topic Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next? in PowerMill Forum

Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

AndyDHarlow — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:08:10 GMT

Hi I was hoping somebody would help me with a macro question.

I have created individual macros to assign work planes, import & transform vices and create set ups (copying and transforimg vices). I was hoping to create a macro to join them all together, the problem is I have multiple vice import macros and I would like to be presented with a list of macros and be able to choose which one to run next.

Is this possible, and could anyone help me with this?

Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

TK.421 — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:34:15 GMT

this is the one i use to pick one. you'll have to change the folder path

Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

kevin.hammond3WX4X — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:59:45 GMT

You could consider creating yourself a user menu, which is access by right clicking in the whitespace around the project tree.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/PWRM/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-7F0556A8-484C-4B7D-B073-2B8BE4D564E2

Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

AndyDHarlow — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:25:33 GMT

Hi, Thanks for the assistance but I am struggling to get this to work.

I keep getting the error: Call to unknown function in Line 6. I have written the macro path in there but I must be doing something wrong.

I don't suppose you could expand a little about where I should add my own paths etc to make this work?

Sorry for asking you to spoon feed me this........

Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

AndyDHarlow — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:26:53 GMT

Hi Kevin, thanks for you reply, I have them set up in my user menu but i'm looking for it to be a bit more automated.

Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

TK.421 — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:31:54 GMT

no worries! i'm still spoon-fed!

you can delete that line with the function call, & if there's an INCLUDE line you can delete that too.

How I use this is i keep all the macros I want in that pull down menu in a specific folder ('C/dcam/pmill4/macros/for button/'). That way the macro only looks in that specific directory and only lists the ones there. This way If i have a project that I use specific macros i can just copy them into that directory & delete them when I'm done. Does that make sense?

Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

TK.421 — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:34:20 GMT

Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

AndyDHarlow — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:43:05 GMT

Perfection!.

Thanks once again for your help my friend!

Re: Macro to show list of macros and allow me to choose which one to run next?

TK.421 — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:45:11 GMT

great! now throw that macro on a keyboard short cut & you can save some miles on your mousey driving over to the tree all the time!