Macro Editor Dialog
- Last UpdatedDec 19, 2025
- 2 minute read
Open the macro editor
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You can either:
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Select the menu item TOOLS \ MACRO EDITOR...
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Select the
icon in the Standard toolbar.
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The macro editor allows the User to collect together Surface/Compartment commands to perform repetitive or customized operations. Refer to the Surface/Compartment's Command Reference and the command language described in Command Interface in Initial Design Utilities.
The editor has the following functions:
FILE menu
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NEW |
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Discard the current macro and start a new one. |
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OPEN |
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Open and load an existing macro. |
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SAVE |
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Save the current macro. |
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SAVE AS |
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Save the current macro with a new name. |
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EXIT |
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Exit the macro editor. |
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EDIT menu
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CUT |
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Cuts the selection and puts it on the clipboard. |
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COPY |
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Copies the selection and puts it on the clipboard. |
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PASTE |
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Inserts clipboard contents. |
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CLEAR |
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Erases the selection. |
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SELECT ALL |
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Selects the entire macro. |
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FIND... |
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Finds the specified text. |
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FIND NEXT |
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Repeats the last find. |
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REPLACE... |
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Replaces specific text with different text. |
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Record
If checked, then operations performed interactively by the User are recorded to the macro editor.
Include IDs
If checked, then operations recorded by the macro editor which involve interactive picking; will have the IDs (identifiers) of the selected elements appended to the command.
Execute
Executes the commands in the macro editor.
Arguments
Enter any macro arguments before clicking the Execute button.