PARCEL TABLE

[nostupidquestions]

i've got some parcels in my subdivision that are pretty small and the label is too large for the parcel. so i though i would use a parcel table for these parcels. however i can't get the table to allow me to remove the parcel number column. my parcels use letters instead of numbers so i can't substitute the parcel name. all my parcel info is in the description. how can i remove the parcel number column of use text instead of numbers for the parcel name? thanks.

[igi_pop · Accepted solution]

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@nostupidquestions wrote:

i've got some parcels in my subdivision that are pretty small and the label is too large for the parcel. so i though i would use a parcel table for these parcels. however i can't get the table to allow me to remove the parcel number column. my parcels use letters instead of numbers so i can't substitute the parcel name. all my parcel info is in the description. how can i remove the parcel number column of use text instead of numbers for the parcel name? thanks.

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hey!

weeeell, you can't. Parcels are not the only ones, most tables don't allow removing the # column, thusly ensuring uniqueness of the data.

What you CAN do, is to delete the column title, column data, and manualy set the width to -2 (someone somewhere wrote that, thanks, tried and works) then it just won't be visible. Does it work for you - dunno. But if it's just "poking yer eyes" that's the solution 🙂

Your 2nd column can be your text, and you can sort data by "column 2"

Cheers

[nostupidquestions]

genius! i tried setting that column to zero with no luck. thanks for the help!

[Jeff_M · Accepted solution]

You can also Copy-Paste the Description property from another column and put it into the first column, thus overriding the Number or Name.

[MSchille-1994]

I can confirm the -2 option mentioned above works in Civil 3D 2021.  Great tip!