MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

Link Target Dialog

Used to select links to files and add them to your link set.

You can access this dialog from the following:
  • Explorer dialog : on the Links tab, select Create Link > Link from File, select the file you want to add, and select Open

The Link Target dialog displays the files you selected, with the targets in each file listed below the file's name. The icon next to the target indicates its file type.

You can select multiple targets by holding <Ctrl> key.

SettingDescription
DGN file icon


The selected target is a DGN file.
PROJECT CREATE LINK FILE [ <path\DGN_file_name> ]
PROJECT CREATE LINK FROMFILE
Note: The difference between the PROJECT CREATE LINK FILE and PROJECT CREATE LINK FROMFILE key-ins is that in the first one you can specify the file path and file name after the key-in. If you do not do this, the key-ins work the same and open the Create Links dialog.
Sheet Model icon


The selected target is a sheet model.
PROJECT CREATE LINK DGNMODEL [ <path\DGN_or_DWG_file_name> ] [ <sheet_model_name> ]
2D Design Model icon


The selected target is a 2D design model.
PROJECT CREATE LINK DGNMODEL [ <path\DGN_or_DWG_file_name> ] [ <design_model_name> ]
3D Design Model icon


The selected target is a 3D design model.
PROJECT CREATE LINK DGNMODEL [ <path\DGN_or_DWG_file_name> ] [ <design_model_name> ]
Drawing Model icon


The selected target is a drawing model.
PROJECT CREATE LINK DGNMODEL [ <path\DGN_or_DWG_file_name> ] [ <drawing_model_name> ]
Saved Views icon


The selected target is a saved view.
PROJECT CREATE LINK DGNVIEW [ <path\DGN_or_DWG_file_name> ] [ <view_name> ]
Drawing Boundary icon


The selected target is a drawing boundary.
PROJECT CREATE LINK DRAWINGTITLE [ <path\DGN_or_DWG_file_name> ] [ <sheet_model_name> ] [ <drawing_title_name> ]
References icon


The selected target is a reference.
PROJECT CREATE LINK DGNREFERENCE [ <path\DGN_or_DWG_file_name> ] [ <reference_name> ]
LinkSet link icon


The selected target is a link set link.
PROJECT CREATE LINK LINKSET
Key-in link icon


The selected target is a key-in link.
PROJECT CREATE LINK KEYIN
Configuration Variable link icon


The selected target is a configuration variable link.
PROJECT CREATE LINK CONFIGVAR
Folder link icon


The selected target is a folder link.
PROJECT CREATE LINK FOLDER
DWG file icon


The selected target is a DWG file.
PROJECT CREATE LINK FILE [ path\DWG_file_name ]
Word Document icon


The selected target is a Microsoft Word document.
PROJECT CREATE LINK FILE [ path\Word_file_name ]
Word Heading icon


The selected target is a Microsoft Word document heading.
PROJECT CREATE LINK WORDHEADING [ path\Word_file_name ] [ Word_heading_name ] [ Word_heading_number ]
Word Bookmark icon


The selected target is a Microsoft Word document bookmark.
PROJECT CREATE LINK WORDBOOKMARK [ path\Word_file_name ] [ Word_bookmark_name ]
Excel Workbook icon


The selected target is a Microsoft Excel workbook.
PROJECT CREATE LINK FILE [ <path\Excel_workbook_name> ]
Excel Worksheet icon


The selected target is a worksheet in a Microsoft Excel workbook.
PROJECT CREATE LINK EXCELSHEET [ <path\Excel_workbook_name> ] [ <Excel_worksheet_name> ]
PDF icon


The selected target is an Adobe PDF.
PROJECT CREATE LINK FILE [ <path\PDF_name> ]
PDF Bookmark icon


The selected target is an Adobe bookmark.
PROJECT CREATE LINK PDFBOOKMARK [ <path\PDF_name> ] [ [PDF_bookmark_number] ]