Fixture-specific properties

Customize the properties of a fixture by assigning specific attributes, such as point of view, patch information, and lens type.

To edit/view fixture attributes

Select the fixture that you want to view or edit.
Right-click and select Properties.

Tip: At any time, to access an object’s properties, you can click the Properties tool on the Edit toolbar.

The Properties button.

Result: The Properties window appears. Based on the type of fixture that you have selected, the tab fields in the Properties window varies. An example is shown in the graphic below.

Layer: A list of the layers in your document is displayed. Click on a list item to change the layer on which the fixture will be edited or viewed.
Display with Layer Groups: By default, this checkbox is selected to show the list of layers within groups, and the Collapse All and Expand All buttons become active. Clear the checkbox to show only the list of layers.
Collapse All: Click the Collapse All button to display only the Layer Groups.
Expand All: Click the Expand All button to display the Layer Groups and all the Layers.
Use Layer Color: Select this checkbox to set the fixture’s color for Wireframe views to be identical with the properties of the layer on which the fixture resides. Clear this checkbox, and then use the color box to select a specific color for the fixture.
Line Weight: From the drop-down list, choose the line weight for the selected fixture, which sets the thickness for the fixture symbol lines, defining how it will appear in all the Wireframe views and in the printed Layouts.
Attach to Axis/Frame: From the drop-down list, select the motion axis to where you want to attach the selected fixture.

Hatching

Section for managing hatching effects only for closed objects. See To add hatching to an object.

Fixture Symbol Fill

Section for managing fill options for fixture symbols.

Use Document Defaults: By default this checkbox is selected to apply the fill settings that were set in Document Options. Refer to Fixture Settings tab. Clear this checkbox if you want to change the fill and color settings.
Enable: Select this checkbox to change the fill settings of the selected fixture.

Select Percentage from the drop-down list if you wish to fill using the same hue of the Fixture Symbol, and set the percentage from the drop-down list for the hue intensity.
Select Custom Color from the drop-down list and click the color box to choose a different color.
Select Use Gel Color from the drop-down list if you wish to fill using the gel color that was attached to the fixture.

Fixture tab

Options on the Fixture tab affect the fixture properties and their accessories. On the left side of the dialog box is a list of the selected fixtures and their accessories. Click on a list item to obtain further details about the item.

General tab

Refer to Data fields for a description of the fields.

Edit Layout: Click to edit the text label layout for the selected fixture. For more information on layout, see Fixture attribute layouts.
Clamp Type and Distance from Hang Structure: Click on the type of clamp from this drop-down list to set the distance of the fixture from the hang structure.

You may click Custom and then type the value on the adjacent box to set your preferred distance.

Note: By default, conventional fixtures are set with a C-clamp and moving fixtures are set with a Half-Cheeseborough.

Beam Options tab

Options on the Beam Options tab affect the beam and footprint settings for the selected fixture.

Beam Settings

Use these options to control the brightness of the fixture’s beam, footprint, or flare when turned on in Shaded view. The settings here will override the Shaded view > View Options settings.

Source Disc: Use the slider to increase or decrease the brightness of the halo of light around a fixture's aperture.
Bloom: Use the slider to increase or decrease the size and brightness of the visual bloom effect from the light source of the selected tube fixture or strip fixture.

The Bloom slider applies to the tube/strip fixtures from the Library Browser that are identified with the TUBE keyword in their name definition. Beam and Flare are disabled for these fixtures. The Bloom checkbox and slider from the Shaded view > View Options > Visual Effects tab do not affect the visual representation of these fixtures.

Note: The Bloom slider feature does not affect Wireframe views or rendering.

Detail: Use the slider to increase or decrease the quality of beam detail from the selected fixture.

Increasing only the beam quality of selected fixtures will result in a lesser impact on performance compared to the Detail slider in View Options > Simulation tab that affects all fixtures in a scene.

Intensity Multipliers

Use the sliders of these options to increase or decrease the brightness of the flare, beam and footprint. For example, to double the brightness of the beam, set the slider to 2.0.

Flare: Increase or decrease the brightness of the lens flare for this fixture in Shaded view. The Source disc will still be visible.

Note: Flare value is NOT passed to the Renderer when you use the Render Wizard to render the Shaded view.

Beam: Increase or decrease the brightness of the beam cone for this fixture in Shaded view.

Note: Beam value is passed and will apply to the Renderer when you use the Render Wizard to render the Shaded view. If the beam of a fixture does not appear as bright in the rendering as it should be, increase the value of this slider - while you keep in mind the Beam Saturation setting in Step 4 of the Render Wizard.

Footprint: Increase or decrease the brightness of the beam footprint for this fixture in Shaded view.

Note: Footprint value is NOT passed to the Renderer when you use the Render Wizard to render the Shaded view.

Lock Sliders: Select this checkbox to lock the Intensity Multiplier settings.
Reset to Default: Click to reset the Intensity Multipliers back to the default settings.

Note: All changes will be applied to all fixtures of this type in the file.

Footprint Focus Settings

Use these options to control the footprint focus on conventional fixtures.

Focus Range: Set the minimum (Min) and maximum (Max) focus distances for the fixture.
Invert Focus in LIVE mode (Automated only): Select this checkbox to invert the direction of Focus in LIVE mode.
Enable Footprint Focus (Conventionals only): Select this checkbox to control the footprint focus.
Focus Distance: Set the focus distance for the fixture.
Sync to Focus Position: Select this checkbox to adjust the footprint focus distance to the specified Focus Position.
Focus Lines: Select this checkbox to display focus lines for the selected focus in Shaded view.

Patch tab

Options on the Patch sub-tab affect the circuit, channels, and patch universe for the selected fixture.

Control, Circuit, and Patch: Refer to Data fields for a description of these boxes.
Use DMX address: Select this checkbox to use DMX address for the patch universe. This checkbox is disabled if you select None from the Universe drop-down list.

Shutters tab

For information on the Shutters tab, see To make shutter cuts.

Moving Mirror/Moving Head tab

Options on the Moving Mirror and Moving Head sub-tabs affect the pan and tilt values.

Pan offset: Sets the manually adjustable pan angle.
Tilt offset: Sets the manually adjustable tilt angle.
Reverse Pan: Select this checkbox only if the real fixtures have an option to reverse the pan parameter and that option is set to true.
Reverse Tilt: Select this checkbox only if the real fixtures have an option to reverse the tilt parameter and that option is set to true.
Swap Axes: Select this checkbox only if the real fixtures have an option to swap the control channels for the tilt and pan and that option is set to true.
Pan: (Only visible for certain fixtures.) Displays the manufacturer low, mid and high pan limit values for the fixture. To change a value, select it, click Change, and then type the new value.
Tilt: (Only visible for certain fixtures.) Displays the manufacturer’s low, mid, and high tilt limit values for the fixture. To change a value, select it, click Change, and then type the new value.

Note: The Pan and Tilt limit behavior is defined by the Mode selected on the Options tab.

Display Source tab

Options on the Display Source sub-tab are used to add a video source to a Video Projection fixture, so that it can display a video source in the fixture's beam.

Select the Display Source.

To leave the screen blank, select Blank Screen.
To show a static image on the screen, select Image File, and then click Browse to locate the graphic. (The image must be saved in either bitmap or JPEG format.)
To attach a video source to the screen, select Video Source, and then choose the video source from the drop-down list (or click Create New to configure a new video source with the Video Manager). For details on creating a new video source, see To configure a new video source for streaming video. For details on creating an I-Mag camera screen, see To create an I-Mag camera in the Video Manager.

Notes:

For details on patching the video control in DATA mode, see To patch the control of a video source.
For details on using the Video Designer tool to play the video in DESIGN mode, see To use the Video tool.
For details on using a console device to control the video in LIVE mode, see To control a DMX patched video source with a console.

Options tab

Options on this tab affect the mode selection for the fixtures. The options vary according to the fixture that you have selected.

Mode: Sets the mode for the selected fixture.
Software: The software version that is loaded on the selected fixture.
Slots: The mechanical components that are present in the selected fixture.
Control: Simulates the lamp control channel on the selected fixture. Since you can physically turn a fixture on or off, WYSIWYG enables this action in the software.

Note: Fixture options are displayed in the Fixture Options column in the DATA > Spreadsheet, and can also be displayed in PRES > Reports.

Control tab

Options on the Control tab enable you to set the channel, circuit, and patch universe information for the fixture.

Control

Channel: Type the channel number for the selected fixture.
Dimmer: The dimmer number for the selected fixture.
Use DMX address: Select this checkbox to use DMX address for the patch universe. This checkbox is disabled if you select None from the Universe drop-down list.

Circuit

Name: The circuit name for the selected fixture.
Number: The circuit number for the selected fixture.

Patch

Universe: Select a patch universe for the fixture.
Address: The starting DMX channel number for the selected fixture.