Include and refresh linked graphics in Draw automatically or by macro

[thomaslitk]

Hi,

I would like to use linked graphics in LibreOffice Draw for svg-files, which I have created with MATLAB.

Therefore, I drag and drop multiple svg-files from a file commander at once. The graphics are always embedded. Is there an option to drag and drop the graphics directly as link?
Furthermore, I want to refresh the graphics automatically. If I’m looking for the link list (edit => links to external files), the radio buttons automatic and manual are grayed out. I try to add the source folder as trusted, without success. Is there an option in Draw to automatically refresh the linked graphics?
I try to refresh via macro for the actual slide. But therefore, I didn’t find a command for refreshing. Reading all linked graphics from a slide in a macro is no problem. Perhaps, macro recording can help, but it is disabled in Draw. Is there a command for refreshing linked graphics?

I’m searching already for solutions, but I didn’t find the right ones. Especially for Draw it is difficult to find detailed help. I hope, I get help for my three problems here.

Thanks and best regards
Thomas

[mariosv]

https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/sdraw/guide/graphic_insert.html?DbPAR=DRAW#bm_id3156443

Inserting Pictures

1. Choose Insert - Image.
2. Locate the image you want to insert. Select the Link check box to insert only a link to the image. If you want to see the image before you insert it, select Preview.

After you insert a linked image, do not change the name of the source image or move the source image to another directory.

3. Click Open to insert the image.

[thomaslitk]

Thanks for your reply. This work for a single picture, but not for multiple pictures at once. So, I must insert every picture individually. With drag and drop, I can insert multiple pictures at once (but only embedded).

[mariosv]

There is a partial solution, not too complicated, to import .

Use Impress to import the graphics with the Menu/Insert/Media/Photo album.
Select the number of images for slide, 1 to 4.
Mark ‘Link images’ option.
Add the images you like.

Then you can copy all the images in one slide to a draw page, preserving the link.
Or copy one by one.
I think quicker than insert one by one.

Or maybe Impress could serve for your purpose.