Tables

Assign and list properties of your items.

The properties that entities in your model carry can also be listed into tables (both regular properties and custom ones). To that end, the Tables panel can be found on the left in the editor.

Creating a table

To create a new table, click the + button. Once created, a table can be displayed in full screen mode, to allow for a smoother browsing experience. Note that the table source dropdown, in the table panel header, will define which canvas the table should consider listing.

Curating a table

Inside the table panel, a table can then be curated to display various entity types, properties, and to display information using grouping/sorting/filtering.

Entity types & table source

Setting up a table begins with specifying two important properties...

• The table source, which is the canvas that the table should consider to populate its rows. All canvas can be selected, the active one, or a specific canvas of your choosing.

• The categories of entities to list, or in other words, what types of things your table should contain (walls, zones, blocks, etc)

Adding properties

Click on the + button at the top-right of your table to add new properties to the table.

Sorting & filtering

You may sort the table alphabetically based on a given column. You may filter each column to only show the elements matching a given filter.

Grouping

You can also arrange tables by group. Groups can be based upon any given property.

Inserting a table

Once created inside the table panel, a table can be inserted on the canvas, by clicking on Insert. This will create a table object, that can then be resized, formatted, and restyled to match your presentation's design.

Alternatively, a table containing empty cells that can be edited manually, can be created directly on the canvas by using the Table TA tool.

Inside the table command, a table can either be created as empty, or using an existing table as source. To that effect, the content property can be found in the active properties of the table command. Note that if a table is empty, its row/column count can be edited. This option is, however, not available if a source table is set.

Exporting a table

You may also export your tables at any time in .csv or .xlsx formats using the Export option of the table context menu.

Tutorial

For more step-by-step information, watch our tutorial about how to use tables and metadata in Rayon.

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