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3 In the Insert User Message dialog box, enter Creates a hexagon bolt by
drawing a circle and polygon. During playback you are prompted for the
center point of the circle and size of the bolt. Click OK.
Insert a Base Point
With insert a base point, you are prompted to specify a base point when
playing back an action macro. In this action macro, you specify a base point
used for the center point of the circle during playback. Follow these steps:
1 On the Action Recorder panel, click the title bar to expand the panel.
2 In the Action tree, select the Circle action node and right-click. Click
Insert Base Point.
Pause for User Input
With a pause for user input, you are prompted to enter a value when playing
back an action macro. In this action macro, you change the scale factor for
the SCALE command to pause for user input during play back. Follow these
steps:
1 On the Action Recorder panel, click the title bar to expand the panel.
2 Select the Scale Factor value node under the Scale action node and
right-click. Click Pause for User Input.
Play Back the Action Macro
When you play back the action macro, you are prompted to specify a base
point of a circle and the scale factor for the SCALE command. To see the results
of the action macro, follow these steps:
1 On the Action Recorder panel, on the Action Macro list, select CreateBolt.
2 Click Play.
3 In the User Message dialog box, click Close.
4 When prompted to specify a base point, click a coordinate point in the
drawing window.
5 The circle and polygon are drawn.
6 When prompted for a scale factor, enter a numeric value (such as 1 or
0.25) at the Command prompt and press Enter.
The circle and polygon are scaled based on the scale factor entered.
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