Std DlgMacroExecute

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Std Macro Menu

Std DlgMacroExecute
Menu location
Macro → Macros...
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std DlgMacroExecuteDirect

Description

The Std DlgMacroExecute command opens the Execute macro dialog box. From this dialog box macros can be executed, edited and managed.

The Execute macro dialog box

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Press the Std DlgMacroExecute button.
   • Select the Macro → Macros... option from the menu.
2. The Execute macro dialog box opens. See Options.

Options

User macros

1. The User macros tab lists the macros available in the User macros location.
2. Click a macro to select it.
3. The name of the selected macro will appear in the Macro name box.

System macros

The System macros tab is not used at this time.

User macros location

1. Press the ... button to change the user macros location.
2. Browse to a different folder and select it.

Execute

1. To execute a macro do one of the following:
   • Select the macro in the list and press the Execute button.
   • Double-click the macro in the list.
2. The dialog box closes.
3. The macro is executed.

Close

1. Press Esc or the Close button to close the dialog box.

Create

1. Press the Create button to create a new macro file.
2. Enter a name in the dialog box that pops up. You do not have to include the .FCMacro extension.
3. Press Enter or the OK button.
4. Both dialog boxes close.
5. The new file is opened in the Macro editor.

Delete

1. Select the macro you want to delete in the list.
2. Press the Delete button.
3. Press the Yes button in the confirmation dialog box that pops up.

Edit

1. Select the macro you want to edit in the list.
2. Press the Edit button.
3. The dialog box closes.
4. The selected file is opened in the Macro editor.

Rename

1. Select the macro you want to rename in the list.
2. Press the Rename button.
3. Enter a new name in the dialog box that pops up. You do not have to include the .FCMacro extension.
4. Press Enter or the OK button.

Duplicate

1. Select the macro you want to duplicate in the list.
2. Press the Duplicate button.
3. Enter a new name in the dialog box that pops up. You do not have to include the .FCMacro extension.
4. Press Enter or the OK button.

Toolbar

1. Select the macro you want to add to a custom toolbar in the list.
2. Press the Toolbar button.
3. Two 'walkthrough' dialogs will guide you through the required steps. See Interface Customization for more information.

Addons

1. Press the Addons... button to start the Addon manager.

Notes

• To learn more about macros see the Macros page.

Preferences

• The user macros location can also be changed in the preferences: Edit → Preferences... → General → Macro → Macro path. See Preferences Editor.

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Std Macro Menu

Std Base

• Standard menu: File, Edit, View, Tools, Macro, Windows, Help
• Structure: Std Part, Std Group, Std LinkMake, Std LinkActions (Std LinkMakeRelative, Std LinkReplace, Std LinkUnlink, Std LinkImport, Std LinkImportAll)

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• File: New, Open, Close, Close all, Save, Save as, Save a copy, Save all, Revert, Import, Export, Merge project, Project information, Print, Print preview, Export PDF, Recent files, Exit
• Edit: Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Duplicate selection, Refresh, Box selection, Box element selection, Select all, Delete, Placement, Alignment, Toggle Edit mode, Preferences

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• View: Create new view, Orthographic view, Perspective view, Fullscreen, Standard views (Fit all, Fit selection, Isometric, Dimetric, Trimetric, Front, Top, Right, Rear, Bottom, Left, Rotate left, Rotate right), Freeze display (Save views, Load views, Freeze view, Clear views), Draw style (As is, Flat lines, Shaded, Wireframe, Points, Hidden line, No shading), Bounding box, Stereo (red/cyan, quad buffer, interleaved rows, interleaved columns, Stereo off, Issue camera position), Zoom (Zoom In, Zoom Out, Box zoom), Document window (Docked, Undocked, Full screen), Toggle axis cross, Clipping plane, Texture mapping, Visibility (Toggle visibility, Show selection, Hide selection, Select visible objects, Toggle all objects, Show all objects, Hide all objects, Toggle selectability, Toggle measurement, Clear measurement), Toggle navigation/edit mode, Appearance, Random color, Workbench, Toolbars (File, Workbench, Macro, View, Structure, Navigation), Panels (Report view, Tree view, Property view, Selection view, Combo view, Python console, DAG view), Tree view actions (Sync view, Sync selection, Sync placement, Pre-selection, Record selection, Single document, Multi document, Collapse/expand, Initiate dragging, Go to selection), Status bar

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• Tools: Edit parameters, Save picture, Scene inspector, Dependency graph, Project utility, Measure distance, Text document, View turntable, Units calculator, Customize, Addon manager
• Macro: Macro recording, Stop macro recording, Macros, Execute macro, Debug macro, Stop debugging, Step over, Step into, Toggle breakpoint
• Windows: Next, Previous, Tile, Cascade, Arrange icons, Windows
• Help: Help, FreeCAD Website, Users documentation, Python scripting documentation, Automatic Python modules documentation, FreeCAD forum, FreeCAD FAQ, About FreeCAD, What's This

User documentation

• Getting started
• Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
• Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties; Help FreeCAD, Donate

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• Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
• Workbenches: Std Base; Arch, Draft, FEM, Image, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Path, Points, Raytracing, Reverse Engineering, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web
• Deprecated or unmaintained workbenches: Complete, Drawing, Robot

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• Addons: Addon Manager, External workbenches, Scripting and macros

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• Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub