- grandMA3 User Manual
- Introduction
- About the manual
- Symbols used in the manual
- System requirements grandMA3 onPC
- Installation of grandMA3 onPC
- Device Overview
- grandMA3 console
- grandMA3 replay unit
- grandMA3 processing units
- grandMA3 onPC command wing
- Keys
- Keys Overview
- . [Dot]
- <<< [GoFastBackward] | Black
- >>> [GoFastForward] | Flash
- - [Minus]
- + [Plus]
- / [Slash] | * [Asterisk/Multiply]
- At
- Assign
- Align
- Blind
- Clear
- Channel
- Copy
- Cue
- Down
- Delete
- Esc
- Edit
- Freeze
- Full
- Fixture
- Group
- Goto
- Go+ [large]
- Go- [large]
- Go+ | Temp
- Go- | Top
- Help
- Highlt [Highlight]
- If
- Learn | Rate1
- List
- MA
- Menu
- Move
- Next
- Numeric keys | arrows
- Oops
- On
- Off
- Pause [large]
- Pause | Fix
- Page+
- Page-
- Please
- Power
- Preset
- Prvw [Preview]
- Prev [Previous]
- Select
- SelFix [SelectFixture]
- Sequ [Sequence]
- Set
- Solo
- Stomp
- Store
- Thru
- Time
- Up
- Update
- U1
- U2
- X1 | Clone
- X2 | Link
- X3 | Grid
- X4 | Layout
- X5 | Step
- X6 | TC
- X7 | View
- X8 | DMX
- X9
- X10
- X11
- X12
- X13 | Phaser
- X14 | Macro
- X15 | Page
- X16 | Exec
- XKeys
- Control elements
- Dual encoders
- Level wheel
- Grand master
- Executor elements
- System Overview
- Standalone device
- Locally networked devices
- World server
- Parameters
- Calculate parameters
- Expand the amount of parameters
- First Steps
- Unpack the device
- Check scope of delivery
- Position the device
- Connect power
- Connect desk light
- Connect external screens
- Connect USB mouse and USB keyboard
- Connect DMX
- Connect Audio In
- Connect SMPTE (LTC)
- Connect Ethernet
- Connect DC Remote In
- Turn on the console the first time
- Show File Management
- Workspace
- User interface
- User-defined area
- Command line
- Control bar
- View buttons
- Grand master
- Tables in general
- Gestures
- Command section
- Master controls
- Playback controls
- Allocation of displays
- Encoder bar
- Feature group control bar
- Encoder toolbar
- Calculator
- Colors
- Icons
- User interface
- Command Syntax and Keywords
- General syntax rules
- Object keywords
- Function keywords
- Helping keywords
- All keywords
- / [Slash]
- . [Dot]
- .. [DotDot]
- <<< [GoFastBackward]
- >>> [GoFastForward]
- - [Minus]
- * [Asterisk]
- % [Percent]
- + [Plus]
- Absolute
- Acceleration
- Action
- Align
- AlignTransition
- Appearance
- Assign
- At
- Attribute
- Black
- Blind
- BPM
- Camera
- ChangeDestination
- Channel
- ChannelSet
- Chat
- Clear
- ClearActive
- ClearAll
- ClearSelection
- CmdDelay
- Configuration
- Console
- Copy
- Cue
- CueDelay
- CueFade
- CueInDelay
- CueInFade
- CueOutDelay
- CueOutFade
- Cut
- DataPool
- Decimal8
- Decimal24
- Default
- Delay
- Delete
- DelGlobalVar
- DelUserVar
- Dismiss
- DMXUniverse
- Down
- Drive
- Echo
- Edit
- EditOption
- Eject
- Effect
- EndIf
- Escape
- Exchange
- Executor
- Export
- Extract
- FaderMaster
- FaderRate
- FaderSpeed
- FaderTemp
- FaderX
- FeatureGroup
- Filter
- Fix
- Fixture
- Flip
- Flash
- Fog
- Freeze
- Full
- Gel
- GetGlobalVar
- GetUserVar
- Global
- Go-
- Goto
- Grid
- Group
- Help
- Hex8
- Hex24
- Highlight
- Houselights
- Hz
- If
- Insert
- Integrate
- Interface
- Invite
- Join
- Label
- Layout
- Leave
- Library
- List
- ListRef
- Load
- Loaded
- LoadShow
- Lock
- Login
- Logout
- Macro
- Master
- Media
- Move
- NewShow
- Next
- Node
- NonDim
- Normal
- Off
- On
- OnPC
- OSC
- Oops
- Page
- Part
- Park
- Paste
- Patch
- Pause
- Percent
- PercentFine
- Phase
- Physical
- Plugin
- Preset
- Press
- Previous
- Programmer
- PU
- Pyro
- Rate1
- Readout
- Reboot
- Recast
- Relative
- Release
- ReloadUI
- Remove
- Reset
- Restart
- SaveShow
- Scribble
- Seconds
- Select
- Selection
- SelFix
- Sequence
- SendOSC
- Set
- SetGlobalVar
- SetUserVar
- Shutdown
- SnapDelay
- Solo
- Station
- Step
- Stomp
- Store
- Temp
- Thru
- Top
- Transition
- Unlock
- Unpark
- Unpress
- Up
- Update
- User1
- User2
- User
- Version
- View
- Width
- Wing
- World
- Zero
- General syntax rules
- Windows, Views, and Menus
- Add windows
- Rearrange
- Store and recall views
- Remove windows from a screen
- Window settings
- Menus
- Change menu locations
- Pool windows
- Create pool object
- Label pool objects
- Move pool objects
- Insert pool objects
- Copy pool objects
- Lock and unlock pool objects
- Delete pool objects
- Networking
- Interfaces and IP
- Session
- Create a session
- Leave a session
- Invite to a session
- Dismiss from session
- Create a custom key
- DMX In and Out
- DMX port configuration
- Ethernet DMX
- Art-Net menu
- sACN menu
- Single User and Multi User Systems
- Create User
- User settings
- Patch and Fixture Setup
- What are fixtures
- Add fixtures to the show
- Live patch
- DMX sheet
- Remove fixtures from the show
- Position fixtures in the 3D space
- 3D Window
- Camera Pool
- Stages
- Classes and Layers
- Attribute definitions
- Activation group
- Feature group
- Operate Fixtures
- What is the programmer
- Fixture sheet
- Using the color picker
- Align
- Selection window
- Scribbles
- Create scribbles
- Edit scribbles
- Assign scribbles
- Delete scribbles
- Images
- Screenshots
- Appearance
- Create appearances
- Use appearances
- Delete appearances
- Groups
- Create groups
- Edit groups
- Delete groups
- Group masters
- Presets
- Preset pools
- Create presets
- Assign input filter
- Edit presets
- Update presets
- Preset pool settings
- Embedded presets
- Store values of multi steps
- Delete presets
- Worlds and Filters
- At filter
- Create a world
- Create a filter
- Use a world or filter
- Delete a world
- Delete a filter
- Cues and Sequences
- What is tracking
- Look at cues and sequences
- Sequence settings
- Store cues
- Store options and preferences
- Play back cues
- Cue timing
- Executors
- Assign object to an executor
- Executor configurations
- Running playbacks
- Phasers
- Step bar
- Phaser editor
- Create sinus dimmer phaser
- Macros
- Create macros
- Edit macros
- Assign macros to keys and buttons
- Timecode
- Toggle view mode
- What are timecode slots
- Layouts
- Create a layout
- Layout pool settings
- Edit layout
- Layout view settings
- Edit layout view
- Edit layout elements
- System Information
- Date and time
- Clock
- System info
- Update the Software
- Update grandMA3 consoles
- Update grandMA3 xport nodes
- Fixture Types
- Import fixture types
- Import GDTF
- Build fixture types
- Insert fixture types
- Insert DMX modes
- Insert geometries
- Insert models
- Link models to geometries
- Link DMX modes to geometries
- Export fixture types
- Export GDTF
- Import fixture types
- Introduction
- grandMA3 Quick Manual consoles
- grandMA3 Quick Manual processing
- grandMA3 Quick Manual nodes
- grandMA3 Quick Manual DIN-Rail
- grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC solutions
- Release Notes
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Executor elements
Table of contents of this topic
The executors are handles to control objects in the show file. The executors are located on the left part of the console.
On the onPC and on the consoles, the executors are also in the Playback Control overlay and the Playback window. To access the Playback Control menu press F5 on the keyboard or the Playback Controls icon. 
The number of physical executors depends on the console type.
Executor 101 thru 190
The executors 101 thru 190 are located as the lower buttons in the executor section. On the hardware keys, these have labeled one horizontal line on top of them. In the Playback Control overlay or the Playback window, they are named by their number.
Executor 191 thru 198
The executors 191 thru 198 are located as the lower row of X-keys (X9 to X16). Please see the Keys topic for more information.
Executor 201 thru 290
The executors 201 thru 290 are located as the second lower buttons and the faders in the executor section. One button and the above fader is one executor. On the hardware keys, these have labeled two horizontal line on top of them. In the Playback Control overlay or the Playback window, they are named by their number.
Executor 291 thru 298
The executors 291 thru 298 are located as the upper row of X-keys (X1 to X8). Please see the Keys topic for more information.
Executor 301 thru 390
The executors 301 thru 390 are located as the second upper buttons and knobs in the executor section. One button and one knob is one executor. On the hardware keys, these have labeled three horizontal line on top of them. In the Playback Control overlay or the Playback window, they are named by their number.
Executor 401 thru 490
The executor 401 thru 490 are located as the upper buttons and knobs in the executor section. One button and one knob is one executor. On the hardware keys, these have labeled four horizontal line on top of them. In the Playback Control overlay or the Playback window, they are named by their number.
For more informations about executors, see the Executors topic