TableStyle - Replace Existing Table Style with Table Style from another drawing?

[ILoveMadoka]

Ex:

In drawing 1, I have a Tablestyle called Style1 where the lines are all green and the font is simplex

In drawing 2, I have a Tablestyle called Style1 where the lines are all bylayer and the font is romans.

 

I want to replace the tablestyle settings in drawing 1 Style 1 with the tablestyle settings from drawing 2.

Is there a way to redefine it based upon the settings in another drawing?

 

Tables/Tablestyles seem to be like blocks where the current drawing has precedence and a table

brought in from another drawing takes on the properties of the existing drawing...

 

With a block you can insert block1=block2 and have it redefine the block

 

Please advise

[CyberAngel]

It seems like the best way to do this is to rename the style in drawing 2, use the Design Center to transfer it, and modify the table in drawing 1 to have the new style.

 

According to this help thread, you may need to reload the drawing to see any tables you copy and paste, if you go that route.

[ILoveMadoka]

I hope that is not the only way...

 

I have quite a few "legacy" drawings with multiple tablestyles that need to be corrected.

It would be a pain to have to do it that way (but it is an option)

 

Design Center ignores duplicate names....bummer!

 

Any other ideas out there?

[ILoveMadoka]

CyberAngel...

 

that does work but that is a PITA for multiple tables/tablestyles

 

I hope there is another option...

[ILoveMadoka]

ps: I do appreciate the input..

[mhupp]

Maybe http://www.lee-mac.com/steal.html might have to rename the styles still.

Edited September 29, 2022 by mhupp

[BIGAL]

Agree with mhupp rename existing then steal the other form a different dwg. You can run Steal with no user input so a lisp could do all.

[ILoveMadoka]

Lee for the win!
 

Thank you guys!!