Comments on: Linking Excel Spreadsheets to AutoCAD Tables (AutoCAD 2008+)

By: Tommie Richardson

Tommie Richardson — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:24:45 +0000

Have you tried running the datalink command and removing any excel links there?

If that doesn’t work, thaw and turn on all layers not in an xref, then zoom extents. Run the erase command. When prompted to select objects type all and press enter. Then type r (for remove) and press enter. Select all visible objects and press enter to execute the erase command.

Hope one of these two methods works for you.

By: Butch Velasquez

Butch Velasquez — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:47:48 +0000

I have used the link command throughout a large project with multiple files with tables copied. As I am ending the project I have de-link Autocad and Excel tables and when I try to delete the Excel link, Autocad 2009 won’t let me do this.
I am getting the message that “the data link is being used and cannot be deleted”. I have tried everything I have found. I even moved the original excel file to a defferent location so Autocad doesn’t see it. What to do?
Butch

By: MAHESH

MAHESH — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:06:24 +0000

Dear Sir,
I am using autocad 2004 in this i want to link particular excel Cell Value to autocad drg dimention any where in the drg sheet & when ever i change the value the link made between excel & autocad , the value should be changed ie the drg is not to scale & it is only for veiw.

pls help me if it is possible or any compatible software to be use for linking between excel & autocad.

Regards,
Mahesh Lamani.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:44:33 +0000

Is there any way to link a dimension to a table? So that I am able to change the table and dimension its linked with also change?

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:07:21 +0000

I am finding it difficult to attach to files larger than 25kb. I have gotten a 435kb down to 73kb and it still will not load. I am using Acad 2008

By: Tonz

Tonz — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:59:38 +0000

another problem we have found, when using datalinks from excel to autocad, if the table is too long and you adjust using the “wrapping grip” when the drawing is closed and reopened the datalink is lost and the table isnt able to update when changes are made in the excel workbook, anyone come across this problem?

By: Callan

Callan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:11:20 +0000

Im running into a few problems using these tables, if lines have been entered into in the excel file, they import on the table in autocad, even though they are blank and i cant find anyway to remove them either in CAD or excel.

also the issue with the non-standard font, if you untick the use excel formatting, you lose all the formatting like merged cells ect. and if i keep the excel formatting i get the correct formatting imported, but the font is wrong.

any ideas?

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:32:16 +0000

I’ve been using data linking for making mechanical schedules, but I’m having a problem. I can’t get the data link to come into my CAD drawing using my CAD RomanS text style. It wants to keep the excel text formating. I can remove formating by using ctrl spacebar to get the table to use the RomanS text style, but then when I download from source to update the table it brings back in the Excel text formating. Does anyone know of a way to get it to stop doing this?

By: Trixie

Trixie — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:19:59 +0000

I’ve been linking Excel 2003 into AutoCAD 2008 for about one yr or so… very simple. BUT since “upgrading” to Excel 2007, NO LUCK. What gives?

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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:51:10 +0000

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