Grouping fixtures

You can group fixtures and create Fixture Group shortcuts in the Fixture Groups shortcut bar in CAD, DATA, DESIGN, and LIVE modes. You can also refer to the section Fixture groups in DESIGN mode.

Notes:

• If ONLY fixtures are selected, either CTRL+G or CTRL+J will create a Fixture Group.
• If fixtures AND more than one other object is selected, CTRL+G will create a normal “Objects Group” from the selected objects (the same if there were no fixtures in the selection), while CTRL+J will create a Fixture Group (the same as if CTRL+G was used with only fixtures selected).

To create a fixture group manually

1. Select the fixtures you want to group and select with a shortcut.
2. On the shortcut bar, click Fixture Groups.
3. Right-click on the open space on the Fixture Groups shortcut bar, and choose New Fixture Group from the pop-up menu, or you can use CTRL+J.
4. Type a name for the new fixture group in the dialog box.
5. Click OK.

Result: The shortcut of the new fixture group is created on the Fixture Groups shortcut bar which can be used to select the fixtures in the group.

Note: The order of the selection during the fixture group creation is remembered, and will be applied when performing certain fixture operations, such as Fanning.

To create a fixture group automatically

1. Select all the fixtures in your drawing, or only the ones you wish to create automatic fixture groups.
2. On the shortcut bar, click Fixture Groups.
3. Right-click on the open space on the Fixture Groups shortcut bar, and choose Auto-Create Fixture Groups from the pop-up menu.

Result: Identical fixtures are grouped together automatically and the corresponding shortcuts are created in the shortcuts bar. The shortcut icons are displayed with the name of the fixture model and the total number of fixtures in each group.

To add fixtures to an existing fixture group

1. On the Fixture Groups shortcut bar, click on a Fixture Group to select the fixtures in the group.
2. Press and hold CTRL and click on the fixtures that you wish to add to the selected Fixture Group.
3. Right-click on the selected Fixture Group on the Fixture Groups shortcut bar.
4. Select Update from the pop-up menu.

Result: The selected fixtures are added to the Fixture Group.

To remove fixtures from an existing fixture group

1. On the Fixture Groups shortcut bar, click on a Fixture Group to select the fixtures in the group.
2. Press and hold CTRL and click on the fixtures you want to remove from the selected Fixture Group.
3. Right-click on the selected Fixture Group on the Fixture Groups shortcut bar.
4. Select Update from the pop-up menu.

Result: The selected fixtures are removed from the Fixture Group.