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Export OLE Objects from Drawings
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To link a view to another document

  1. Save the drawing that you want to link, so that it has a drawing name.
  2. If multiple viewports are displayed, select a viewport.
  3. Click Edit menu Copy Link.At the Command prompt, enter copylink.

    The view is copied to the Clipboard.

  4. Open a new or existing document in the destination application.
  5. Paste the Clipboard contents into the document, following that application's procedures for inserting linked data.

    The inserted OLE object is displayed in the document and can be edited from AutoCAD through the destination application.

 Command entry: COPYLINK