Action recorder, not accepting pause for input.

[Designer_1E]

Hello,

I've have been trying to record an action where I do these steps:

1- select a block

2- edit the block

3- select the attributes inside

4- justify the attributes

5- move the attributes to 0,0 and then to another point

6- save the block and exit

My big problem is once I am inside the block it will not let me select the attributes, even though I pause for user input.  I just cancels the whole actions.  I can get everything to work before and after step 3 separately.  How do I select the attributes without causing a failure?

[pendean]

Is this the process you are using
https://help.autodesk.com/view/OARX/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-348F699B-3200-4624-BFD7-83D2A26BD112

[Designer_1E]

Yes, I set the 'pickfirst' as pause for user input

[cadffm]

Not pickfirst (this is recorded),

you need to change it to "Pause for User Input"

[pendean]

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@Designer_1E wrote:

Yes, I set the 'pickfirst' as pause for user input

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[Designer_1E]

I have set it as pause for user input.  It's not working. 

[pendean]

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@Designer_1E wrote:

I have set it as pause for user input.  It's not working. 

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Sadly, that's not enough information or remote help like this.

Here is how to open a support case with Autodesk if you are on subscription to seek out Autodesk Support's help:
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-find-my-sup...

[Designer_1E]

@cadffmattached is the test file.

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

Hi,

your action macro works like expected (is matching your recorded/edited workflow),

1- select a block (you can use the object selection method SINGLE) to safe one click which confirm/end your object selection)

2- edit the block

3- select the attributes inside just some, these three of them?, okay

4- justify the attributes okay

5- move the attributes to 0,0 and then to another point okay

6- save the block and exit okay

Your action macro works excactly this way.

>>"My big problem is once I am inside the block it will not let me select the attributes"

It does on my side. Please share a Screencast! Take your shared .dwg ans .acm and record your steps.

(make sure we can see your drawing windows and your action recorder)

My short Screencast:

[Designer_1E]

@cadffmOh man, mine is not doing that at all.  😞 

Yours worked perfectly!  I don't have screen cast see the attached video.

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

Is your 2024 up to date (2024.1.3)? My 2024 test runs on 2024.1.2 (but my video was a test on 2021)

You are running some not-Standard Menus/Settings/Tools,

What is menu 2020 Office? Ribbon Arsenal ..

try a new Start in SAFEMODE

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-8E54B6EC-5B52-4F62-B7FC-0D4E1EDF093A

or something like DOCK your commandline (currently is floating)

try another profile

close your properties palette

Turn off your hardware acceleration (graphicsconfig)

turn GFXDX12 off(0)

Perhaps you have to repair your windows .NetFramework

I don't know, sorry.

[Designer_1E]

I am running 2024.1.3.

Well, at least I now know it's not a user error.  I guess my CAD is broken.  Thanks for your help @cadffm 

[pendean]

@Designer_1E Here is how to open a support case with Autodesk if you are on subscription to seek out Autodesk Support's help:
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-find-my-sup...

HTH

[Designer_1E]

Ok, it works now. I updated the .NetFramework, and also reinstalled the AutoCAD. I also installed the VBA extension that might not have been there before.

Thanks again for these suggestions!

[Designer_1E · Accepted solution]

UPDATE:

I'm adding this note for anyone that finds this thread in the future.  For a little while my macros where working after this thread.  Then this week they stopped working again.  I finally figured out the that if my XREF pallet is OFF the macro will fail when it opens the block editor, but if is is ON then the macro works perfectly.  I can toggle the failure back and forth with whether the XREF pallet is on/off.  It's ridiculous, 🙄, but at least I know what is wrong.