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7 In the drawing window, specify the insertion point for the block.
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 InsertIPEA140.
■ In the Description box, enter Inserts an IPE A 140 beam.
3 Click OK.
Remove Action Nodes
When you record an action macro, at times additional actions are recorded
that you do not need. For example, while recording the action macro you
displayed the Tool Palettes window and the Properties palette. Those action
nodes are not needed in order to play back the action macro. To remove action
nodes from 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 TOOLPALETTES action node under the
Action Macro node and right-click. Click Delete.
3 Select the Properties action node and right-click. Click Delete.
Play Back the Action Macro
When you play back the action macro, you are prompted to specify the
insertion point of the block. To see the results of the action macro, follow
these steps:
1 On the Action Recorder panel, on the Action Macro list, select
InsertIPEA140.
2 Click Play.
3 When prompted to specify a base point, click a base point in the drawing
window to insert the block.
As the block is inserted, the beam size selected on the Properties palette
is reflected on-screen.
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