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Record Actions from the Tool Palettes Window
You can use tools from a tool palette and then play back the action that is
performed by a tool. From the Tool Palettes window, you will place the I Beam
- Imperial dynamic block from the Structural tool palette. Follow these steps:
1 At the Command prompt, enter toolpalettes to display the Tool Palettes
window.
2 At the Command prompt, enter properties to display the Properties
palette.
3 In the Tool Palettes window, under the All Palettes group, click the
Structural tab.
4 On the Structural tab, click the I Beam - Imperial tool.
5 On the Properties palette, under the Custom category, click the Beam
Sizes field.
6 On the Beam Sizes drop-down list, select IPE A 140.
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.
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