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Quick Reference
Commands
BROWSER
Launches the default web browser defined in your system's registry.
HYPERLINK
Attaches a hyperlink to an object or modifies an existing hyperlink.
System Variables
HYPERLINKBASE
Specifies the path used for all relative hyperlinks in the drawing.
INETLOCATION
Stores the Internet location used by the BROWSER command and the Browse
the Web dialog box.
Add Hyperlinks to a Drawing
You can add hyperlinks that provide jumps in your drawings to specific files
or websites.
Overview of Using Hyperlinks in a Drawing
Hyperlinks provide a simple and powerful way to quickly associate a variety
of documents (such as other drawings, bills of materials, or project schedules)
with a drawing.
Hyperlinks are pointers you create in your drawings that provide jumps to
associated files. For example, you can create a hyperlink that launches a word
processing program and opens a specific file, or a hyperlink that activates your
web browser and loads a particular HTML page. You can also specify a named
location to jump to in a file, such as a view in a drawing file or a bookmark
in a word processing program. You can attach hyperlinks to any graphical
object in an AutoCAD drawing. Hyperlinks provide a simple and powerful
way to quickly associate a variety of documents (such as other drawings, bills
of materials, or project schedules) with an AutoCAD drawing.
You can create both full and relative hyperlinks in your drawings. Full hyperlinks
store the fully specified path to a file location. Relative hyperlinks store a
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