Creating, editing, renaming, and deleting Macro relations

When you create a Relations constraint, it is automatically added to the operator’s My Macros node. Every relation can be used as a Macro that can be renamed and used in another relation. You can add inputs and outputs to your Macro by selecting operators found in the Macro Tools node.

To create a Macro relations:

1. In the Operators list, expand My Macros, and drag a Macro into the Relations pane.
   NoteYou must create a relation constraint for Macros to be in the folder.
2. Drag a Macro relation into another relation, a dialog box appears asking if you want to create the relation as a Sender, Receiver, or a Macro.
3. Select Macro to create a Relations constraint box that has both Sender and Receiver inputs and outputs, select Sender to create the Relations constraint box as a Sender that transmits data, or select Receiver to create the Relations constraint box as a Receiver that is influenced by the data transmitted from the Sender.

The Macro becomes a single relation, representing the entire set of constraints within that Macro. All the Input-Output Relations constraints used in your Macro become connectors on that relation.

To refresh a Macro relations:

• Click in an empty space in the Relations pane.

  Macros are automatically refreshed every time you exit the Relations constraint editor, even if they have not been modified.

To edit a Macro relations:

1. Right-click the Macro constraint relation.
2. Select Edit from the context menu.
3. Edit the full constraint and click Close to return to the Macro constraint’s compressed state.

To rename a Macro relations:

1. In the Scene browser, double-click the Macro's name.
2. Type the new name in the field and press Enter.

   The Macro relation refreshes when you exit the Relations constraint editor, even if it was not modified.

To rename a Macro's Input-Output connector:

• Right-click the Macro's Input-Output connector name and select Rename from the context menu.

To delete a Macro relation:

1. In the Scene browser, right-click the Macro relation and select Delete from the context menu.

   If the Macro is used in a relation, a warning dialog box appears with the message “The relation constraint x is being used by other Relations. Delete all references to this Macro?”, where x is the name of the relation.

2. Select Yes to remove the Macro from all Relations constraints.

   If the removal of the Macro creates gaps in a constraint, a conversion relation is automatically created to connect the unconnected Relations constraint.

   NoteMacros cannot be recursive. When you delete a Macro, you can choose to delete every reference to that Macro.

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