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4 At the Command prompt, enter polygon and press Enter.
5 At the prompt, Enter number of sides <4>, enter 6 and press Enter.
6 At the prompt, Specify center of polygon or [Edge], use the Center object
snap and select the edge of the circle.
7 At the prompt, Enter an option [Inscribed in circle/Circumscribed about
circle] <C>, enter c and press Enter.
8 At the prompt, Specify radius of circle, enter 1 and press Enter.
9 At the Command prompt, enter scale and press Enter.
10 At the prompt, Select objects, select both the circle and polygon and press
Enter.
11 At the prompt, Specify base point, use the Center object snap and select
the edge of the circle.
12 At the prompt, Specify scale factor or [Copy/Reference] <1.0000>, enter
1 and press Enter.
Stop Recording and Save an Action Macro
After all the actions have been recorded, you stop recording and save the
recorded actions to an action macro file. Follow these steps:
1 On the Action Recorder panel, click Stop.
2 In the Action Macro dialog box, do the following:
■ In the Action Macro Command Name box, enter CreateBolt.
■ In the Description box, enter Creates a hexagon bolt.
3 Click OK.
Insert a User Message
With a user message, you can provide instructions or general information
about the action macro to the user before any changes are made to the drawing
during playback. To insert a user message in the action macro, follow these
steps:
1 On the Action Recorder panel, click the title bar to expand the panel.
2 In the Action tree, select the CreateBolt node and right-click. Click Insert
User Message.
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