Line Table

Any line label in a drawing can be placed in a Line Table where each row represents a labeled line in the drawing.

Each drawing can contain only one line table. For other drawing tables see Drawing Tables.

Line	Distance	Bearing	Record Data Per CSF14356	<- column headings
L1	14.56	N45°30'15"E	[14.00/ N45°00'00"E]	<- table item

In this line table, L1 is the reference for the line listed in this row of the table. The actual line in the drawing is labled with the 'L1' reference instead of the distance and bearing. Line tables use the prefix 'L' to reference table items. you move the cursor over a table item the status bar will display Table Item followed by the reference label to indicate which table item the cursor is over.

Table Styles

Table styles determine how items are added to a table. The style can be All, Auto or Manual. You can start with one style, like Auto and have TPC add the appropriate table items, then swtich the table to Manual and fine tune the selection of items.

All Style

Use this style to include all the line labels in the Line table. This option would be appropriate for small surveys with a limited number of labeled lines.

Auto Style

The Auto style automatically places a line label in the line table if it doesn't fit on its line. As you re-scale the drawing, TPC re-checks the line labels and rebuilds the line table to include those labels that don't fit on their line. If the new scale allows a line label to fit on its line, TPC removes it from the table and places it back on the line.

The table is rebuilt each time the drawing is regenerated. As a result, you will see the reference labels (L1, L2, etc) change to reflect the status of the table.

Manual Style

For more control over the line table items, choose the Manual Style. When a table style is set to Manual, you can append individual line labels to the line table in the order you want them. Unlike the Auto Style available for line tables, the Manual style does to select which line labels go in the table each time the drawing is regenerated.

To add a line to its table, right click the label and choose Append to Table. TPC will compute the next table reference, replace the line label with the computed reference and append a new table item to the appropriate table. If you choose to append a label and the line table doesn't exist, TPC will prompt you to create it and set its style to Manual.

Adding Record Data to a Line Table

TPC lets you add your own information to a table. This feature is indispensable when you need to include record data in the table.

To add data to a table item, right click the table item and choose Properties. You will see the table item text included in the edit field of the dialog. The data for the item is separated with commas (i.e. L1,N45°30'14"W,145.12).
Add whatever data you want to this, starting with any of the following delimiting characters (:;-\/). The text might look something like this L1,N45°30'14"W,145.12;[145.00].
Choose OK to accept the changes.

When TPC sees one of these delimiting characters in the table item, it creates another column and places the text in it. You can edit the table heading and include a column heading like "Record Data" for a more complete-looking table.

Columns

Use the Columns feature to split long tables into multiple, equal length sections. If a line table has three columns (Label, Bearing, Distance) and you specify 2 columns, you will get a second set of these same three columns to the right of the original three and all columns will half as many rows.

Decimal Places

The decimal places used for bearings/azimuths and distances in the table are determined by the current values in Tools, Program Settings, Decimals. After you change these decimal settings, you will need to regenerate the drawing to update the table.

TPC also uses these settings when you create a new table or open a drawing with a table in it.

Editions

Premium, Professional