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Record Commands and Input Values Used to Create and Modify Objects
Creating the Bolt layer has been recorded. Next, you create a circle and then
a six sided polygon based on the center of the circle for a hexagon bolt. Once
the circle and polygon are drawn, you use the SCALE command to control
the size of the hexagon bolt when the action macro is played back. Follow
these steps:
1 At the Command prompt, enter circle and press Enter.
2 At the prompt, Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan
radius)], click in the drawing window.
3 At the prompt, Specify radius of circle or [Diameter], enter 0.9 and press
ENTER.
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.
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