General fixture properties

In WYSIWYG there are five tabs that appear in the properties dialog box for every fixture:

• Appearance
• Version
• Data
• Options
• Photometric

Each tab is explained in this section.

To view fixture properties that are common to all fixtures

1. From the Library menu, choose Browse Library.
2. Click the Fixtures tool at the bottom of the browser.

 The Fixtures button.

3. Browse to the desired fixture and click on it to select it.
4. Right-click on the fixture name, and then click Properties.

Tip: You can also click the Properties tool at the top of the Library Browser.

The Properties button.

Result: The Properties window for the selected fixture appears, with a shaded view and an image of the fixture’s symbol displayed in the two boxes. An example is shown below:

5. Click Plan, Side, or Front to view the fixture in the different views. The Wireframe view changes based on the view type that you select.

Version tab

Options on the Version tab are read-only and are set when the fixture is added to the library.

• Version: The release number of the fixture.
• Status: The status of the fixture. For example, Beta indicates that the fixture is completed but not verified. Release indicates the fixture has been tested and is accurate. A status of Preliminary indicates that the fixture has minimal functionality.
• Author: The individual or company who constructed the fixture.
• Notes: Any notes that pertain to the fixture. The notes usually pertain to the simulation capabilities in WYSIWYG.

Data tab

Options on the Data tab are read-only and are set when the fixture is added to the library. This does not, however, include the Alias, Weight, Cost, Manu, and Prod fields. To modify these fields, access the desired fixture’s properties from the Library Browser.

• Manufacturer: The name of the manufacturer of the fixture.
• Model: The model number of the fixture.
• Alias: The alternate name for the fixture.
• Weight: The weight of the fixture.
• Use default: Select this checkbox to use the default weight.
• Cost: The cost of renting or purchasing the fixture. The cost of renting the fixture can be the price for a day, week, or month. The default value is 0.00.

Notes:

• If a cost is assigned to a fixture type when a WYSIWYG document is open, the cost is applied to the current document only.
• If a cost is applied to a fixture type when a document is not open, the cost is used as the default for all documents created on your copy of WYSIWYG.
• When opening a document created by someone other than yourself, the cost entered in that person’s document is used.
• The cost entered in this tab is displayed in WYSIWYG reports. For more information on the display of this data, see Data fields.
• Catalog: The code that is used by the manufacturer to identify the fixture.
• Manu: The manufacturer’s code for those fixtures that are Autofocus-compatible. Conventional fixtures do not have a manufacturer’s code. The default value is 0.
• Prod: The product code for those fixtures that are Autofocus-compatible. Conventional fixtures do not have a product code. The default value is 0.
• Use default: Select this checkbox to indicate that the default settings for Prod and Manu (0, 0) are to be used.
• URL: The internet address of the manufacturer.
• Open: If an internet address is shown, click this button to open the Web page of the manufacturer.

Options tab

The boxes on this tab indicate various options about the selected fixture, such as the number of channels and the available channels. Based on the fixture selected, the options shown on this tab vary. For example, if you choose a light like the Vari*Lite VL5, the options on the left side of the window affect those on the right side. In this case, based on the options that you select on the left side, the hookup for this fixture may differ.

• Mode: Select the mode in which you want to configure the fixture. This field is not applicable for certain fixtures.
• Dimmer: If applicable, select the type of dimmer for this fixture (for example, choose either Internal or External).
• Circuits: Indicates the type of DMX controls for this fixture (for example, Control, Intensity, RIntensity, Color, and so on).
• Number of Channels: Based on the circuit that you selected above (in addition to the options selected), this box indicates the number of channels for this fixture.
• Available Channels: The names of the channels available for this fixture (based on the circuit and options that you selected).

Photometrics tab

Options on the Photometrics tab affect the lamp and lens settings for the fixture.

• Lamp: Select the lamp to be used in the fixture.
• Lens: If applicable, select the lens setting for the fixture. Changing the lens alters the photometric properties of the fixture.
• View: Select the graphical representation that you want to display in the box to the left. The choices are as follows:
• Beam vs. Field. Displays a graphical representation of the beam and field angles of the fixture.
• Flood vs. Spot (Beam). Displays a graphical representation of the ratio between the flood and spot for the fixture’s beam angle.
• Flood vs. Spot (Field). Displays a graphical representation of the ratio between the flood and spot for the fixture’s field angle.
• Field: The measurement in degrees from the center of the beam to where the light level drops off to 10 percent of the peak. 
• Beam: The measurement in degrees from the center of the beam to where the light level drops off to 50 percent of the peak.