Macro Libraries

Frequently required macros can be grouped in libraries that can be integrated into the screen menu. You can then use a pop-up menu to insert or execute macros belonging to the library quickly and conveniently.

• Create macro library
• Enter macro
• Delete macro

Create macro library

Drawing > Insert Part > User Library > Macro library

To create a new macro library:

1. Select Drawing > Insert Part >User library .
2. In the User library pop-up menu, choose the New macro library function.
3. Enter the name of the macro library including the file group, e.g. C:MAKRO1.
4. The library is stored in the directory defined by the file group. Each library has three files, name.DAT, name.MNU and name.MAC, with name being the specified library name. In addition, a preview graphic in EMF format is created for each macro in the library in subdirectory \usrimg.
5. Next, define the designation of the library, e.g. MAKROLIB1. This designation is used to select  libraries in the  User Library pop-up menu.
6. The Macro Library pop-up menu  is displayed. You can now insert new macros into the library (1), remove macros from the library (2), call library macros (3). The bottom section of the menu (4) displays the macros that exist in the library (empty when first created).

Remember the macros and the preview images when saving your libraries! 

Enter macro 

Drawing > Insert Part > User Library > Macro library > Enter macro

To enter a macro into a macro library, proceed as follows:

1.  Open the macro library.
2. Choose .
3. Enter the name of the macro incl. file group, e.g. C:ANWMAKRO.MAC.
4. Specify the position of the macro in the library by clicking the desired field in the pop-up menu. Enter a help text for the selected menu field. If icon help texts are activated, this text is then displayed as a short description for the menu field settings, e.g. Macro1.
5. In the drawing, select a graphic as a menu field annotation. The graphic must not be shaded!
6. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for more macros or choose END to end the macro selection.

To call a macro from the library, simply click the relevant preview image.

Delete macro 

Drawing > Insert Part > User Library > Macro library > Delete macro

To remove a component from a library:

1.  Open the Macro Library.
2. Activate .
3. In the pop-up menu, click the macro to be removed from the library.

User Libraries • Pre-Setting Directories