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Refresh tables

One of the most practical Excel workflows in Frame is table refresh. Instead of rebuilding the workbook every time the model changes, you can point the existing table to an updated model and refresh it.

Refresh an existing BIM table from an updated model

  1. Open the workbook that already contains the exported Frame table.
  2. Open the Frame Excel Add-In.
  3. Load the updated version of the model.
  4. Select the existing table you want to keep.
  5. Run the refresh action.
  6. Continue working in the same workbook structure.
  • your workbook survives model revisions
  • review cycles are easier to repeat
  • users spend less time rebuilding exports
  • downstream charts and pivots stay closer to the latest model state

After refresh, review the status column to understand what changed between the previous and current version:

  • Added
  • Changed
  • Removed