Setting Attributes

Attributes are the individual controllable parameters of a fixture — dimmer, pan, tilt, color, gobo, zoom, and more. All attribute changes go through the programmer.

Setting a value

Select your fixtures first, then set an attribute:

fixture 1 thru 4set dimmer 1.0        -- full intensityset dimmer 0.5        -- 50% intensityset dimmer 0          -- off

Attribute values are normalized: 0.0 = minimum, 1.0 = maximum.

Common attributes

Attribute Name	Description	Range
Dimmer	Intensity / brightness	0.0 – 1.0
Pan	Horizontal position	0.0 – 1.0
Tilt	Vertical position	0.0 – 1.0
ColorAdd_R	Red (additive)	0.0 – 1.0
ColorAdd_G	Green (additive)	0.0 – 1.0
ColorAdd_B	Blue (additive)	0.0 – 1.0
ColorSub_C	Cyan (subtractive)	0.0 – 1.0
ColorSub_M	Magenta (subtractive)	0.0 – 1.0
ColorSub_Y	Yellow (subtractive)	0.0 – 1.0
Gobo1	Gobo wheel 1	0.0 – 1.0
Zoom	Beam zoom	0.0 – 1.0
Iris	Iris	0.0 – 1.0
Shutter1	Shutter / strobe	0.0 – 1.0
Focus1	Focus	0.0 – 1.0

The exact attribute names available depend on the fixture type. Check the Attribute Panel to see what your fixtures support.

Fan (spread) values across a selection

Distribute a range of values evenly across the current selection:

fixture 1 thru 4set pan 0.2 thru 0.8    -- fan pan from 20% to 80% across the selection

The first fixture gets 0.2, the last gets 0.8, and the ones in between are interpolated.

Relative adjustments

Move a value by a relative amount (+ or -):

set dimmer +0.1    -- increase dimmer by 10%set pan -0.05      -- decrease pan by 5%

Setting a programmer fade time

Changes from the programmer can fade instead of snap:

ptime 3.0    -- all changes fade over 3 secondsptime 0      -- snap (immediate)

Reading current values

The Attribute Panel in the GUI shows all attribute values for the current selection. Programmer values are highlighted to distinguish them from playback values.

Clearing programmer values

After storing or when you want to discard your changes:

clear    -- clear all programmer values and deselect