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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 1st page of the wizard dialog to construct a
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.
The 2nd page, the three points are already
selected
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.
The 3rd page, the circle and its centre are
already selected
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.
The 4th page, the name and description of the
macro-construction
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.
(!) If the input & output parameters selections do not
match (DR. GEOcannot extract the logic of the construction), the
macro-construction cannot be built. In such a case, the user needs to
reconsider the input and output parameters selection. She can go
back to the 2nd and 3rd page of the wizard dialog to adjust her
choices.
At this point the macro-construction is built and recorded in
DR. GEO. In the next section, we will see how to use this
macro-construction.
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