I’d like to Hyperlink some text on my layout sheets, so when I open my PDF’s the text can be clicked and the intended web page opens ? Is this possible, I can’t seem to get it work on my PDF sheets 🤷🤷
The Hyperlink information that can be attached to an object in Rhino does not automatically morph into a clickable link in a PDF created by printing that file.
The Hyperlink is internal to Rhino.
1 Like
thanks for the answer John, such a shame that, a must needed feature imho 
I can add it as a future request.
I have no idea how much work it would be, or if it’s even possible.
A further complication is understanding how many other Rhino users would be helped with that development work.
1 Like
Cheers John , I’m sure this has been discussed in the past, @Mary I think has heard this a few times 
Hi @milezee
I can’t test it on a Mac right now, but hyperlinks work on Windows.
Does the link in the attached PDF work on Mac? Maybe there is a security setting in your reader…
testUrl.pdf (29.3 KB)
1 Like
@Jess yes that works 🤷🤷, this would make my life so much better 
, I just use preview on my Mac for viewing PDF’s, and its fine with any documents which have embedded hyperlinks within them ?
@milezee now I tested on the Mac and noticed that no text was saved when I exported to PDF format.
But I’ve got it to work by running the Print command and then in the print dialog on the lower left in the PDF dialog choose “Save as PDF”.
Strange somehow… maybe there’s a better way?
1 Like
Ok, had time to test, if I paste a link into text and attach a hyperlink it works. If I have some text which I want to add a hyperlink too it fails ?? pdf attached Untitled.pdf (2.5 MB)
Any hope for attention on this one? Is it a major development effort? It would be great to produce hyperlinks in output pdfs.
I love the thought of being able to add hyperlinks to objects and clickable after printing. Even without text, how great would it be to hand over a set of drawings to a contractor and they are able to click on electrical fixtures, plumbing fixtures, hvac specs just through the digital drawings. Could be a game changer.
3 Likes
It really should be. 2024. I’d actually use Rhino for at least some part of documentation if hyperlinks into pdfs was available. Instead, I say **** it and this surrender costs us a good deal of time and money before and during construction.
1 Like