I put a table with a list of items on each model I create, its a bill of materials if you like. Presently I do this by saving my excel table as a PDF and importing on to a layout page. Would be great to be able to ‘paste special’ as linked like you can in autocad, so when you update your excel table…

We have this one on our list a few times already. I’m adding your request to the item that I found is open to the general public - RH-35934 .

It seems a no brainer to add this functionality, for architects, interior designers, furniture designers or any designer who has multiple objects in their model this is becoming an essential part of the drawings which are put on to layout pages. This request RH-35934 .was added 2 years ago, which is …

I thought there was a way to do this using Grasshopper…

Unfortunately I don’t use Grasshopper John, I have no need for it (as cool a design system as it is). Surely after all the effort put in by Mcneel to make the layouts get some where near to autocad a linked excel file function would be a great addition :slight_smile:

I don’t Grasshopper either. For that matter, I don’t use Excel. For my simple needs, Google Sheets does everything I want. I just don’t hear an overwhelming clamor for linking Excel into native Rhino generally. It seems like a great opportunity for a third-party plug-in developer to me.

John, I beg to differ, this simple functionality would be big step in the layout/draughting side of the documentation produced from Rhino models, a whole load of designers from different sectors would see this as a big benefit, there are quite a few threads going back a few years where this has been…

You’re wasting your time trying to convince me. You need to convince a developer that it’s worth there time and effort. Based on the other projects we have going on around here, I don’t see this rising to the top of our priority list. If this is as important as you say, it’s a good project for a …

well the comment from @dale on that thread says ‘this is actually #1 on our list right now as the biggest feature autocad has that Rhino does not for drafting’, if that is not an important feature to add I don’t know what is, and that’s from a Mcneel employee. I pay my way for my licenses John, bot…

[image] milezee: so to ask/tell me to go and sort it myself sort of sucks :roll_eyes:. You completely missed the intent of my message. It was purely related to improving the odds of you getting the tool you want. Based on my 30+ years here, I think waiting around for us to do it is not like…

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