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Hotspots Overview

Use the following options to configure extraction of automatic and manual hotspots.

To create manual hotspots, see the PowerWeb procedures in Create, Edit, and Delete Hotspots.

ClosedConfigure application links for extracting automatic hotspots

To configure Meridian to extract tag data from automatically created hotspots:

ClosedConfigure extraction of automatic hotspots using Publisher

To extract automatically created hotspots using Publisher, see Configure Hotspot Extraction Options.

ClosedConfigure extraction of automatic hotspots using script

To automate the extraction of automatically created hotspots, use the CreateHotspotList method of the TagExtractor object.

ClosedConfigure extraction of manual hotspots during rendering

To extract manually created hotspots for the rendition job, manually link the hotspot to an object or a document:

  1. Select the hotspot.

    The Hotspot dialog box opens.

  2. Enter the Tag number and/or Expression of the hotspot and object or document according to the matching conditions.

    You can also enter the Tag type.

    The matching conditions are the following:

    • If the value of the Tag number property for an object or document equals the Tag number value of the hotspot, it will match the hotspot.

    • If the value of the Tag number property for an object or document matches the wildcard Expression of the hotspot, it will match the hotspot.

    • If the Tag type on the hotspot is left empty, the matching will ignore it.

    • If the Tag type on the hotspot has a value, the value of the Tag indication property of an object or document must be equal to that value to match the hotspot.

    The matching considers the current project and the master area. For drawings that are not in a project, it is only possible to match the tags and documents that are in the master area.

    For drawings that are in a project, the search for a target object or document occurs first in the same project. If no match is found in the project, the search occurs in the master area.

    To configure properties for identifying tags, see Configure the Document to Tag Relationships.

    To define a master area in a Meridian Vault, see Create and Edit Folder Types.

    To define a master area in Explorer, create a new filter type and select the Filter to define master area option.

    Note:

    When you update a hotspot without updating the rendition of their documents, if the object has been moved in the drawing, the position of the hotspot will be incorrect on the rendition.