Presets

Presets are named, stored sets of attribute values. Instead of recreating the same look every time, you store it once as a preset and apply it with a single command or click.

Preset categories

Presets are organized by attribute category:

#	Category	What it stores
1	Dimmer	Intensity values
2	Position	Pan and tilt
3	Color	Color values (RGB, CMY, color wheel)
4	Gobo	Gobo selections
5	Beam	Zoom, iris, shutter, strobe
6	Shapers	Framing shutters, frost
7	Focus	Focus
8	Control	Fixture control attributes
9	All	All attributes

Presets are referenced by <category>.<slot> notation. For example, 3.1 means color category, slot 1.

You can use numeric or named categories interchangeably: 3.1 and color.1 are the same.

Storing a preset

Select fixtures, set values in the programmer, then store:

fixture 1 thru 4set dimmer 1.0store preset 1.1 "Full"

set ColorAdd_R 1.0set ColorAdd_G 0set ColorAdd_B 0store preset 3.1 "Red"

Store modes

Flag	Mode	Description
(none)	Create	Store only if slot is empty
-o	Overwrite	Replace existing preset
-m	Merge	Add new values to existing preset
-r	Remove	Remove current selection's values from preset

store preset 3.1 "Red" -o    -- overwrite the existing Red presetstore preset 3.1 -m          -- merge new values into slot 3.1

Preset scope

By default a preset stores the same values for all fixtures (Global scope). You can also store different values per fixture type or per individual fixture:

Flag	Scope	Description
-g	Global	Same values for all fixtures (default)
-u	Universal	Different values per fixture type
-s	Selective	Different values per individual fixture

store preset 2.1 "Center" -u    -- store pan/tilt per fixture typestore preset 2.2 "DSC" -s       -- store position for each specific fixture

Applying a preset

preset 3.1        -- apply color preset slot 1 to current selectionpreset color.1    -- same, using category name

Applying a preset writes its values into the programmer for the selected fixtures.

Listing presets

list presets

Renaming a preset

label preset 3.1 "Deep Red"

Deleting a preset

delete preset 3.1

Copying and moving presets

copy preset 3.1 3.2    -- copy slot 3.1 to 3.2move preset 3.1 3.5    -- move slot 3.1 to 3.5 (old slot is cleared)

Soft presets

A soft preset is a placeholder slot that does not contain values. It acts as a "blank" button in the preset pool for live busking — you can store into it rapidly during a show.

soft preset 3.10     -- mark slot 3.10 as softunsoft preset 3.10   -- remove the soft mark

Linked presets

A linked preset automatically mirrors the values of another preset whenever the source is updated. Useful for maintaining a copy of a frequently-changed preset:

link preset 3.2 3.1    -- link 3.2 to mirror 3.1unlink preset 3.2      -- remove the link (values are kept)