How do I link an Excel file to Civil 3D?

How to Insert Excel Data Into AutoCAD

  1. have the excel file ready.
  2. Type TABLE and hit ENTER on your keyboard.
  3. Tick From a data link from the Insert options section.
  4. Launch the Data Link manager dialog window.
  5. Create a new Excel Data Link.
  6. Enter Data Link Name and Press the OK button.

On a worksheet, select the cell where you want to create a link. On the Insert tab, select Hyperlink. You can also right-click the cell and then select Hyperlink… on the shortcut menu, or you can press Ctrl+K. Under Display Text:, type the text that you want to use to represent the link.

To set up Data Links:

  1. Launch the TABLE command.
  2. Click “From a data link“, and launch the “Data Link Manager” by clicking the button (illustrated).
  3. Click “Create a new Excel Data Link”
  4. Name the Data Link – something intuitive.
  5. Browse for your Excel Table.

The only way to automatically update the datalinks is to place the update command into a LISP file such as acaddoc. lsp which would load at start (see How to create a Lisp file in AutoCAD). The following Syntax will automatically update the link when the file is opened: (command “DATALINKUPDATE” “_U” “_K”).

IT IS INTERESTING:  How do you rotate a reference in Revit?

Create a hyperlink to a file on your computer

  1. Select the text or picture that you want to display as a hyperlink.
  2. Press Ctrl+K.
  3. Under Link to, do one of the following: To link to an existing file, click Existing File or Web Page under Link to, and then find the file in the Look in list or the Current Folder list.

How do you merge cells on Excel?

Merge cells

  1. Click the first cell and press Shift while you click the last cell in the range you want to merge. Important: Make sure only one of the cells in the range has data.
  2. Click Home > Merge & Center.
Special Project