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DotSoft Excel2CAD 7.2.0
File size: 6.0 MB
XL2CAD overcomes the limits and problems associated with OLE placement of Excel spreadsheets inside AutoCAD, BricsCAD and IntelliCAD. It instantly draws the Excel spreadsheet in CAD using native geometry and links it. The results are lines, fills and mtext that can plot without problems and is highly portable to others.
Smart Linking & Updating
When XL2CAD creates the table in the drawing, it stores extended data on the insert. Since the date and time of creation (along with the spreadsheet file name) is stored, it can easily determine when the table representation needs updating. So when you reopen your drawing, XL2CAD quickly evaluates the tables in the drawing(including xrefs) and automatically updates only those that have changed!
Amazing Speed
Having an accurate useable representation of your spreadsheet does not mean a compromise on speed. Our fast Excel read engine means most sheet sized tables process in less than one second! The example above processed in 1.1 seconds, even with 147 hatched areas!
Optimized Results
We understand that you want to keep your CAD drawing size small and regens fast. That's why we optimize the geometry we create. If the same lineweight is used across the entire row, we create one line, not one for each cell. We also merge adjacent fills and hatches resulting in the smallest block possible.
OLE has it's limitations, XL2CAD doesn't!
OLE Size is limited to 'a page worth' meaning large spreadsheets lose rows and columns.
Linked OLE won't grow/shrink as you add/delete rows and columns.
Plotting problems in which OLE appears 'grainy', 'fuzzy', etc.
If the drawing is plotted rotated, the OLE does not rotate.
Drawings with embedded OLE objects make huge multi-megabyte files.
OLE Objects can 'bleed through' multiple layouts in CAD, showing up in places where they don't belong.
Recipients of your drawings (especially on other CAD systems) may have problems with the OLE representation.
Standard Excel Features Supported:
● Font Properties
● Cell Borders
● Fills & Patterns
● Gridlines
● Shapes w/Fill & Text
● Charts & Graphs
● Images
● ClipArt & WordArt
● Controls
● Merged Rows/Cols
● Hidden Rows/Cols
● Spillover
● Indents
● Center Across Selection
● Conditional Formatting
● Mixed Fonts in Cell
● Geometry Layers
● Layer by Lineweight
● Relative Path Option
● Background Mask
● Border Polyline
● Toolbar Driven
● Menu Driven
● Command Execution
● Excel 12 XLSX Format
● Excel 12 TableStyles
Other features of XL2CAD
Automatically updates changed Excel spreadsheets on drawing open, even those embedded in xreferences.
Uses named ranges, allowing the table to grow/shrink as you to add/remove rows or columns.
Manage multiple spreadsheet references on multiple sheets easily.
Exclusive column wrapping. Users can specify the maximum column height and gap distance. The table will
flow to the designated height, then move up and to the right to continue until done.
Style settings. This allows multiple styles to be defined and chosen during table placement. Tables
automatically take on changed style parameters when updated. Style files can be shared and administered.
Full support for images and all shapes (lines, connectors, basic shapes, flowchart, callouts, etc) including
fill colors, patterns, and internal text.
Quickly scan a project folder (or an entire drive) for drawings that need updating, then process them in
batch, unattended.
Uses CAD's TrueColor capabilities for exact color matching from Excel.
Runs as true 64bit application in compatible CAD engines.
Engines:
• AutoCAD 2010-2012 (excluding LT)
• AutoCAD 2013-2014 (excluding LT)
• AutoCAD 2015-2017 (excluding LT)
• AutoCAD 2018-2022 (excluding LT)
• BricsCAD v15 Pro Windows
• BricsCAD v16 Pro Windows
• BricsCAD v17 Pro Windows
• BricsCAD v18 Pro Windows
• BricsCAD v19 Pro Windows
• BricsCAD v20 Pro Windows
• BricsCAD v21 Pro Windows
• CMS IntelliCAD 8.3,8.4 Windows
• CMS IntelliCAD 9.x Windows
• CMS IntelliCAD 10.x Windows
Optional:
• Excel 365 (32/64bit)
• Excel 2016 (32/64bit)
• Excel 2013 (32/64bit)
• Excel 2010 (32/64bit)
• Excel 2000-2007