Opens the Custom Command dialog box. You can choose a macro and run it. Some macros are delivered with the software, generally in the [Installation Folder]\Program Files\SmartSketch\VB Examples folder. You can also create your own macros and store them in a location of your choosing.
You can use Tools > Customize to place the Macro button on a toolbar.
The following custom commands are delivered with SmartSketch:
2D Custom Commands
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Align Dimensions - Aligns linear dimensions that you select to a common point. For more information, see Align Dimensions.
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Clear Manual Edits – Clears manual edits from the drawing.
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Highlight Manual Edits – Highlights in the drawing the label and dimension options, including filters that you select. For more information, see Run Highlight Command.
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Run Extend - Extends one or more open elements to a point in space or to another element. For more information, see Run Extend Command.
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Run Highlight - Highlights in the drawing label and dimension options, including filters, that you select. For more information, see Run Highlight Command.
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Run Place Girth Dimension - Places a girth dimension. For more information, see Run Place Girth Dimension Command.
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Run Trim - Trims open and closed elements to a point in space, to a point on another element, or performs a partial delete on a section of the element itself. For more information, see Run Trim Command.
3D Custom Commands
SmartSketch also delivers 3D custom commands. These commands are run from Tools > Custom Commands on the main menu, rather than the Drawing Editor. For more information on using 3D Custom commands, see Custom Commands in the Common User's Guide.
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Large Sector Utility – ProgID: DwgBinaryEditorCmd.FixSectorSize
Converts existing production drawings from a small to larger sector format so that Microsoft structured storage limits and their corresponding errors are avoided.
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Repair Style Path Command – ProgID: DwgRepairCmd.RepairDocuments
Fixes the Symbol or Style path on a RAD document.
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Synchronize Drawing Templates Command – ProgID: DwgSynchTemplatesCmd.SynchTemplates
Synchronizes or copies a template from one drawing component to another.