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The table inserted in the drawing contains columns from both the extracted data and
from the Excel spreadsheet.
When a drawing from which property data was extracted has changed, you
can be notified that the data extraction table is no longer current. For example,
if some doors in the drawing were resized or removed, you can choose to be
notified that the data extraction table needs to be updated. Notification is
especially useful during critical times when it’s important to know if the data
is not current in the table, such as when plotting or publishing.
Extract Data Using the Data Extraction Wizard
You use the Data Extraction wizard to choose the data source (drawings) to
extract property data from selected objects. You can output the data to a table
or external file.
The Data Extraction wizard guides you through the process of
■ Selecting the data source, which can be a drawing, set of drawings, or
folders.
■ Filtering objects (non-blocks and blocks) are extracted and selecting
properties from which data is extracted.
■ Organizing and refining the extracted data.
■ Merging information from an Excel spreadsheet with the extracted data.
■ Choosing an output format for the data (a table and/or an external file).
■ Formatting the extracted data in a table by specifying a table style or
selecting an existing pre-formatted table.
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