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6.1.6 Sub Selections
Sub selections can be made from within the current selection, using the Ne xt and Back
keys, and the Odd , Even and Random buttons on the Select Toolbar:
Main Toolbar → Select
Random: The Ra nd om button selects a single fixture at random from the current active
selection in the Programmer.
Even and Odd: The Even and Od d buttons on the Select Toolbar select the even and odd
fixtures from the current selection, according to the Selection Order. Note that the selection
order is not related to fixture user numbers, so the sub selection produced by Odd might
contain even-numbered fixtures.
Pig + Even and Odd: To select even or odd fixtures from the current selection based upon
fixture user numbers, use Pig + Eve n or Pig + Odd . For fixtures with dotted user numbers,
only the whole number portion of the user number is considered when determining odd and
even selections when pig is held down.
Next and Back: The Ne xt and Back keys on the console select a single fixture (or fixture
part) from within the current selection. Repeatedly pressing Next or Back steps forwards or
backwards through the current selection, with the order determined by the Selection Order.
Group + Next and Back: Holding Gro up while pressing the Next and Back keys on the
console selects the next / previous segment of fixtures as established by the segments and
buddying parameters. For example if 16 fixtures are selected in segments of 4, and "next by
segment" is turned on, then holding Gro up while pressing Next will select fixtures 1<4, then
5<8, and so on. If "next by segment" is turned off, then holding Group while pressing Next
will select a fixture from each of the four segments.
Fixture + Next and Back: Holding Fixture while pressing the Next and Back keys on the
console selects the next / previous whole number fixture (and any applicable fixture parts)
within the current fixture selection.
Dot + Next and Back: Holding down the dot (period) key while pressing the Ne xt and Back
keys on the console selects the next / previous fixture part of the currently selected whole
number fixture(s).
Tip: When the Trackball is in position mode, the bottom left Trackball key also acts as a
Next key. This can make it very fast to work through a selection of fixtures assigning their
position.
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