Editing Artist Help:Fixture Group Properties

This dialog has 3 tabs,

=== Group ===

This tab contains general properties for the fixture in the group.

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|+ Group Details
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| Group name || enter the name of the fixture group 
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| Mode || 
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| Normal || the active parameters of each fixture are displayed as square icons on the fixture grid 
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| All Parameters || displays all the fixture parameters in a graphic list
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| Scaled || Scales the full fixture grid to fit in the client area
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| Hide Fixtures || check this to hide long lists of fixtures under the fixture group in the navigator. This can speed up the loading of the navigator.
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| Fixture Position Lock || check this to lock the positions of fixtures on the grid. 
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=== Grid ===

This tab is used to set up and define the fixture grid.

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|+ Grid Details
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| Snap Fixture to Grid || if checked, when moving fixtures on the grid the position will snap to the grid lines.
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| Show Fixture Name || if checked, the fixture names are displayed under the fixture icon. 
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| Display Active Parameter || if checked, the fixture active parameter is displayed in the fixture icon.
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| Default Matrix || this defines the default matrix arrangement for use by chases or effects 
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| View || By default a fixture group has a dedicated view of its own. You can, however, select a specific view (between 1 and 32) on which to display the fixtures. This means that more than one fixture group can share a view allowing them to be displayed simultaneously. 
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| Horz || set the horizontal size in grid units of the fixture grid
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| Vert || set the vertical size in grid units of the fixture grid 
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=== Canvas ===

This tab is used to setup and define the effect canvas. The effect canvas is only displayed when showing Pixel Array parameters.

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|+ Canvas settings
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| Effect || this sets the brightness off the masked effect canvas in order to see the whole effect.
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| Background || this sets the brightness of the Background image. 
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| Padding || this displays padding between the pixel and the pixel border. 
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| Border || this displays a fixture border. 
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| Background Filename || this set the filename of the background image displayed in the effect canvas. This image is not output to the fixture but is used as a useful representation of the pixel locations. 
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| Horz || this is the horizontal resolution of the effect graphics surface. 
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| Vert || this is the vertical resolution of the effect graphics surface.
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| Rotate Snap Angle || this sets the rotational snap angle in degrees. 
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| Positional Snap || this sets the positional snap of the fixture in fraction of canvas height and width.
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