Let me make a simple table

[JasonKunkel]

Come on. It's time to just let us make tables from scratch in Revit. No more crazy Excel workarounds and no more hijacking a category I'm not going to use and hacking its schedule. I just want to be able to make a simple table straight in Revit.

[kimberly_fuhrman-jones]

To reorganize and consolidate our Revit Ideas for ease of use to both our customers and our product teams, we are no longer using the "Future Consideration" status for Revit Ideas. All Revit Ideas are always under review, and consolidating posts (and Kudos!) will give weight to topics previously spread across many posts. We are continuing to evaluate where this request falls into our roadmap and will provide an update when we have made a decision. 

Thank you for your contribution!

-The Factory

[ipselute]

Common on. Very old idea, no solution yet !? Even Autocad can make tables! With simple formulas even! Just make a parametrical array of detail lines with some text fields in it!

[ChrisQuirke]

A simple tool that allows the user to input a basic table in Legend Views.

[ChrisQuirke]

like this!!!

[elzohry2007]

I totally agree

[stefan_gokstorp]

Sharing a dynamo setup that does this. (note cant share the dynamo file) so sharing a picture of how to set it up everything except the script it out of the box so no need for packages. The python script is beneth the picture

I AGREE THIS SHOULD ALREADY BE IMPLIMENTED,  in the mean time i am mearly offering a work around.

# Load the Python Standard and DesignScript Libraries
import sys
import clr
clr.AddReference('ProtoGeometry')
from Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry import *


width = IN[0]
height = IN[1]
rows_number = IN[2]
columns_number = IN[3]
origin_Point = IN[4]

row_length = width*columns_number
column_length = height*rows_number

output = []
for i in range(rows_number+1) :
    first_pts = Point.ByCoordinates(origin_Point.X, origin_Point.Y + (i*height), origin_Point.Z)
    second_pts = Point.ByCoordinates(origin_Point.X + row_length, origin_Point.Y + (i*height), origin_Point.Z)
    line = Line.ByStartPointEndPoint(first_pts, second_pts)
    output.append(line)

for i in range(columns_number+1) :
    first_pts = Point.ByCoordinates(origin_Point.X + (i*width), origin_Point.Y, origin_Point.Z)
    second_pts = Point.ByCoordinates(origin_Point.X + (i*width), origin_Point.Y + column_length, origin_Point.Z)
    line = Line.ByStartPointEndPoint(first_pts, second_pts)
    output.append(line)

OUT = output

[emorrisCX4Z7]

Bump - want free type tables please

[hstaabprime]

Pretty please implement this.

[peterK93BS]

Hey AutoDESK folks, it's the end of 2022 and this most basic function can't be implemented? This is embarrassing, especially for the cost of the product and since you can literally do this easily in AutoCAD.

When do we get our refunds for this half-finished piece of junk?

[o.a.sokolovskyi]

This is necessary sometimes, but it is important that the tables should be graphically different from the schedules. So that 2D is somehow visually separated from the schedules that are associated with the model.

[emorrisCX4Z7]

Since it still isn't a core feature, anyone still looking for this feature -- DiRoots is a good free extension that helps move tables to and from Excel to Revit.  

[erik67CYM]

Agree

[connanderson]

7 years in the making, and they still havent implemented this!

[nmarcelis]

@JasonKunkelWhy not using powerbi?

if the connection would be easier to do, this would help.

[ipselute]

You can now make a simple table by using Diroots TableGen extension (for free). Just create your simple table in an excel file, select that table (= all its' cells) and give a name to that cell range: Formulas menu - > Name cells. Save the excel file. 

Open TableGen, choose your excel file and the named range of cells and boom! You got your table in Revit. Needless to say that your table will update automatically every time you modify it directly in excel. 

[Iev60047]

Just going to some of the ideas that I've been tracking over the years and bumping it up. I've been using the DiRootsOne add-on in the meantime, but frankly, as far as the tables go, the output is just okay (the main limiting factor being Revit and the difficulty in resizing tables intuitively). Creating basic tables should already be included in this very expensive piece of software.

[kh_jea]

I've started creating support cases for things that Revit is lacking. I suggest we all start doing this instead of creating/voting ideas. Flood their support with stuff they should have implemented/fixed years ago.

[kh_jea]

I've started creating support cases for things that Revit is lacking.

I suggest we all start doing this instead of creating/voting ideas. Flood their customer support with stuff they should have implemented/fixed years ago.

[mitchell_southFDHBS]

Yes please!! This is extremely needed. This should be a simple fix as well. 

[LDShaw]

There has to be a better way to create a table either a drafting view and a plan view.

Go into text. 
If it helps think of the text box a your table. It's just you have to create your table stuff as individual parts.

Type
+----+----+ <enter>
this will make a table part with two columns with 4 (-) letters each. 
Once created tab will create more rows (Assuming your in the end cell)
cntr X will remove columns. 
Getting out of the "table" column and adding another
+----+ 
below the row will add another part. In this case a single cell column.

+--+---+----+
would setup 3 columns with 2 3 and 4 letters respectively. Once created you can edit it a bit but not a whole lot.