, or as you mentioned - link it to an Excel file. 

[vikasgarg_isgec]

We want to prepare BOM table in the drawing. We have some columns in the BOM table, which we do not want to appear or print in the drawing, but these columns are required when we export the table to csv/xml file. That's why we require those columns to remain hidden in the drawing.

I know that we can do this by Link Data tables (importing from Excel), but we do not want to manage additional Excel file with every drawing file.

Is there a better way to do this ?

[vikasgarg_isgec]

@Valentin_CAD 

Thanks for the response.

We want to prepare BOM table in the drawing. We have some columns in the BOM table, which we do not want to appear or print in the drawing, but these columns are required when we export the table to csv/xml file. That's why we require those columns to remain hidden in the drawing.

I know that we can do this by Link Data tables (importing from Excel), but we do not want to manage additional Excel file with every drawing file.

Is there a better way to do this ?

[Valentin_CAD]

@vikasgarg_isgec ,

Take a look at this APP (LINK):

These links may provide some help:

• Changing format of Bill of Material report
• Generating Reports Tutorial
• Inserting Bill of Material tables into drawings
• Exporting Bill of Material report to spreadsheet

[dbroad · Accepted solution]

If you really have to do it, then put the table in a block, insert two copies of it at the same location and then clip both to eliminate the column.

Another possible solution is to keep a copy of the table outside the plottable area and then delete rather than hide the columns you want to plot.

[vikasgarg_isgec]

We are not in the civil engineering. We are in mechanical industry and parts are not repeated very often. So, we do not want to make part blocks with attributes. BOM entries in (text only) standalone attributes can be an option and for that there are in built commands - ATTEXT and DATAEXTRACTION.

Preferably, we want to use simple tables, without any blocks attributes, which can be exported to some excel files and uploaded in our ERP system. For that we require some columns of the table to be hidden in drawing, but visible in exported files.

[pendean]

@vikasgarg_isgec See your other duplicate post in the AutoCADLT forum where you were given the same exact responses: also, LT does not allow for 3rd party app add-ons as noted by others.

Hope you know what software you are using in the meantime.

[Washingtonn]

One solution option is to create multiple viewports.  A dynamic block for the Title would accommodate the adjusted width.  The column(s) to be hidden are eliminated from viewports (but are still retained in the model) and the viewports and block assembled into the final BOM as shown below.