![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Constructing a Macro-Construction |
At this point, the construction sequence is done. Now, the user needs
to tell Dr. Genius that she wants to create a macro-construction from this
sequence. She can call the Construct a macro function
from the icon
or from the contextual menu in the
figure view.
From the wizard dialog, the user selects the input & output parameters, the name and description of the macro-construction.
The second page of the dialog is used to select the input parameters. In our example, these are the three initial points. The user just needs to go to this second page and she can select the three points in the figure. The selected items will blink.
From the 3rd page, she selects the output parameters. In our example, we want the circle and its centre as the result of the macro-construction. She proceeds as in the case of the input parameters to select them.
In the 4th page, the user enters the name and the description of the macro-construction. This information is displayed when the user executes a macro-construction, so it helps to distinguish macro-construction between them.
From the last page of the wizard dialog (the 5th one), the user can terminate the creation by pressing the Finish button. Alternatively, she can return to previous pages to adjust the macro-construction parameters.
At this point the macro-construction is built and recorded in DR. GENIUS . In the next section, we will see how to use this macro-construction.
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Constructing a Macro-Construction |