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Hyperlinks

ikocev — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:01:18 GMT

Hello,

I would greatly appreciate any help for the following matter - I need hyperlinks in a drawing created in AutoCAD and then published to PDF, not to open a DWG file itself but to open a relevant page from the published PDF drawings.

Can this be accomplished in CAD or this is a job within "Adobe" and if this can be created only in Adobe PDF, is it required to use the paid version vs free one?

For instance, on the attached screen shot you will see an example for a symbol detail and what I need is - by clicking on the detail arrow to open the relevant page for that detail within the PDF.

Thank you, guys.

Ivan

Re: Hyperlinks

S.Faris — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:12:45 GMT

Here is a previous post on this thought : Hyperlink to specific PDF page

Re: Hyperlinks

imadHabash — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:13:00 GMT

HI,

if i understand well your issue , i think it's possible by selecting your certain pdf ( Browse for : File ) from HYPERLINK command .

Regards,

Re: Hyperlinks

S.Faris — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:23:07 GMT

It is fairly simple to hyperlink something in a DWG file to a specific file with any file extension. But to a specific view in a page of a multi-page PDF, I think that should be done within a PDF editor.

Re: Hyperlinks

ikocev — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:35:38 GMT

Unfortunately it is not possible to open a certain page in PDF from a hyperlink command in CAD.

Re: Hyperlinks

S.Faris — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:44:51 GMT

The post referred to in my first post actually has a way to do it(MESSAGE 14 OF 15). But it might go wrong once you share the file to another person, or move the file.

But the hyperlinks you are referring to is between multiple PDF files or between multiple pages in a PDF right? that should be done in a PDF editor.

Re: Hyperlinks

ikocev — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:15:31 GMT

Let me try to explain it again maybe I didn't use the right words in the first place.

Imagine two DWG files with some objects and lets say a symbol showing that the elevation view is on the second drawing. By just publishing the DWG files to PDF won't give an option to click on the detail symbol in the PDF for the elevation and just open the appropriate page for that elevation in the PDF so hyperlinks must be used.

I was thinking whether hyperlinks for that specific purpose can be created in CAD or that is a job for PDF creator.

Re: Hyperlinks

S.Faris — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:27:11 GMT

So you are looking for a PDF to PDF hyper link. The answer is PDF Editor.

Re: Hyperlinks

S.Faris — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:31:43 GMT