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9. In the drawing window, select the window block that you just placed. 10. On the Properties palette, Wall Thickness field, click the down arrow on the drop-down list and select 6.000. 11. On the Tools tab, Action Recorder panel, click Stop. 12. In the Action Macro dialog box, Action Macro Command Name text field, enter Win36D6 and click OK. Once the new action macro is complete, it should look like the one shown in Figure 3. button to playback the action macro. You can also type the name of the action macro at the command prompt, like you would for standard commands such as LINE or CIRCLE. For the previous example action macro, you could enter Win36D6 at the command prompt and press Enter, or select Win36D6 from the Action Macros dropdown list and click Play on the Action Recorder panel. The action macros that you can playback are those found in the paths defined in the Options dialog box under the Action Recorder Settings node of the Files tab. Once playback of an action macro is started, you will be prompted to enter a value for each node that is set to request input or to respond to a user message box that might have been inserted. TIP: In addition to starting a command in the previous mentioned ways, you can also create a command macro with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor that would allow you to start an action macro from a toolbar, ribbon panel, or any of the other methods for starting an AutoCAD command. Not all PDF and DWF Files are Created Equal Wilhome.dwg converted to PDF at 300 DPI For full test results visit: http://www.cadzation.com AutoCAD 2008 (412 kb) Acrobat 8.1 (151 kb) AcroPlot Pro (138 kb) TM ® ® Conclusion higher quality and smaller size PDF files. Input Formats AcroPlot Pro consistently creates TM Figure 3: Completed action macro Editing action macros An action macro can be edited once you stop recording and save it to a file. To edit an action macro, select the desired action macro from the Action Macros drop-down list on the Action Recorder panel and then expand the Action Recorder panel to view the Action tree. In the Action tree, right-click over one of the recorded command or value nodes to display a shortcut menu with the available editing options for the node. Some of the ways you can edit an action macro are as follows. • Set value nodes to request a new value during playback. • Delete a command or value node. • Edit the value of a value node. • Change coordinate points to be absolute or relative. • Insert user-defined messages. Playing back an action macro Once you have perfected the behavior of your action macro, it can be played back by selecting it from the Action Macros dropdown list on the Action Recorder. With the action macro selected, click the Play Sep/Oct 2008 Lee Ambrosius is a Sr. Technical Writer in the PSEB division at Autodesk, Inc. and works on AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Prior to joining Autodesk, he was a user of AutoCAD and started with AutoCAD R12. Lee is the authors of two AutoCAD book’s under the For Dummies series, AutoCAD 2009 & AutoCAD LT 2009 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and AutoCAD 2008 3D Modeling Workbook For Dummies. Lee can be reached via e-mail at lee_ambrosius@hyperpics.com; other contact information can be found on his Website at http://www.hyperpics.com or his Blog at http://hyperpics.blogs.com. AutoCAD 2000 - 2008 Compatible Batch Creation of PDF, DWF, or Images Automatic Bookmark Creation Custom File Naming Options Create a PDF from any Windows Application Try it free for 30 days. Output Formats While the Action Recorder is not the most powerful customization and programming feature AutoCAD has to offer, it is by far one of the easiest to learn and use if you are not familiar with programming. The Action Recorder is best for creating small action macros that might normally take 10 to 15 steps, but it can also create long action macros that go well beyond 15 steps. If you have not customized AutoCAD before, I highly recommend giving the Action Recorder a try. The key to being successful with anything new is to take small steps. The same holds true for the Action Recorder. Corporate Headquarters USA 518 South Route 31 Suite 200 McHenry, IL 60050 847.973.9460 Main 866.845.6881 US Toll Free AcroPlot Pro is a trademark of CADzation. All other band names, product names, or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Copyright © 2007 CADzation. All rights reserved. r rv 27 http://www.cadzation.com http://www.hyperpics.com http://hyperpics.blogs.com

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