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Note: A single range parameter is not useful as a condition so those will not be
available for selection.
Note: Some fixtures use virtual modes. Those are modes without a DMXaddress
assigned to them.
Creating Modes
Let's take a look at how to create modes for a gobo wheel. This gobo wheel can be indexed or
rotated.
In the fixture's manual, you will see something similar to this:
16 Gobo Function
Index 0 127
Rotate 128 255
The sixteenth DMXslot for this fixture is gobo function, which has two ranges for index and
rotate.
In the fixture editor, you assign a parameter as gobo wheel mode. Click in the range column to
open the range editor. Use {+} to add a second range slot. Assign the appropriate range values,
and label each range.
Note: For this example, the DMX min and max values were entered and then the
Quick Action of Matched was used so the user values were the same as the DMXones.
Note: It is important to name your ranges. Without labels, only the range values will
display when selecting conditions, and the mode buttons in the encoder display and
MLcontrols will be blank.
Back in the fixture editor, assign a parameter as gobo index/speed. Click in the range column to
open the range editor. Press {New Mode} to create two modes.