You can link to external files, diagrams, and URLs using the label block. This is particularly useful for adding a requirements traceability link to the diagram. See the Embed Common Tasks Tutorial at Altair Community Documentation for an example of linking an Excel spreadsheet to an Embed diagram.
To create a link from a document or website
1. Go to the Microsoft-compatible document — such as a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation — or the website.
a. Select the text or URL to which the diagram will link.
b. For documents, create a bookmark of the selected text.
c. Save the document.
d. Select Edit > Copy (CTRL+C).
2. Open the diagram that will contain the link.
a. Insert a label block into the diagram and right-click it.
b. Activate Hyperlink.
c. Click Paste Hyperlink.
d. Click OK and save the diagram.
The label contains the link information, including the path to the linked document or URL and whether the link is active. When you click the label block, the document or website opens.
To create a bi-directional link between two diagrams
1. Open diagram1.
a. Insert a label block into the diagram and right-click it.
b. Enter a label name, activate Hyperlink, enter a unique name in Bookmark, and click Copy Hyperlink.
c. Click OK and save the diagram.
2. Open diagram2.
a. Insert a label block into the diagram and right-click it.
b. Enter a label name, activate Hyperlink, and click Paste Hyperlink.
Link to file, diagram, or URL and Bookmark text are populated with the link information from diagram1.
c. Click Copy Hyperlink.
d. Click OK and save the diagram.
3. Open diagram1.
a. Right-click the label block.
b. Click Paste Hyperlink.
c. Click OK and save the diagram.
The label blocks contain the link information of the two diagrams. When you click the label block in diagram1, it opens diagram2 at the linked location, and vice versa.