randomBullets Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Ok, forgive me but I've basically went from 2004 to 2013 overnight it seems. When xrefing a EXCELL file why the heck won't it keep the cell widths? I've made them the size I wan't in EXCEL but but every time I update the xref it freaking stretches it out? It's driving me nuts, because I'm trying to make a nice new title block and keeps changing on me. Thanks for any insight in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomBullets Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 ...is everyone using ACAD's table stuff instead of xref'ing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I regularly use the TABLE command and the option "From a data link". Works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomBullets Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 how do you keep control of the widths and such? I must be missing something in the style or something in Excel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I tend to control everything in Excel then only when I am satisfied with the results do I go into AutoCAD and establish the data link. In rare instances, if the spreadsheet is too large I might rescale it using the Scale command. I also only bring in a range of cells and never the full worksheet. Who needs all that extra empty space sitting there taking up precious drawing room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomBullets Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 I tend to control everything in Excel then only when I am satisfied with the results do I go into AutoCAD and establish the data link. In rare instances, if the spreadsheet is too large I might rescale it using the Scale command. I also only bring in a range of cells and never the full worksheet. Who needs all that extra empty space sitting there taking up precious drawing room? ...so with that being said I must have something going on weird in Excel? Is there a way to make sure ACAD doesn't override ANY formatting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I've never had AutoCAD override any formatting that was previously set up in an Excel spreadsheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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