The Mode Editor is used to create and edit modes by picking sets of Channels in certain order (as defined by the fixture's manufacturer). Each editor window is separated in two tabs: Channels and Physical.
In the Channels tab you can place the fixture's channels in some order to form an actual representation of DMX channels that the fixture understands when it has been configured in that particular mode.
Mode Name | The name of the mode (must be unique for each mode). |
Channel list | Displays all channels present in the current mode, in their proper order. |
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Add channels from the fixture's channel collection to the mode. You can create/edit channels in the Fixture Editor's Channels tab. |
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Remove the selected channels from the mode. Other modes' channel selections are left untouched. |
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Raise the selected channel up by one. |
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Lower the selected channel down by one. |
Because some fixtures allow their physical properties (e.g. pan/tilt extent) to be altered between modes, it is beneficial that also the fixture's actual physical properties are tied to fixture modes.
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