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■ 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.
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.
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