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798 | Chapter 28 Use the Internet to Share Drawings
Use Hyperlinks in Blocks
Hyperlinks can be associated with blocks, including nested objects contained
within blocks. If the blocks contain any relative hyperlinks, the relative
hyperlinks adopt the relative base path of the current drawing when you
insert them.
When you select a block element in the drawing area that contains multiple
hyperlinks, the available hyperlinks are listed in the Hyperlink shortcut
menu. You can activate any hyperlink associated with the currently selected
block element, and edit or remove a hyperlink associated with a particular
block instance.
For example, suppose you have a block that contains a line and a circle. The
line has an attached hyperlink named line, and the circle has an attached
hyperlink named circle. This particular instance of the block has a hyperlink
named block, which you attached after the block was inserted. When you
select an element in the block, you can open the hyperlink associated with
that element, or any hyperlink associated with that particular instance of the
block. If, for example, you select the line block element, you can open the
line hyperlink or the block hyperlink. If you select the circle block element,
you can open the circle hyperlink or the block hyperlink. In both cases, you
can only edit or detach the block hyperlink associated with this particular
instance of the block. To edit or remove hyperlinks nested in a block, you
must first explode the block or use the
REFEDIT command.
To open a file associated with a hyperlink contained in a block
1 In the drawing area, select a block with attached hyperlinks.
2 Right-click anywhere in the AutoCAD drawing area. From the Hyperlink
shortcut menu, choose Hyperlink ➤ Open for the hyperlink you want to
activate.
Each available Hyperlink ➤ Open shortcut menu option has a hyperlink
description beside it (if one has been entered) or the full URL to the
referenced file.