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To create schedules, use the following steps:
Step 1: Create or modify property data formats.
These styles determine how data is displayed in a schedule table. For more information, see “ Property Data
Formats ” on page 2057.
Step 2: Create or modify property set definitions for objects or object styles.
Property set definitions determine the data listed for each object. For more information, see “ Property Set
Definitions ” on page 2069.
Step 3: Create or modify schedule table styles.
Schedule table styles determine the types of objects listed in a schedule table, what data is displayed, and how
the data is organized. For more information, see “
Working with Schedule Table Styles ” on page 2039.
Step 4: Add a schedule table to the drawing with a schedule table tool or from the command line. For more information,
see “
Adding Schedules Using Schedule Table Tools ” on page 2027.
Step 5: Attach property set data to the objects and object styles in your schedule table.
You can also attach schedule tags to these objects. For more information, see “ Property Set Data ” on page 2062
and “ Adding Property Set Data to All Objects ” on page 2057.
Step 6: Edit the schedule table as needed.
Changes you make to objects and styles are reflected in the schedule table. You can also edit schedule tables
directly in the following ways:
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Edit individual table cells to change values of manual properties. For more information, see “ Editing Table
Cell Data ” on page 2056.
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Add, remove, reselect, and show relationships with items from the table. For more information, see “ Basic
Schedules ” on page 2027.
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Renumber property data. For more information, see “ Renumbering Property Set Data ” on page 2038.
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Export the finished schedule table to an external file, if necessary. For more information, see “ Exporting
a Schedule ” on page 2052.
Property Sets and Property Set Definitions
The data reported in a schedule table is collected from property sets that you attach to the objects or object styles you
are scheduling. The properties contained in a property set are determined by the property set definition, which also
specifies the object type, style, and definition to which the property set can be applied.
NOTE If you are using both AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD MEP, locks may appear on some property set definitions
and property definitions when you open legacy engineering drawings. Data that is programmatically set cannot be modified
and is protected and identified by locks:
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selections on the Applies To tab and names for property set definitions
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anything that affects the value of underlying data and names for property definitions
A property set definition is a group of related properties of the objects and object styles to be reported in the schedule.
Once attached to an object or its style, a property set becomes the container for the property data associated with the
object. Values for properties are obtained directly from the object or are entered manually for the object or the style.
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