Virtual Console XY Pad

An XY Pad is for manually controlling the pan and tilt channels of intelligent lighting fixtures, namely scanners and moving heads. The pad is a resizable canvas with a handle that you can grab to obtain direct access to the attached fixtures' mirror/head position.

Configuration

XY Pads can be configured with the properties button found in the toolbar or with the Edit -> Properties menu item.

XY Pad name Set the name of the XY Pad. The name is shown in the upper-left corner of the widget on Virtual Console.
Fixture list Shows the fixtures that are currently controlled with the XY Pad.
  • Fixture: The names of each fixture
  • X-Axis: Shows the value range (and reversal if applicable) of the horizontal (pan) axis for each fixture
  • Y-Axis: Shows the value range (and reversal if applicable) of the vertical (tilt) axis for each fixture
Add Fixtures to be controlled by the XY Pad, using the Select Fixture dialog. NOTE: only such fixtures that have pan and tilt capabilities are shown in the dialog.
Remove the selected fixtures from the XY Pad's control list.
Edit the selected fixture's behaviour with the XY Pad.

XY Pad Fixture Configuration

You can change the extent of movement and reverse fixtures' movement with the XY Pad Fixture Configuration dialog.

Horizontal X-Axis
  • Minimum: Set the minimum pan limit for the fixture
  • Maximum: Set the maximum pan limit for the fixture
  • Reverse: Reverse fixture's movement on the horizontal (pan) axis
Vertical Y-Axis
  • Minimum: Set the minimum tilt limit for the fixture
  • Maximum: Set the maximum tilt limit for the fixture
  • Reverse: Reverse fixture's movement on the vertical (tilt) axis