When an action macro is recorded, each action or input in the action macro file is represented by a node in the Action Tree.
The following table lists the icon for each of the actions and input values that can appear in the Action Tree.
| Icon | Action Node Name | Description |
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Pause for User Input | A pause for input will be made during playback. |
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User Text Message | A user message will be displayed during playback. |
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Insert Base Point | A request to specify a base point will be made during playback. |
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Command | A node that contains all recorded input for a command. |
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Action Macro | The top-level node that contains all the actions associated with the action macro. |
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Absolute Coordinate Point | The absolute coordinate values of the point acquired during recording. |
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Relative Coordinate Point | The relative coordinate values based on the previous coordinate values in the action macro. |
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Prompt Interaction/Keyword | A prompt or keyword interaction. This action node cannot be changed to request user input. |
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Angle | An angle value. |
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Distance | A distance value. |
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Real (Double) | A real, double-precision numeric value. |
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Integer | An integer numeric value. |
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String | A text string value. |
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Scale Factor | A scaling value. |
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Color | A color value. |
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Selection Results | The final selection set that is used by a command. It contains a node for each sub-selection. |
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Macro-created object Selection | A selection set that contains only the objects that have been created within the current action macro. |
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Use Pick First Selection | The existing selection set will be replaced by the objects selected before the start of the playback for the action macro. |
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Request User Input (Selection) | A request for an object selection. |
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Properties Palettes | Indicates that a change was made with the Properties or Quick Properties palette. |
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Property | A property change made with the Properties or Quick Properties palette. |
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Object Filtering | A selection made with an object filter applied using either the Properties or Quick Properties palette. It indicates which object filter type was used. |
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Modal Dialog | A node that contains the recorded dialog box that will be displayed during playback. |
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View Change (Observation Change) | A view change occurred that was not explicitly made by a command or a change in coordinates. |
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UCS Change | A UCS change occurred that was not explicitly made by a command or a change in coordinates. |