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Other Enhancements 2.4

 Updated predefined content:

  • Updated demo shows:

    • Demoshow_grandMA3
    • MA_StartShow
    • Simple_Show

  • Updated the predefined MVR demo stage.

  • Changed the default render qualities in the render qualities pool. The new defaults are No Beam, Line, Low, Standard, High, and Ultra. By default, Standard is selected in a new show.

  • New predefined macros

  • New predefined filters

  • New predefined symbols

  • Added predefined phaser recipe presets.

  • Updated predefined phaser presets. 

  • Added predefined shapes.

  • Improved the Sequence Sheet view of new shows.

  • Group By ID Type is enabled by default in the fixture sheet settings.

 Improved tags:

  • The tags pool now has Pool Action. Pool actions can be set up per tags pool or individually per object.
  • You can assign tags as layout elements in the layout viewer.

 Improved pools:

  • Added First Index to the pool settings of presets and the following pools: Filters, Groups, MAtricks, Sequences, Shapes, and Worlds. 

    • Set values between 1 - 9999 to define where a pool object should be stored. An individually defined first index is indicated by >=x in the top left corner of the corresponding pool. For example, setting First Index to 195 in the sequence pool and then executing Store Sequence will create a pool object at slot 195. If the slot is occupied, the next free slot will be used instead.
    • First Index can be set up per user profile.

 Improved MAtricks:

  • Linked and unlinked shuffle modes now work in combination with Rx, Ry, and Rz:

    • Rx, Ry, or Rz are toggled on: Only existing grid positions on the selected axis are taken into account.
    • Rx, Ry, or Rz are toggled off: The entire range on the axis is taken into account.
    • Linked**:** Fixtures that are located on the same point of the selected axis are triggered at the same time.
    • Unlinked**:** Parallel lines are shuffled independently to each other.

  • The value 0° is now available as a predefined input option for phase values.

  • MAtricks objects with more than one property are indicated by  in the pool object.

 Improved presets:

  • The new recipe context area is displayed in the lower part of the preset editor. To access the recipe editor settings, tap  in the top left corner.
    Read more about the context area and new recipe editor settings in Features.

  • Removed Auto in Preset Modes of the Store Settings pop-up. Read more about presets in Features.

  • If a recipe is stored into an empty preset, the preset mode automatically changes to Selective.

  • Added Recipe Mode to the Store Settings pop-up, when storing recipes into presets. The options are: 

    • Normal: Stores recipe presets with the selected fixtures in the programmer.
    • NoSelection: Stores recipe presets without the selection.
      To store a recipe without selection via command line, use this syntax: Store [“FeatureGroup_Name” or FeatureGroup_Number] /Recipe “NoSelection”