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Intergraph Smart 3D Structural Manufacturing

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Click Tools > Manufacturing Services > Macro Command to display the Macro Editor dialog.

Drag a column header and drop it here to group by that column

Groups the macro commands by the column header you select. Drag a column header to the space above the List of Stiffeners/Members to group the macros by the selected column. Click the column in the Grouped by space to change the sort order for that group. Drag the column back to the List of Stiffeners/Members area to ungroup the macros. Alternatively, click the 'x' in the column group box to ungroup the macros.

Column Chooser icon_macro editor_column chooser

Displays a list of columns that you can show or hide under List of Stiffeners/Members. The available columns depend on whether the macro column grid is populated. By default, the Part Name, Cross Section, Cross Section Name, and Standard/Version columns are available. Additional columns display when you select a macro from the column grid. Clear a column check box to hide that column.

List of Stiffeners/Members

  • Click a column header to change the sort order for that column.

  • Click the filter Filter in a column header to define arguments that narrow the list of macros in that group.

  • If you do not see one of the columns listed below, click Column Chooser icon_macro editor_column chooser and select the check box for the hidden column.

Part Name

Displays a list of part names associated with the selected assembly, profile, or member.

Cross Section

Displays the cross-section associated with the part name in the current row.

Cross Section Name

Displays the cross-section name associated with the part name in the current row. Sections are defined in the reference data. For more information about reference data, see the Structure Reference Data Help.

Standard/Version

Displays the standard and the version of the standard that contains the macro definition.

  • The commands listed below are unavailable if the macro command grid is empty.

  • The software does not populate the macro command grid until you select an assembly, a profile, or a member either from the Workspace Explorer hierarchy or from the Smart 3D model. See Selecting Objects.

  • When the software populates the command grid, the column headers also display in the Column Chooser.

Features

End Cut at Start

Displays the macro for the corresponding part before end-cuts remove material from the profile solid.

End Cut at End

Displays the macro for the corresponding part after end-cuts remove material from the profile solid.

Macro command grid

Displays the stiffeners and members for the loaded assembly, profile, or member. If a macro attribute is modified, it displays in the command grid with a yellow background. If a macro is overwritten (that is, the macro definition is completely changed), the macro has a red background.

When you select a macro in the command grid, the Macro Editor displays the following commands on the right side of the Macro Editor.

Categorize icon_macro editor_unknown1

Sorts the macro properties by category.

Alphabetical icon_macro editor_unknown2

Sorts the macro properties alphabetically.

Search box

Allows you to search for a macro property.

Macro Properties

Displays properties for the selected macro. You can select a different macro type from the Name list, however the other properties are read-only.

Name

Select a macro type from the list to change the macro for the selected member.

Macro Output Properties

Displays the values for each of the macro output properties. You cannot edit these properties.

Parameters

Displays parameters for the selected macro property. Click a parameter field and type a new value to modify the parameter.

Display Macro Image

Displays a preview of the macro image so that you can review changes before accepting them. The macro image automatically updates when you change the macro name and then click Save.

SHARED Tip To display the macro image in a separate, sizable window, drag the macro image to the Smart 3D window. The software clears the Display Macro Image check box, and the check box is unavailable until you close the separate macro image window.

Reset

Returns all of the current macro settings to the rule-generated version.

Save

Saves changes to the selected macro.

If you select another macro before saving changes to the current macro, the software prompts you to save or discard the current changes.