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I am trying to link my sections markers as a form of hyperlink so that when it is a published PDF, one could click on the section marker and be taken to that sheet. I tried using the hyperlink tool but it shows up as a title/link. I want the section cut symbol to be the hyperlink itself. Is there a way to do this??

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I have no idea how it will respond in the PDF, but making a symbol into a hyperlink is totally doable.  Just drop in a hyperlink object, then click on the Edit button in the Object Info Palette.  It should launch a dialog box allowing you to change the hyperlink label, function, and appearance.  There is a box on the right of the dialog that will allow you to select a symbol.

 

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I have not tested the hyperlink in an exported PDF.

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1 hour ago, Scott Schwartz, AIA said:

@Matt PanzerHow can I initially create section viewports so they use the smartmarkers with that first cut?

 

Hi Scott,

When creating any type of sheet layer viewport, you can select a Drawing Label Style in the viewport creation dialog and Section-Elevation Line Styles can be selected in the dialog for vertical section viewports.  Does this answer you question or are you talking about other types of smart marker objects?

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@Matt PanzerThanks for the prompt reply. I do select the label style but not sure why they don't get the displayed hyperlink. Are  my markers not a proper smartlink type and how would I tell? I can click "navigate to view' in the OIP  for the marker but it's not link otherwise.

 

My same markers do work as hyperlinks when I add them from the section-elevation line tool, but that's not creating the section view.

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18 minutes ago, Scott Schwartz, AIA said:

@Matt PanzerThanks for the prompt reply. I do select the label style but not sure why they don't get the displayed hyperlink. Are  my markers not a proper smartlink type and how would I tell? I can click "navigate to view' in the OIP  for the marker but it's not link otherwise.

 

My same markers do work as hyperlinks when I add them from the section-elevation line tool, but that's not creating the section view.

 

So the same Section-Elevation Line Style acts differently when you use the "Create Section Viewport" command vs placing it with the tool and creating the section viewport from the object?

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Yes, the hyperlink red icon only happens when I am placing it from the Notes toolbar. Those duplicates of 6/A2.03  are the different ways. But it does hyperlink when I do detail callout, as you can see. I'm guessing I'm missing some setting but I've gone through all the advanced options and see nothing. I know it's going to be utterly simple, once someone  smarter shows me the error of my ways.

 

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34 minutes ago, Tom W. said:

The red chain icon or whatever it is indicates that the marker is NOT linked to a VP. If you link the marker to an existing VP from the OIP or create a new VP from the marker the icon will dissappear to indicate it's now linked.

 

☝️ What he said. ☝️

 

🙂 

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