Need help with LATEX table multirow multicolumn

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\begin{table}[]
\resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{%
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
Ref &
  \multicolumn{1}{l|}{Manufacturers} &
  Model &
  DC Motor(Brushed) &
  AC Induction Motor &
  PM Brushed DC Motor &
  \multicolumn{1}{c|}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}c@{}}PM-Sync Reluctance \\ Motor(PM-SynRM)\end{tabular}} &
  \multicolumn{1}{c|}{\begin{tabular}[c]{@{}c@{}}Permanent Magnet Synchronous \\ Motor(PMSM)\end{tabular}} \\ \hline
 \multirow{2}{*}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c|}{\multirow{2}{*}{Toyota}} & Toyota Prius &  &  &\\ 
    \hhline{~~----}  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{} Toyota RAV4 &  &  & \\ \hline
  \multirow{2}{*}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c|}{\multirow{4}{*}{Tesla}} & Model S &  &  &\\
    \hhline{~~----}  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{} Model X &  &  & \\
    \hhline{~~----}  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{} Model 3 &  &  & \\
    \hhline{~~----}  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{} Model Y &  &  & \\ \hline
 & Nissan         &Nissan Leaf  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \hline
 & Porsche        &Porsche Taycon  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \hline
 & Audi           &Audi e-tron  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \hline
  \multirow{2}{*}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c|}{\multirow{2}{*}{BMW}} & BMW i3 &  &  &\\ 
    \hhline{~~----}  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{} BMW-Mini E &  &  & \\ \hline
 & General Motors &GM EV1  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \hline
 & Fiat Panda     &Fiat Panda Elettra  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \hline
  \multirow{2}{*}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c|}{\multirow{2}{*}{KIA}} & Soul EV &  &  &\\ 
    \hhline{~~----}  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{} Niro EV &  &  & \\ \hline
 & Ather Energy   &Ather 450X  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \hline
\end{tabular}%
}
\end{table}

Welcome to tex.se! Maybe you could explain where the problem is...? — Jes, Mar 20 '21 at 11:13
Actually, 1st image is the output that I'm getting by the above code and also the full table is not showing in the document. 2nd image is the table that I want. Kindly help me with this — Ch Qasim, Mar 20 '21 at 11:15
Oh I see, the table is overflowing in your IEEE document. Kindly consider modifiying your code and adding a MWE, so other users can compile it and experiment with it. Please check What is an MWE. On a first glance, the overflowing of the table comes from resizebox{\textwidth}. Maybe it's not considering that is a two column document? — Jes, Mar 20 '21 at 11:21
Also, maybe it's because it's not working properly, but there seems to be some cells merging where they should be separated. In the case that you are not very experienced with tables, may I suggest an online latex table generator? — Jes, Mar 20 '21 at 11:25
Your table appears to be quite wide, so I assume it won't fit into one column of text that easily. Could you introduce some kind of abbreviation in the column headers of columns 4 to 6 as well? — leandriis, Mar 20 '21 at 11:33
yes the doc is two-column document, and I think that's the only reason it's not considering resizebox{\textwidth} — Ch Qasim, Mar 20 '21 at 11:45

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '21 at 12:41

Here are some alternative approaches:

PErsonally, I'd suggest using a table with no vertical and less horizontal lines, such as the following:

\documentclass{ieeeaccess}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{hhline}
\usepackage{makecell}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\begin{document}
\lipsum
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{\linewidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}}|c|l|l|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
Ref &
  \thead{Manufacturers} &
  \thead{Model} &
  \thead{DC Motor\ (Brushed)} &
  \thead{AC Induction\ Motor} &
  \thead{PM Brushed\ DC Motor} &
  \thead{PM-Sync Reluctance \ Motor(PM-SynRM)} &
  \thead{Permanent Magnet\ Synchronous  Motor(PMSM)} \ \hline
  & \multirow{2}{}{Toyota} & Toyota Prius        &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Toyota RAV4         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & \multirow{4}{}{Tesla}  & Model S             &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Model X             &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Model 3             &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Model Y             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Nissan                  & Nissan Leaf         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Porsche                 & Porsche Taycon      &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Audi                    & Audi e-tron         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & \multirow{2}{}{BMW}    & BMW i3              &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & BMW-Mini E          &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & General Motors          & GM EV1              &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Fiat Panda              & Fiat Panda Elettra  &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & \multirow{2}{}{KIA}    & Soul EV             &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Niro EV             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Ather Energy            & Ather 450X          &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\lipsum
\begin{table}
\scriptsize
\renewcommand{\theadfont}{\scriptsize}
\settowidth\rotheadsize{\theadfont DC Motor (Brushed)}
\begin{tabular}{|c|m{\widthof{General}}|m{\widthof{Model X}}|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
Ref &
  \thead{Manu-\facturers} &
  \thead{Model} &
  \rothead{DC Motor (Brushed)} &
  \rothead{AC Induction Motor} &
  \rothead{PM Brushed DC Motor} &
  \rothead{PM-Sync Reluctance  Motor (PM-SynRM)} &
  \rothead{Permanent Magnet Synchronous  Motor (PMSM)} \ \hline
  & \multirow{3}{}{Toyota} & Toyota Prius        &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Toyota RAV4         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & \multirow{4}{}{Tesla}  & Model S             &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Model X             &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Model 3             &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Model Y             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Nissan                  & Nissan Leaf         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Porsche                 & Porsche Taycon      &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Audi                    & Audi\newline e-tron         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & \multirow{4}{}{BMW}    & BMW i3              &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & BMW-Mini E          &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & General Motors          & GM EV1              &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Fiat Panda              & Fiat Panda Elettra  &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & \multirow{2}{}{KIA}    & Soul EV             &  &  &  &  & \ \cline{3-8}
  &                         & Niro EV             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
  & Ather Energy            & Ather 450X          &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\lipsum
\begin{table}
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{5pt}
\settowidth\rotheadsize{\theadfont PM-SynRM}
\begin{tabular}{\linewidth}{@{\extracolsep{\fill}} c l l c c c c c @{}}
\toprule
Ref &
  \thead{Manufacturers} &
  \thead{Model} &
  \rothead{DCM} &
  \rothead{ACIndM} &
  \rothead{PMBDCM} &
  \rothead{PM-SynRM} &
  \rothead{PMSM} \ 
  \midrule
  & Toyota         & Toyota Prius        &  &  &  &  & \ 
  &                & Toyota RAV4         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \addlinespace
  & Tesla          & Model S             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  &                & Model X             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  &                & Model 3             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  &                & Model Y             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \addlinespace
  & Nissan         & Nissan Leaf         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \addlinespace
  & Porsche        & Porsche Taycon      &  &  &  &  & \
  \addlinespace 
  & Audi           & Audi e-tron         &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \addlinespace
  & BMW            & BMW i3              &  &  &  &  & \ 
  &                & BMW-Mini E          &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \addlinespace
  & General Motors & GM EV1              &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \addlinespace
  & Fiat Panda     & Fiat Panda Elettra  &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \addlinespace
  & KIA            & Soul EV             &  &  &  &  & \ 
  &                & Niro EV             &  &  &  &  & \
  \addlinespace
  & Ather Energy   & Ather 450X          &  &  &  &  & \ 
  \midrule
  \multicolumn{8}{@{}p{\linewidth}@{}}{DCM:~DC Motor (Brushed); ACIndM:~AC Induction Motor; PMBDCM:~PM Brushed DC Motor; PM-SynRM:~PM-Sync Reluctance  Motor; PMSM:~Permanent Magnet Synchronous  Motor} \
  \bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\lipsum
\EOD
\end{document}

thanks for helping me with this. Its really helpful and i got my desired result — Ch Qasim, Mar 22 '21 at 08:28

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 20 '21 at 13:30

Here's a solution that does not use \scalebox or \resizebox, employs a landscape format layout, a tabularx environment to allow automatic line-breaking in the final four columns, dispenses with all vertical rules and most horizontal rules, and simplifies the entries in column 3, "Model". For instance, "Prius" and "RAV4" is just as informative, and less repetitious, as "Toyota Prius" and "Toyota RAV4".

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{booktabs,ragged2e,rotating,tabularx}
\begin{document}
\begin{sidewaystable}
\setlength\tabcolsep{5pt} % default: 6pt
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{@{} lll *{5}{>{\RaggedRight}X} @{}}
\toprule
  Ref &
  Manufacturer &
  Model &
  DC Motor (Brushed) &
  AC Induction Motor &
  PM Brushed DC Motor &
  PM-Sync Reluctance Motor \mbox{(PM-SynRM)} &
  Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM)\\ 
\midrule
  & Toyota & Prius   &  &  & \\ 
  &        & RAV4    &  &  & \\ \addlinespace
  & Tesla  & Model S &  &  & \\
  &        & Model X &  &  & \\
  &        & Model 3 &  &  & \\
  &        & Model Y &  &  & \\ \addlinespace
  & Nissan & Leaf    &  &  &  &  &  \\ \addlinespace
  & Porsche& Taycon  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \addlinespace
  & Audi   & e-tron  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \addlinespace
  & BMW    & i3      &  &  & \\ 
  &        & Mini E  &  &  & \\ \addlinespace
  & GM     & EV1     &  &  &  &  &  \\ \addlinespace
  & Fiat   & Panda Elettra  &  &  &  &  &  \\ \addlinespace
  & KIA    & Soul EV &  &  & \\ 
  &        & Niro EV &  &  & \\ \addlinespace
  & Ather Energy & 450X  &  &  &  &  &  \\ 
\bottomrule
\end{tabularx}
\end{sidewaystable}
\end{document}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 20 '21 at 11:34

As @ Jes suggested, the latex table generator will do the job

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\begin{document}
    \begin{table}[h!]
        \centering
        \resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{%
            \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}
                \hline
                Ref &
                Manufactures &
                Models &
                \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}DC\ Motor\ (Brushed)\end{tabular} &
                \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}AC\ Induction\ Motor\end{tabular} &
                \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}DC\ (Brushless)\ Motor\end{tabular} &
                \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}PM-Sync\ Reluctance\ Motor\ (PMSyncRM)\end{tabular} &
                \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Permanent\ Magnet-Sync.\ Motor (PMSM)\end{tabular} \ \hline
                \multirow{2}{}{} & \multirow{2}{}{Toyota}                                  & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Toyota\ Primus\end{tabular}      &  &  &  &  &  \ \cline{3-8} 
                &                                                          & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Toyota\ RAV4\end{tabular}        &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                \multirow{4}{}{} & \multirow{4}{}{TESLA}                                   & Model S                                                      &  &  &  &  &  \ \cline{3-8} 
                &                                                          & Model X                                                      &  &  &  &  &  \ \cline{3-8} 
                &                                                          & Model 3                                                      &  &  &  &  &  \ \cline{3-8} 
                &                                                          & Model Y                                                      &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                & Nissan                                                   & Nissan Leaf                                                  &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                & Porsche                                                  & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Porsche\ Taycan\end{tabular}     &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                & Audi                                                     & Audi e-tron                                                  &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                \multirow{2}{}{} & \multirow{2}{}{BMW}                                     & BMW i3                                                       &  &  &  &  &  \ \cline{3-8} 
                &                                                          & BMW-Mini E                                                   &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}General\ Motors\end{tabular} & GM EV1                                                       &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                & Fiat Panda                                               & \begin{tabular}[c]{@{}l@{}}Fiat Panda\ Elettra\end{tabular} &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                \multirow{2}{}{} & \multirow{2}{}{KIA}                                     & Soul EV                                                      &  &  &  &  &  \ \cline{3-8} 
                &                                                          & Nitro EV                                                     &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
                & Ather Energy                                             & Ather 450X                                                   &  &  &  &  &  \ \hline
            \end{tabular}%
        }
    \end{table}
\end{document}

Thank you soo much, it's really helpful and I get this one. Once again thank you — Ch Qasim, Mar 20 '21 at 11:42
Using \resizebox in order to make a table fit into a given space will inevitably lead to inconsistent font sizez, something you might want to avoid. — leandriis, Mar 20 '21 at 12:02
@leandriis Is scalebox an option or change the format to landscape? — Excelsior, Mar 20 '21 at 12:10
scalebox also leads to inconsistent font sized and so does adjustbox. For some alternative approaches that don't involve scaling tables, you might ant to take a look at My table doesn't fit; what are my options? — leandriis, Mar 20 '21 at 12:14

Need help with LATEX table multirow multicolumn

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