topic Re: AC26 Pen Table Export as .txt File in Project data & BIM

AC26 Pen Table Export as .txt File

Bruce — Fri, 19 May 2023 23:04:15 GMT

Up until AC25, you could export a single pen table as a .txt file. That .txt file would have all the pen info for that particular table (number, RGB values, weight, description). I would import this into an Excel workbook to quickly reformat for better comprehension.

It seems this is no longer an option with AC26. Is this deliberate?

Re: AC26 Pen Table Export as .txt File

David Maudlin — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:33:31 GMT

Bruce:

Try opening the old Attribute Manager, select a Pen Set in the upper panel, select all the Pens in the lower panel (can use Command+A), click the Save as TXT button at the bottom.

David

Re: AC26 Pen Table Export as .txt File

Bruce — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:38:30 GMT

Thanks David. How do I open the old attribute manager in AC26?

Re: AC26 Pen Table Export as .txt File

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:03:57 GMT

@Bruce wrote:

Thanks David. How do I open the old attribute manager in AC26?

Options menu > Attribute Manager

It was brought back with the first update to 26.

Re: AC26 Pen Table Export as .txt File

Bruce — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:12:34 GMT

Thanks Karl. That wasn't in my Options menu...the dangers of applying a legacy work environment!

Re: AC26 Pen Table Export as .txt File

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 01:18:40 GMT

You bet. It also shows as an icon in the standard Attributes Toolbar (one of the ones I usually keep on and docked). The old and new are right next to each other there.