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Programming Guide

  • Fundamentals
  • Basic Operations
    • Initializing HOOPS Publish
    • Model Creation
  • Authoring
    • Overview
    • Creating a PDF from scratch
    • Document Functionalities
    • Page Layout
    • Populating Fields
    • Defining 3D
  • Enriching
    • Interactivity
    • Animation API
    • Using Object Data Tables
    • Data Model
    • Using JavaScript
    • Getting Unique Identifiers
    • Using Tetra 4D Enrich Templates
  • Exporting to Web Format
    • Exporting a model to web format
    • Exporting a PDF to the web format
    • Customize a PDF web export

API References

  • Exchange Modules
    • HOOPS Publish Modules
    • Driver selection with A3DPOSTERDRV
    • HOOPS Exchange API
    • Field to indicate the options for filtering 3D views.
    • Draw Module
    • Simplify modelfile curves and surfaces as analytic
    • Bit Field for Behavior on Graphics
    • Display Style
    • Value for undefined active sheet
    • Bit field flag Defining how Linked files are managed, for Revit files.
    • Graphics
    • Mesh Repair
    • Textures
    • Fundamental Type Definitions
    • A3d_drawing_filledarea
  • All C Structures
  • All C Functions
  • All Files
    • A3DCommonReadWrite.h
    • A3DDoxPublish.h
    • A3DDoxPublish_HEStubs.h
    • A3DPDFAdvancedPublishSDK.h
    • A3DPDFDeprecated.h
    • A3DPDFEnums.h
    • A3DPDFInitializeFunctions.h
    • A3DPDFPublishSDK.h
    • A3DPDFReadWrite.h
    • A3DSDK.h
    • A3DSDKBase.h
    • A3DSDKDeprecated.h
    • A3DSDKEnums.h
    • A3DSDKErrorCodes.h
    • A3DSDKGeometry.h
    • A3DSDKGeometryCrv.h
    • A3DSDKGeometrySrf.h
    • A3DSDKGlobalData.h
    • A3DSDKGraphics.h
    • A3DSDKInitializeFunctions.h
    • A3DSDKLicense.h
    • A3DSDKMarkup.h
    • A3DSDKMarkupDefinition.h
    • A3DSDKMarkupDimension.h
    • A3DSDKMarkupLeaderDefinition.h
    • A3DSDKMarkupSymbol.h
    • A3DSDKMarkupText.h
    • A3DSDKMarkupTolerance.h
    • A3DSDKMarkupWelding.h
    • A3DSDKMath.h
    • A3DSDKMisc.h
    • A3DSDKRepItems.h
    • A3DSDKRootEntities.h
    • A3DSDKStructure.h
    • A3DSDKTessellation.h
    • A3DSDKTexture.h
    • A3DSDKTopology.h
    • A3DSDKTypes.h

Additional Resources

  • Release Notes
    • HOOPS Publish 2025.4.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2025.3.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2025.2.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2025.1.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024.8.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024.7.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024.6.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024.5.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024.4.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024.3.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024.2.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024.1.0
    • HOOPS Publish 2024
    • HOOPS Publish 2023 SP2 U2
    • HOOPS Publish 2023 SP2 U1
    • HOOPS Publish 2023 SP2
    • HOOPS Publish 2023 SP1 U1
    • HOOPS Publish 2023 SP1
    • HOOPS Publish 2023 U1
    • HOOPS Publish 2023
    • HOOPS Publish 2022 SP2 U2
    • HOOPS Publish 2022 SP2 U1
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    • HOOPS Publish 2022 SP1 U1
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    • HOOPS Publish 2018 U3
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    • HOOPS Publish 2016
    • HOOPS Publish 2015 Service Pack 2
    • HOOPS Publish 2015 Service Pack 1
    • HOOPS Publish 2015 Update 1
    • HOOPS Publish 2015
    • HOOPS Publish - v7.20 Changes
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Link Module

Types

A3DPDFLinkData
A3DPDFELinkHighlightMode

Fields

kA3DPDFLinkHighlightNone
kA3DPDFLinkHighlightInvert
kA3DPDFLinkHighlightOutline
kA3DPDFLinkHighlightPush

Functions

A3DStatus A3DPDFLinkCreate
A3DStatus A3DPDFPageInsertLink
A3DStatus A3DPDFPageInsertLinkInTable

Detailed Description

group a3d_pdf_link_module

Adds Links in the page.

This module describes the functions and structures that allow you to add links in the page. A link is a ‘hot zone’ on which is assigned an action. When the user clicks on the zone, the action is executed. The link can be invisible, or drawn as a rectangle with a border. The border width and color can be specified.

Type Documentation

enum A3DPDFELinkHighlightMode

Highlighting mode (the visual effect that shall be used when the mouse button is pressed or held down inside its active area)

Version
5.2

Values:

enumerator kA3DPDFLinkHighlightNone

No highlighting.

enumerator kA3DPDFLinkHighlightInvert

Invert the contents of the link rectangle.

enumerator kA3DPDFLinkHighlightOutline

Invert the link border.

enumerator kA3DPDFLinkHighlightPush

Display the link as if it were being pushed below the surface of the page.

Function Documentation

A3DStatus A3DPDFLinkCreate(A3DPDFDocument *pDoc, const A3DPDFLinkData *pLinkData, A3DPDFLink **ppLink)

Function to create a link object.

The link object is primarily created with this function, and it should be positioned on the page with the function A3DPDFPageInsertLink.

Version
5.2

Parameters:
  • pDoc – [inout] The Document object to work with.
  • pLinkData – [in] The link parameters.
  • ppLink – [out] The Link object created.
Return values:

A3D_SUCCESS –

Returns:

A3D_SUCCESS in case of success or an error code

A3DStatus A3DPDFPageInsertLink(A3DPDFPage *pPage, A3DPDFLink *pLink, const A3DPDFRectData *pRectData)

Function to insert a link in a page.

Version
5.2

Parameters:
  • pPage – [in] The Page object to work with.
  • pLink – [in] The Link object to insert on the page.
  • pRectData – [in] The rectangle to specify the position on the page.
Return values:

A3D_SUCCESS –

Returns:

A3D_SUCCESS in case of success or an error code

A3DStatus A3DPDFPageInsertLinkInTable(A3DPDFPage *pPage, A3DPDFTable *pTable, A3DPDFLink *pLink, A3DInt32 iRowIndex, A3DInt32 iColumnIndex)

Function to insert a link in a table.

See also

Table Module.

Version
7.2

Parameters:
  • pPage – [inout] The Page object to work with.
  • pTable – [in] The Table object to insert in the table.
  • pLink – [in] The Link object to insert in the table.
  • iRowIndex – [in] The index of the row of the table’s cell to insert the link (start from 1)
  • iColumnIndex – [in] The index of the column of the table’s cell to insert the link (start from 1)
Return values:

A3D_SUCCESS –

Returns:

A3D_SUCCESS in case of success or an error code

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