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I want to make a shape where the tilt on a set of 6 fixtures will bump up, then return to the default position.

would something like this work?



and...




(I share this console with 3 people, and guest LD's, so I can't screw anything up... )

I don't see why not. Try it and experiment.

The only restriction with this is a maximum of 50% 'bump' on the tilt, but there is no way to avoid that if you want it to only move in one direction from an origin.

ah... then this would be better:

erm?

Well, assuming you now want it to fade down and you're happy with an initial snap down when you fire, then yes. If you don't want the fade then you could just use one of the existing pulse patterns.

yeah, i figured that out after i posted it, and didn't have time to delete the post....

oi... two different patterns required for moving heads, one for moving mirror....

it all depends on the pan position, eh




works nicely on the simulator, going to test it on the console Friday.

Would it not be better to program moving heads so that the pan position means tilt direction is matched? Or re-orientate the heads? Or use Invert on one of the fixture types tilt channel?

Not only will this mean only one shape is required but, more importantly, using tilt will move everything in the same direction.

the idea is for everything to move the same direction... up, then down to the original position, then rest for a couple of beats

Clearly. My point was that you should be able to do this by programming/patch/fixture orientation, rather than need to have two separate shapes.