Setting up Position Palettes

[Uriahdemon]

Hi, I wondered if I can get some help please as I am obviously doing something wrong.

I had a number of position palettes set up for my original 6 movers.  I am now setting up an additional 4 and regardless of just recording them onto a separate position palette the originals are also moving.  The movers (original and new) are the same type with the same fixture profile.

[Edward Z88]

Hi Mac,

1 hour ago, Uriahdemon said:

The movers (original and new) are the same type with the same fixture profile.

If you have fixtures of the same type and same mode, they will be able to share palettes. Let's say fixture 1 and fixture 2 are both the same type and mode of moving light, and position palette 1 was recorded with fixture 1. Fixture 2 will also be able to use palette 2, and will go to the same values as the first fixture.

If fixture 2 had different values to fixture 1 stored in palette 1, then it would obviously go to its defined values, rather than simply matching fixture 1.

1 hour ago, Uriahdemon said:

regardless of just recording them onto a separate position palette the originals are also moving.

As your new palettes don't have any information for the original fixtures, the original fixtures are just going to the same values as the first recorded fixture. If you just want the additional fixtures to move, just select these, not the originals, and then apply the new palette.

This same behaviour applies to Colour and Beam palettes too, meaning you can record a colour with a single fixture, and any other identical fixtures will also be able to take advantage of that colour.

Hope this helps,

Edward

[Uriahdemon]

Thanks Ed,  I have been playing with palettes for some time now and not come across this issue.  I have set them up separately but they are not being able to be selected independently from the palette.  Baffling me......??  

From the point of just adding the new fixtures they appeared in the original palettes when selected.

[Edward Z88]

Hi Mac,

On 9/9/2020 at 6:38 PM, Uriahdemon said:

I have set them up separately but they are not being able to be selected independently from the palette.  Baffling me......??  

To use the original palette, just select the original fixtures first, and to use the new palette, just select the new fixtures first. 

On 9/9/2020 at 6:38 PM, Uriahdemon said:

From the point of just adding the new fixtures they appeared in the original palettes when selected.

Yes, they will do, because...

On 9/9/2020 at 4:35 PM, Edward- Z88 said:

If you have fixtures of the same type and same mode, they will be able to share palettes.

Hope this makes sense, if you have any questions let me know. 

Edward

[Uriahdemon]

Thanks Ed