AnyMacro

AnyMacro is an Autodesk® Fusion 360™ add-in for chaining multiple commands in a row to form Macros. Macros are created from a set of commands run while the add-in is recording and will fire each of them consecutively. Additionally, the macros created are able to be mapped to keyboard shortcuts for ease of access.

* This is not able to nor is it designed to replace the AnyShortcut add-in and thus, the functionality it has is not planned to be included in AnyMacro. This add-in is only based on the work by the creator of that add-in and is completly independant. With that said, using both is highly reccomended as they provide a large range of control over your Fusion 360™ application.

Features

Current:

• Ability to record a series of commands.
• Ability to remove commands from the Test Macro before saving.
• Ability to stop recording, then start again while keeping history.
• Ability to clear the current recorded commands to start again.
• Ability to save the recorded series of commands as a persistant macro.
• Ability to delete any recorded macro.
• Option to block a command from being recorded if it is fired twice in a row.
• Two Built-in Camera orienting commands.
• One Built-in Macro to demonstrate chaining.
• Custom Event which allows API scripts/add-ins to register macros.

Planned:

• Create icons for built-in commands
• A built-in command to halt any currently running macro.
• Ability to add custom icons to each macro.
• Possible collaboration with AnyShortcut
• Adding Built-in macros
• A favourites dropdown
• Ability to edit pre-made/saved macros

Usage

When enabled, the add-in records the resulting commands of actions that the user performs and collects them in the AnyMacro menu. If not stopped, the recording stops automatically after a number of commands, to avoid any performance degradation when the user is not setting up macros.

* Not all actions in Fusion 360™ result in "Commands" and some commands are not usable on their own. For example, Pick Circle/Arc Tangent does not generate a "Command" and Roll History Marker Here is triggered when clicking rewind in the history, but rewind actually first selects an item and then rolls.

Creating Macros

• Click Start recording and then launch a series of commands in the order you desire for your macro.
• If the commands you chose are able to be recorded, they will be added underneath the record command in the Command Recorder dropdown at the top of the AnyMacro panel.
• Should you desire to remove a command, you need just click its name within the dropdown.
• Once you stop recording, two new options: Save Macro and Reset Recording; should appear just under the record command along with a test macro at the bottom of the list. The test macro allows you to make sure everything works before you save it and see the changes you make to the command list.
• Finally, once you are satisfied with the macro, hit the Save Macro button. This will display a prompt that will ask you to name your macro. There are few restrictions on the name, however, make sure there are some numbers or letters as its ID will be created using the str.isidentifier() method for each character.
• You should now find your command under the Custom Macros dropdown. You can run, assign a key-combination, and delete it right from the menu. Additionaly, the macro is persistant, meaning it will remain between sessions of fusion360 and only needs to be created once.

Removing Macros

• Navigate to its location under the Custom Macros dropdown
• Select the remove option under the macro.
• A prompt will appear asking if you are sure you wish to remove it.
• Hit OK and the macro is now gone.

Creating Macros From API (EXPEREMENTAL)

• Create a dictionary representing your macro object.
• Set its key: name to the desired name for the macro.
• Set its key: id to the desired id. (Must be "A-z|0-9|_", no spaces!)
• Set its key: executeList to a list of command-id's to execute in the same order.
• Use json.dumps from the Json module to convert it into a string.
• Use Application.fireCustomEvent() with the id "AnyMacro_Add_Macro"
• Pass in your macro string for the additionalInfo argument.
• Check to make sure your macro is visible under the Custom Macros dropdown

Built-in Objects

The AnyMacro add-in includes two built-in commands that are used in the built-in macro 'Align Camera'. These commands can be found under the menu item TOOLS -> INSPECT. The macro demonstrates how these two commands can be chained.

Built-in commands include:

• Change Cameras Up
• Change Cameras Forwards

Built-in macros include:

• Align Camera

Images:

Supported Platforms

• Windows
• Mac OS

Installation

1. Download the add-in from the Releases page.

2. Unpack it into API\AddIns (see How to install an add-in or script in Fusion 360).

3. Make sure the directory is named AnyMacro, with no suffix.

The new menu TOOLS -> ANYMACRO is now available.

The add-in can be temporarily disabled using the Scripts and Add-ins dialog. Press Shift+S in Fusion 360™ and go to the Add-Ins tab.

Reporting Issues

If you get any problems, please check out the section on Fusion 360 quirks.

If that does not apply to you, please report any issues that you find in the add-in on the Issues page.

For better support, please include the steps you performed and the result. Also include copies of any error messages.

Fusion 360 Quirks

Be aware of the following quirks in Fusion 360™.

• Fusion 360™ cannot handle all key combinations. Forget Alt+Left to rollback history, because fusion cannot save this combination and it will be broken next time you start the application.

• Menu items in sub-menus are not always clickable (bug).

Author

This add-in is created by ZXYNINE and is based off of Thomas Axelsson's AnyShortcut.

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE.

More Fusion 360™ Add-ins

My Fusion 360™ app store page

All my add-ins on Github

Changelog

• v 0.1.0
  • Original Implementation