Attaching hyperlink to AutoCAD entities
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Author | Erhan Toker |
| Profession | Architect M.Sc. | |
| Autodesk Authorized Consultant | ||
| Software Specialist | ||
In this article, I will explain the HYPERLINK command, which, I believe, is missing in or related to my previous article FIELDs inside AutoCAD.
Fig. 1
In AutoCAD drawings, we can attach network links,which is called HYPERLINKS, to drawing entities. Let me explain the two practical use of this:
1. We can set links from the letterheads, online texts or blocks to the websites that belong to the brand or product that they represent.
2. We can give links to the local area network locations of drawing files that belongs to the block of external drawings ( XREF ) inside the drawing.
In order to see the operation of the command, there has to be at least one entity in the drawing. As you like, you can also prepare simply a block and two text entities inside your drawing as shown in Fig. 1. Now, let’s have a look at how the command works on an entity.
Command : HYPERLINK( or Insert/Hyperlink.. menu, CTRL+K )
( You can also modify the Hyperlink property from the Properties panel if you want.) After confirming the entities you have selected, ( A100C text Fig. 2, INTEMA text Fig. 3 ), window shown in Fig. 2 will open up.
Fig. 2
In this example, we attached the name of a drawing file in our local area network of our company to the block and INTEMA Kitchen internet web page link to the INTEMA text ( Fig. 3)
Fig. 3
After attaching HYPERLINK to the entities, in order to access these links you should left click on them by holding CRTL button (Fig. 1).
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March 6th, 2007 08:49
Sir,
I’m using the hyperlink facility in CAD
This concept works on two different dwg files.
But my problem is I want to link the object with another object within the “same drawing file”.
Means if I click the object, the linked object should appeare on my screen (preferably in center of screen) with same zoom level.
Is it possible? If yes can u please elaborate the procedure.
“I’m working on AutoCAD 2007.”
Thanks
Subodh B.
Pune - India
March 27th, 2007 19:45
Hi, I’m using Hyperlinks in autocad 2006.
they arn’t woking any more whit CTRL+K, the message displays: hyperlink destination cannot be found.
I’m working whit more than 200 links, those are photos in jpg format. Can I solve the problem whitout redirect each link one by one???
July 22nd, 2007 07:35
Sir,
After completing a drawing in model format, can we convert , the same drawing in layout format, so that it is not possible for the third party to edit the drawing?
I am working in Autocad 2006.
Please help
Nitin
Pune- India
July 23rd, 2007 08:39
Hi,
You can use DWF format. Use DWFOUT command to do this.
August 13th, 2007 13:02
Dear Erhan Toker
Excuse me my English is poor. I have a problem in CAD please help me. “I cannot attach more than one link to an object”
I Create database access and connect in auto cad by dbconnect and create template & many label, but I can not assign many label to one object. auto cad allow you attach one label to a object.
Now I can attach one label to a object and change label value by change unique field in Object Link Manger.
How I want attach multi label to a object and change labels value by changing Object unique field value LINK Manager!!!!
Please help me.
Sincerely
Amin Heydarpour
September 4th, 2007 10:41
Hello Erhan,
Is it possible to make a hyper link to a specific cell in an Excel sheet? At the moment I can only link my dwg with the excel file name, but would like Excel to open at a specific cell…
Thanks for your help!
Regards
Louis
September 14th, 2007 11:55
Hello Erhan
I work in Autocad 2005 and need to put a hyperlink from an object on my drawing to a .pdf document , and to open this pdf at a given page.
I tryed out this:
“C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe” “/A” ” page=3=OpenActions” “C:\Documents and Settings\myname\catalogue.pdf”
but always get an error
“The system cannot find the path specified”
However when I run this line from the Windows Run menu, it works good.
Sincerely
Bart
December 4th, 2007 17:06
Erhan,
I am using AutoCAD Map 2007 to create drawings with several hyperlinks in each drawing. Each hyperlink opens a PDF. After attaching the hyperlinks I create a DWF of the drawing and view it in the DWF Viewer version 7.
When I open the hyperlinks from the drawing the PDF opens in Acrobat. When I open the same hyperlinks from the DWF the PDF opens in an Internet Explorer window.
Is there a way to have the PDF open in Acrobat (instead of IE) from the hyperlink in the DWF?
Thanks,
Pat
January 2nd, 2008 18:36
My hyperlinks work great however, I made a print screen & pasted for a visual reference to hyperlink. They can only be viewed from the machine I captured them on. Is there a way to make these thumbnails.dib viewable across my network for co-workers?
Anxious 4 answers,
nanhan
June 12th, 2008 12:36
Dear Sir
I am working in Autocad on 2005 i will used hyperlink command. but i want to nobody change & explode my drawing file