Selection nodes are
modified through the Action tree to control which objects are used
for the commands in an action macro.
When
modifying an action macro, you can control the selection method
to use when playing back an action macro. You can use one of the
following options to alter the behavior of how objects are selected
for the selection results node in an action macro:
- Use Pick First. Uses
the objects selected prior to the start of the action macro.
- Pause for User Input. Prompts
for a new selection set.
- Use Macro-Created Object
Selection. Selects all the objects that have been created
since the start of the action macro.
To pause for user input
for a selection during playback
- On the ribbon, click Manage tab
Action Recorder panel.
Click the down arrow next to the Action Macro list.
- In the Action Macro list, select the
action macro that contains the selection results node that you want
to pause for user input during playback.
- Expand the Action Recorder panel.
- In the Action tree, right-click the selection
results to node and click Pause for User Input.
To toggle the use of macro-created
selection during playback
- On the ribbon, click Manage tab Action Recorder panel.
Click the down arrow next to the Action Macro list.
- In the Action Macro list, select the
action macro that contains the selection results node that you want
to represent a selection of all the objects created during the macro
playback.
- Expand the Action Recorder panel.
- In the Action tree, right-click the selection
results node and click Macro-created Object Selection.
To use Pick First selection
during playback
- On the ribbon, click Manage tab Action Recorder panel.
Click the down arrow next to the Action Macro list.
- In the Action Macro list, select the
action macro that contains the selection results node that you want
to represent the Pick First selection of all the objects selected
before a macro is played back.
- Expand the Action Recorder panel.
- In the Action tree, right-click the selection
results node and click Use Pick First Set.
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