Create tables from blocks

Now you can generate an associative table from block diagrams and from other types of drawings that contain blocks.

For more information, see Block tables.

New Block Table command

The new Block Table command creates a block table similar to a parts list from all of the visible blocks on the active sheet or in a selected drawing view, or from a user-defined selection set. You can use the Auto-Balloon option to generate balloons that identify the item number and quantity for each block referenced in the block table.

You can specify the type of block list that you want to produce using the List Options on the Options tab in the Block Table Properties dialog box.

In the Draft environment, the Block Table command is available from the ribbon in the Home tab→Tables group. When the 2D Model sheet is active or in Solid Edge 2D Drafting, it is located on the Tables tab. Use Command Finder to find the location of the command in your specific environment.

New block property text codes

To display block properties in a annotation, you must create references between the properties entered in the Block Properties dialog box and the property text string of the callout or balloon. Use the new property text strings to do this.

Example:

  • %{Block Name|GBLM} (displays the block name in the callout)

  • %{Block View Name|GBLM} (displays the block view name in the callout)

  • %{Block Label|GBLL} (where Block Label references the block label name)

For more information, see Referencing block properties.