Use table contents from MS Excel
Tables, that are to be displayed on the drawing, are often already available as MS Excel tables. These tables include different dimensions, additional technology datas or sometimes simply notes for the production.To ensure that these tables do not have to be tediously entered in the TD Sketcher, the new CSV Import functionality can be used to create entire tables at the push of a button.
A CSV file is obtained from MS Excel via the export function or via the 'Save as' dialog. A CSV file is a text file, that can be easily used within other programs, such as the TD Sketcher. The iomport function of the TD Sketcher is located in the table menu under item 'Import CSV'. A file open dialog appears after you click on that function to select a CSV file.
The content of the table is imported in the editing mode for new table right after you confirmed the file. Other settings like width of the column or text adjustments can be made in the dialog as usual.
Exisiting data can be quickly and easily reused and inserted on tool drawings with the import of existing tables from MS Excel. The table can be stored as your own table inside the TD Sketcher, if you want to use the table in further drawings.