GoodPeter Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Hi All - I'm trying to figure out how I can change the number of (dmx) channels taken up by my custom lighting instruments. They appear to default to 1, and it's a field that doesn't appear to be able to be modified via the properties pane. (it's there but grayed out) On other fixtures, it looks like changing the fixture mode changes channel numbers - but I can't seem to make custom modes (although it would allow me to select from all the other modes by manufacturer, which is not very helpful). can anybody offer any tips here? thanks so much in advance. Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee klinzey Posted June 5, 2019 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted June 5, 2019 If you set the fixture mode to "None" you should be able to enter the number of channels. Quote Link to comment
GoodPeter Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) thank you, tried it - it doesn't work if "none" is the only mode selected - but i DOES work if I also add another mode to the dropdown and then pick 'none". I guess that's solved then so long as i put a "dummy" mode into the field too. Still - that only seems to solve the issue for specific instances - i'm looking for an entire lighting instrument resource. Edited June 5, 2019 by GoodPeter Quote Link to comment
GoodPeter Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Thanks all. Yes, I've figured out that i can change the lighting instrument's (Any symbol's) record data from the 2 or 3D editor. I'm just trying now to figure out how to edit (and add) my custom modes into each fixture. Any thoughts on that ? Quote Link to comment
GoodPeter Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 This seems like a bit of an oversight. -Users should definitely be able to add modes to their own custom fixtures. -Users should definitely be able to add "missing" modes to existing fixtures (ARRI Skypanel S60-c, for example has only 2 of its almost three dozen modes in the database); -and "unrelated" modes shouldn't come up in the dropdown menu for certain fixtures (it looks like every single available mode for all fixtures in the database are available to be assigned to any lighting instrument- but obviously nobody will ever need modes from fixtures X Y or Z to be assigned to lighting instrument W for example. The current way is just a lot of clutter). 2 Quote Link to comment
GoodPeter Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Thanks Rob - Yes I'm using the workaround you suggested - put mode to none and then just manually enter the number of channels. Quote Link to comment
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