you create a static effect with shapes and want to save it as a scene, use this option to record the
offset on the programmer and remove the shape. Then, save it as a scene or a chase.
4. Edit a Running Shape
The option can be used for editing a running shape. Only the selected shape can be edited. The shapes
in a scene cannot be edited here.
01) Press <Shape>.
02) Press <B> [Edit a Shape].
03) The screen shows the shapes that can be edited.
04) Press a soft key to highlight (select) a shape.
05) Exit and then edit the parameters of the shape.
5. Remove a Shape from Fixtures
Shapes can be removed from fixtures.
01) Press<Shape>.
02) Select the fixtures from which the shape will be removed; then, highlight (select) a shape in [Edit a
Shape].
03) Press <D> [Remove Shape of fix.] to delete the shape.
6. Delete a Shape
01) Press <Shape>.
02) Press <Delete>.
03) Press a soft key to highlight (select) a desired shape.
04) Press <Enter> to delete.
7. Relative Shapes and Absolute Shapes
Some shapes will operate on the current settings of the fixture; a circle shape, for example, will be
centered around the current pan and tilt positions of the fixture. This is called a relative shape. If you
change the pan and tilt of the fixture, the whole shape will be moved.
All Position (pan/tilt) shapes, and other shapes with “User” or “Usr” in the name, are Relative shapes.
Other shapes always operate about a fixed value; a rainbow shape, for example, is centered at the
midpoint of the color mix attributes so that a full range of colors is obtained. This is called an absolute
shape. The current settings of the fixture are overridden by the shape.
Non-position shapes (color, gobo, focus, dimmer, iris) are usually absolute shapes, unless they have
“User” or “Usr” in the name. For example, “Magenta Even” is an absolute shape centered on 50%
magenta, but “Magenta Even Usr” is a relative shape which will change around the current
Magenta value of the fixture.
If you run a scene containing a shape, when you turn the scene off, the shape will stop. The final state of
the shape will be left as an offset to the fixture settings. Option E of the Playback Parameters (see below)
allows you to remove this offset when the shape stops and return the fixture to its programmed settings.
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