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| Edit menu: OLE links |
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| Command line: olelinks |
The OLELINKS dialog box is displayed.
AutoCAD LT supports the Windows feature object linking and embedding (OLE). When you use PASTESPEC to insert an object into an AutoCAD LT drawing from an application that supports OLE, the object can maintain a connection with its source file.
You can set AutoCAD LT to update links automatically or manually when information in the source document changes.
Controls updating of linked objects.
Lists information on linked objects. The information included depends on the type of link. To change information for a linked object, select it from the list.
Displays the path name of the source file and the type of object.
Displays the application name.
Updates the link automatically whenever the source changes.
Prompts you to update a link when you open the document.
Updates selected links.
Opens the source file and highlights the portion linked to the AutoCAD LT drawing.
Displays the Change Source dialog box, in which you can change the source file.
Severs the link between the object and the original file. AutoCAD LT changes the object in your AutoCAD LT drawing into a Windows metafile, which is not affected by future changes to the original file.
Change Source is a standard file dialog box you can use to change the source file of a linked object.
If the source is a selection within a file (instead of the entire file), Item Name displays a string representing the selection.
Related Commands: COPYCLIP copies objects to the Clipboard. COPYLINK copies the current view to the clipboard for linking to other OLE applications. PASTECLIP inserts data from the Clipboard into a drawing. PASTESPEC inserts data from the Clipboard into the drawing and controls the format of the data.