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Chapter Configuration

BlackTrax GUI  »  Edit View  »  Chapter Configuration

Single Chapter Configuration

The central widget in Edit View is where you modify Chapters and assign Trackables and Fixtures to the chapters. If you select a single Chapter in the Edit Chapters widget, Single Chapter tab will automatically be selected in Edit View. The Single Chapter tab is where you modify settings for the currently selected chapter in the Edit Chapters widget.

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If you select a single Chapter in the Edit Chapters widget:

  • You can drag Trackables from the Trackables in the Libraries widget to the top pane of the central widget to assign the Trackable to the selected Chapter.
  • You can copy/paste Trackables using the "Copy/Paste" buttons on the top pane of the central widget.
  • You can delete selected Trackables from the selected chapter using the "Delete" button on the top pane of the central widget.

If you select a Trackable on the top pane of the Single Chapter tab:

  • You can drag the desired fixtures from the Fixtures tab in the Libraries widget to the bottom pane of the central widget to assign the Fixture to the selected Trackable.
  • You can copy/paste Fixtures using the "Copy/Paste" buttons at the bottom pane of the central widget.
  • You can delete selected fixtures from the selected Trackable/Chapter using the "Delete" button on the bottom pane of the central widget.

Tip: You may right-click on the Trackable icons on the top pane or Fixture icons on the bottom pane and choose the Copy menu or Replace Trackables menu.

Select a fixture in the bottom pane of the central widget and open the Fixture Settings widget to apply fixture settings.

In the Single Chapter tab, fixtures are displayed in List View or Table View. You can add filters in each view to display fixtures with specific settings. 

In Icon View, moving fixtures are displayed with a grey border and conventional fixtures are displayed with a red border. The icons will display a symbol to indicate the specific settings when a filter is selected:

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  • Uses Iris: Will show if a fixture uses iris to change the beam size.
  • Uses Prediction: Will show if a fixture has prediction settings.
  • Has Offset: Will show if a fixture has any offset settings applied.
  • Has Following Setting: Will display if a fixture is assigned to follow specific LEDs of assigned BTBeacons.
    • Uses LED 1:  Will display if a fixture is assigned to follow the LED in BTBeacon port 1.
    • Uses LED 2: Will display if a fixture is assigned to follow the LED in BTBeacon port 2.
    • Uses LED 3: Will display if a fixture is assigned to follow the LED in BTBeacon port 3.
  • Uses Zones: Will show if a fixture uses zoom to change the beam size.
  • Uses Auto-Spot Mode: Will show if a fixture has Auto-Spot mode settings.
  • Uses Zoom: Will show if a fixture has any zone settings applied.

Table View displays all fixtures assigned to the currently selected trackable in a table format. You may  configure the columns to display an icon according to the applied fixture settings. The columns are Spot ID, Name, and Type, followed by any of the settings enabled in the following list:

  • LED Following
  • Zoom
  • Iris
  • Smooth Pickups
  • Auto Douse
  • Sensitivity
  • Offset
  • Auto Spot Mode
  • Zone

Note: The Name column displays the Name of the fixture that matches the Name column in the Libraries widget. The Type column displays if the fixture is a Moving Head, Moving Mirror, or Conventional fixture.

Click the Clear Trackable Selection button at the bottom of the top pane of the central widget to clear the selected individual trackable or all the selected trackables.

Click the Clear Fixture Selection button at the bottom of the bottom pane of the central widget to clear the selected individual fixture or all the selected fixtures.

Several Chapter Configuration

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In the Several Chapters tab in the central widget, settings can be applied to several fixtures at once and across multiple chapters. 

If you select several Chapters in the Edit Chapters widget:

  • The Edit Chapters tab will automatically be selected.
  • All Chapters will automatically be scanned for all Fixtures and Trackables.
  • All Trackables that are used across the selected Chapters will appear at the top pane of the central widget in Several Chapters tab.
  • If no Trackable is selected, all Fixtures that are assigned to all the Trackables used in all the selected Chapters will appear at the bottom pane of the central widget in Several Chapters tab.
  • If no Trackable is selected, changes to the Fixture Settings will apply to all selected Fixtures across the selected Chapters.

If you select a Trackable on the top pane of the central widget in Several Chapters tab:

  • Only the Fixtures assigned to the selected Trackable across all the selected Chapters will appear at the bottom pane of the central widget in Several Chapters tab.
  • If you select a Fixture assigned to the selected Trackable, changes to the Fixture Settings will modify the Fixture Settings for Chapters where the Fixture is assigned to the selected Trackable.

Use the Search box to search for fixtures by spot number or fixture type across the selected chapters.

Click the Clear Selection button at the bottom to clear the selected individual fixture or all the selected fixtures.

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