The program can accommodate more than 500 data table types. The Choose Tables form can be used (a) to select the types of data to be displayed in tabular format in the lower portion of the ETABS window, (b ) to select individual data tables that are added to a named table set, and (c) select tables to be exported in formats compatible with Microsoft Excel and Access.
On the Choose Tables form, check the check box associated with an item to include that item in the display/named table set. Expand the tree associated with a table type by clicking on the plus (+) symbol that precedes the check box. Continue expanding the tree until the table name appears (and the + / - symbol disappears, leaving only the check box).
Checking a primary check box (e.g., the Model check box) will check all subordinate check boxes for that type of data (e.g., Project Settings, Loads, Assignments).
When the form is accessed from the Model Explorer or the Analyze menu command (see below), a Table Set Name edit box and the Show all possible tables check box are added to the form.
Table Set Name -- Use this edit box to specify the table set name. Then select the set of tables to be given a specified name by checking the check box preceding the individual table names. After a Named Table Set has been specified, it can be recalled easily by clicking the Tables tab > Table Sets command and right clicking the {Table Set Name} (as specified in this edit box), followed by clicking Show Tables from the resulting drop-down menu.
Show all possible tables check box -
IMPORTANT NOTE: When the Show all possible tables check box in the lower right-hand corner of the form is checked, the program lists ALL tables used in the program. Unchecking this check box will limit the list to only those data used in the open model. As indicated above, the program has over 500 table types. If this check box is checked when tables are being selected, the list of available tables will be quite long, presumably with many table types not applicable to the open model.
Note: If a Named Table Set (see preceding bullet item) has been specified that includes a data type for, say results, but those results haven't yet been generated, the Show all possible tables check box should be checked to ensure that the results table is included in the display of the Named Table Set.
When the Design menu > Show Tables command is used and data is displayed along the lower portion of the ETABS window, the following applies:
The data being displayed is identified in a tab similar to the tabs of other windows (e.g., Point Assignments - Restraints; Shell Sections - Deck).
When multiple tables were selected on the Choose Tables form, a drop-down list on the far right-hand side of the table display area is included; use it to select the data table to be displayed.
Use the Record buttons to move through the displayed data.
Use the scroll bars on the bottom and right side of the tables to scroll right and left or up and down if portions of the data table can not be displayed in the window's display area.
The table columns can be resized by clicking the left mouse button on the separator of the headers, holding down the left mouse button and then dragging the mouse to the left or right.
Use the down arrows associated with the columns of data to apply a filter. Clicking the down arrow will display a listing of the available data in that column. Select an item from that list and the data table will redisplay with the rows of data limited to those matching the selected item. Click the (All) item to restore all values to the column.
Right click in a column to display an option to export the data to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Close the table by clicking X in the far right-hand corner of the table display area
Note that the data can be printed by using the Model Explorer > Reports tab or the File menu > Create Report command.
The Choose Tables form can be accessed as follows:
From the Display menu - Click the Display menu > Show Tables command. When the OK button is clicked, the selected database table will display in the lower portion of the ETABS window. Named Table Sets cannot be specified when this command is used.
From the Model Explorer:
Left lick the Table tab > right click the Tables > Show Tables command to display the Choose Tables form. Named Table Sets cannot be specified when this command is used.
Left lick the Table tab > right click Table Sets > left click Add New Table Set to display the Choose Tables form. When the OK button is clicked, the form will close and the Named Table Set will be created, but nothing will display along the bottom of the ETABS window. See above about specifying the name of the data set and displaying the data.
From the Analyze menu - Left click the Analyze menu > Set Load Cases to Run command to display the Set Load Cases to Run form. Check the Automatically save tables to Microsoft Access after run completes check box. Click the Add New button. When the OK button is clicked, the form will close and the Named Table Set will be created, but nothing will display along the bottom of the ETABS window. See above about specifying the name of the data set and displaying the data.
From the File menu -- Click the File menu > Export > ETABS Tables to Excel or File menu > Export ETABS Tables to Access command to bring up the Choose Tables form. Select the table types to be exported. Named Table Sets cannot be specified when this command is used.