Written by Bob Mecham.
- Cannot Embed Or Display Ole Objects In Autocad For Mac Osx
- Cannot Embed Or Display Ole Objects In Autocad For Mac Free
- Access Ole Objects
- Cannot Embed Or Display Ole Objects In Autocad For Mac Free
MicroStation can import files from external application such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
Link an Excel Sheet to MicroStation:
1. Open the Excel file and Select the amount of data you want to copy.
- In an Inventor DWG or IDW you're on the Manage tab using the Insert Object command with the 'Link' option unselected. If you select 'Link' the embedding works but you've got a linked PDF and you can't break the link otherwise the PDF disappears. The problem occurs on a 64-bit application trying to embed a OLE generated from a 32-bit application.
- This is typically caused by the Raster Image and OLE Settings on the AcroPlot AutoCAD Options Tab. We set the defaults to what normally works to create the smallest size files without loosing data. Unfortunately sometimes you will have to increase our default settings.
- Simply put, Object Linking & Embedding OLE primarily is a Windows OS technology which never has been fully implemented on Macs. In fact, it is severely restricted.
2. From the Excel pulldown Edit>Copy. The data is copied to the clipboard.
3. Open the MicroStation file you want to paste the Excel Sheet into.
4. From the MicroStation pulldown Edit>Paste Special. The Paste Special dialog appears.
5. From the list of Data Type select “Linked Microsoft Excel Worksheet”
6. Select the Paste icon.
Normally when i double click the Excel sheet or the OLE object it directly opens in to an excel file, here its not happening. It tells me 'Failed to launch Server application' tried by right clicking the object. Right click-OLE-Convert that dosent change anything: please help. I am attaching the drawing as well.
7. In the Paste OLE Tool Settings dialog set the Method to By Size and set the appropriate scale.
8. Place a data point in the view to place the linked excel sheet.
Importing Options:
There are three ways to import the source files as pictures, embedded files, or linked files.
– A picture is a screen capture of the application. The image is static and is not updated when changes are made to the source.
Cannot Embed Or Display Ole Objects In Autocad For Mac Osx
Cannot Embed Or Display Ole Objects In Autocad For Mac Free
– An embedded file is imported and saved into the DGN file. Edits made to the embedded file are saved in the DGN file.
– A linked file is imported to the DGN file but still resides in the original application. Edits are made to the source file and can be updated using the MicroStation Update link tool.
Access Ole Objects
MicroStation Viewing:
When viewing a linked or embedded file in MicroStation it may appear shaded. This is due to the source application, Excel, being currently opened and its worksheet edited (see screen shot below). Once the source application is saved and closed the shading will not be seen in MicroStation
OLE Updating:
Cannot Embed Or Display Ole Objects In Autocad For Mac Free
After changes are made to the source application the data stored in the DGN file will need updating. OLE data can be updated from the MicroStation pulldown menu Edit>Update Links