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These are created in the Position, Colour and Beam workspace
windows. This option is turned off by default but it’s quite a
useful starting point so is worth turning on.
• [Options], [AutoGroups] sets whether the console will
automatically create groups from the fixtures you patch. If
Enabled, a group is created for all fixtures of the same type,
and another if you patch a quantity of fixtures.
• To show the DMX address for fixtures, press Window Open then
Patch. To show patch detai
ls for a single fixture press Window
Open then the fi
xture select button. On touch buttons the DMX
address is displayed on the top right of the button in the format
{DMX line}.{Address} (this display can be disabled using the
context menu).
• If a patch goes over the capacity of a DMX line, the console will
patch at the beginning of the next line. For example if you try
to patch a Mac500 at channel 1.510, it will actually be patched
at 2.1.
3.1.4 Capture Visualiser Auto Patch
If you want to use Capture Visualiser, start it by pressing Window
Open then [Open Workspace Window] then [Visualiser]. Some
consoles also have a dedicated Visualiser button. Capture will open in
a workspace window with an automatic representation of your patch.
If you have another monitor connected, you can move the Visualiser
window to it by pressing Window Open then [Window Options] then
[Move Screen], or by holding Avo and pressing Size/Position.
You will see the fixtures you have patched laid out on screen in
handle number order. You can then use the Visualiser controls to
reposition the fixtures if you wish – see chapter 10.
• You can turn off Auto Patch i
n the Capture Visualiser settings.
3.1.5 Patching fixtures with multiple cells (sub fixtures)
Some fixtures have multiple cells of control within a single fixture (for
example an RGB LED batten). To avoid having to patch every cell as
a single fixture, you can patch the whole fixture as one “super
fixture” and each cell will then appear as a “sub fixture”. This is very
useful when laying out fixtures for use with the Pixel Mapper as it
allows you to move and rotate the fixture as a single fixture, but keep
individual control over the cells.
If you access the fixture using the handle it is patched on, all cells of
the fixture will be controlled together. To access the sub fixtures
independently, use the Attributes window or you can press Unfold
then the select button of the fixture. In the Fixtures workspace, the
current page of fixtures will be replaced by select buttons for each
individual fixture cell. You can also select subfixtures from the
numeric keypad. See section 4.1.4 on page 74 for more details of
w
orking with fixture cells.
To go back to normal, press Unfold then [Exit Unfold].
The Sub fixtures feature has to be defined in the
fixture’s personality. If sub fixtures does not work on
your fixture you may need to obtain the latest fixture
personality from Avolites.
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