CAD Forum - tips, tricks, discussion and utilities for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit and other Autodesk products [www.cadforum.cz] ARKANCE | CONTACT - CZ | SK | EN | DE
Over 1.109.000 registered users (EN+CZ). AutoCAD tips, Inventor tips, Revit tips, Civil tips, Fusion tips. Try the updated Units converter and the new precise Engineering calculator. New AutoCAD 2026 commands and sys.variables and env.variables,.

CAD tip CAD tip # 4148:

Question

CAD 
 %  platform  category 
A
Use the HYPERLINK (Ctrl+K) command and in the Link URL field enter the path to your external document (another DWG drawing, DOC, XLS, PDF file...) - e.g. a network path. You can add an explanatory description in the Description field.

In your main drawing you can then move your mouse over the object with the attached hyperlink - you will see a different cursor and if you right-click on the object, you can use Hypertext link/Open from the context menu.

ACADMapADTACADM
100% *CAD
29.11.2004    17922×  
Comments   Tell a friend
this tip shared by ARKANCE experts applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD Map 3D · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Mechanical ·

See also:
Tip 14446:Undocumented options in AutoCAD FIELDs - hyperlinks, hexadecimal or binary format
Tip 14414:Link geo-tagged photos from your mobile phone to AutoCAD DWG maps.
Tip 14039:How to display the total volume or surface of 3D solids in DWG?
Tip 13716:HYPERLIST - list of all used URLs.
Tip 13522:LookupXLS - populating DWG texts from Excel spreadsheets.
Selected tip: MDT can not find Excel 2000 Deutsch (German)version.


Back    All CAD Tips

Projected round edges from SOLPROF are too rough. « | » How to create a 3D model from 2D views.


Have we helped you? If you want to support the CAD Forum web service, consider buying one of our CAD applications, or our custom software development offerings, or donating via PayPal (see above). You may also add a link to your web - like this "fan" link: CAD Forum - tips, utilities, blocks for Autodesk products
CAD: 
OS: 
Categ: 
Text:
 FAQ
  



Featuring:
Take advantage of orthophotos, point clouds, and design files. Get better quality design changes faster with Pointscene More info


Please use these tips at your own risk.
ARKANCE is not responsible for possible problems that may occur as a result of using any of these tips.
TOPlist
CADfórum
CADforum
Tips, tricks, utilities, help, how-tos and FAQ for AutoCAD, LT, Inventor, Revit, Map, Civil 3D, Fusion, Forma, 3ds Max and other Autodesk software (community support by ARKANCE). See About CADforum.
Copyright © 2025 | Advertise with us | Online privacy
ARKANCE CZ (CAD Studio) - Autodesk Platinum Partner & Training Center & Consulting Services Partner
CONTACT:
webmaster.cz@arkance.world | tel. +420 910 970 111
FB LN TW YT TW Blog RSS
.