Dialog call:You have opened a project and in it a layout space. You have selected the desired 3D objects that are to be saved as a macro. Edit > Create window macro / symbol macro.
In this dialog you save the previously selected 3D objects as a macro.
Overview of the main dialog elements:
This field shows the directory, including the drive and file path where the macro is to be saved. You can also change this directory setting as required.
Specify the macro file name here or click [...] to select it yourself. When the same macro type is saved again, the name and other settings (Directory, Variant etc.) are preset to the values of the most recently stored macro.
Only the representation type 3D mounting layout is available when storing 3D macros.
Use the drop-down list to specify the variant designation for the macro to be created. "Variant A" is the default.
Note:
Angle and other macro variants are not created automatically, but must be manually generated by you in the layout space, and then finally stored under the same name with a different variant designation. Up to 26 variants can be selected for each macro. If you have created different variants of a macro, then you can choose between the variants when inserting.
If you select an existing macro variant, then after clicking [OK] you will have to confirm the prompt to overwrite the old macro variant.
Here you enter a recognizable description for the macro file. This text is displayed below the graphical preview in a comments field when inserting the macro.
Popup menu:
The popup menu provides - depending on the field type (date, integer, multilingual, etc.) - the following menu items:
Click this button to perform the following actions:
- Define handle: The handle is defined as the point where the cursor "sticks" when the macro is inserted. Normally, the macro hangs at the "top, left" on the first insertion point.
Choose this option if you want to position the handle yourself. The Save as dialog is briefly closed. Move the cursor to the desired position and, with a mouse click on the 3D objects to be saved as a macro, define the position where the handle of the macro is to be located. To this purpose you can use 3D handles that are displayed when the cursor is moved near them. EPLAN then displays the Save as dialog again and you can complete the macro.
You can reposition the handle as often as you wish. Its position when creating the macro, and later in the macro preview, is indicated by a special graphical symbol.
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