topic Re: Hyperlinks Opening in TrueView Not Current Session in AutoCAD Forum

Hyperlinks Opening in TrueView Not Current Session

David_Prontnicki — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:00:50 GMT

I have a hyperlink in a template file then when followed is supposed to open a sample drawing. When the link is selected it opens the DWG in TrueView and NOT the current autocad/civil 3d session that is open.

I have checked file association and everything I could find online to no avail. Does anyone know why this is doing this?

I am using AutoCAD\Civil 3D 2020.

The path is set in the attached picture, it just flashes so the screen shot did not pick it up...

Re: Hyperlinks Opening in TrueView Not Current Session

Valentin_CAD — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:24:22 GMT

@David_Prontnicki ,

Make sure you have the latest Software updates.

Re: Hyperlinks Opening in TrueView Not Current Session

David_Prontnicki — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:00:29 GMT

@Valentin_CAD

Hi thank you for the reply...

I have pickfirst set to 1 and

Those are the exact directions I followed to create the link...

All the latest updates are installed.

The link still opens in TrueView...

Re: Hyperlinks Opening in TrueView Not Current Session

pendean — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:39:20 GMT

The DWG file opening in the wrong program has a lot more to do with this post https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Double-clicking-a-DWG-file-launches-the-wrong-AutoCAD-Product.html

Uninstalling DWGTRUEVIEW will for sure take care of it, or expose the root cause of the redirect.

Re: Hyperlinks Opening in TrueView Not Current Session

Brian.ScottC7P2W — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:55:06 GMT

Hi, I do the same think but I have a welcome drawing that loads with links to various templates. If multiple sessions of CAD are opened and I click on a link it launch in the first open CAD session. I dont not know of a work around for this yet.
If you only have one sessions of CAD opened, and clicking your link opens a new session of CAD thats typically tied to a poor imaged computer. The order of operations the software is installed can affect CAD, typically I found that its better to install CAD after the image.