grandMA3 User Manual
- About the Help
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- Device Overview
  - grandMA3 consoles
    - grandMA3 full-size
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  - grandMA3 extension
  - grandMA3 replay unit
  - grandMA3 processing units
  - grandMA3 nodes
  - grandMA3 nodes DIN-Rail
  - grandMA3 I/O Node
  - grandMA3 I/O Node DIN-Rail
  - grandMA3 onPC command wing XT
  - grandMA3 onPC command wing
  - grandMA3 onPC fader wing
  - grandMA3 onPC rack-unit
  - Screen allocation
  - Keyboard shortcuts
    - Framework shortcuts
  - Keys
    - . [Dot]
    - <<< [GoFastBackward] | Black
    - >>> [GoFastForward] | Flash
    - - [Minus]
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    - At
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    - Page+
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    - Power
    - Preset
    - Prvw [Preview]
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    - Select
    - SelFix [SelectFixture]
    - Sequ [Sequence]
    - Set
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    - Time
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    - U1
    - U2
    - X1 | Clone
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    - X3 | Grid
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    - X5 | Step
    - X6 | TC
    - X7 | View
    - X8 | DMX
    - X9
    - X10
    - X11
    - X12
    - X13 | Phaser
    - X14 | Macro
    - X15 | Page
    - X16 | Exec
    - Xkeys
  - Control elements
    - Command area
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    - Custom area
    - Dual encoders
    - Level wheel
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    - Executor elements
  - Connector pin assignment
  - UPS battery
- 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 devices
  - Connect DMX
  - Connect Audio In
  - Connect MIDI
  - Connect LTC
  - Connect Ethernet
  - Connect DC Remote In
  - Connect grandMA3 extension
  - Connect grandMA3 fader wing
  - Turn on the device the first time
- grandMA3 onPC
  - System requirements
  - Windows™® installation
  - Optimize Windows™®
  - macOS® installation
  - Optimize macOS®
  - onPC Terminal App
  - onPC settings
- Show File Handling
  - Load show file
  - Save show file
  - New show file
  - Backup, demo and template show files
  - Organize show files
- Workspace
  - User interface
    - Configuration of displays
    - Desk lock
    - User-defined area
    - Command line
    - Control bar
    - View bar
    - Tables in general
    - Trackpad window
  - Gestures
  - Command area
  - Oops overlay
  - Master controls
  - Playback controls
  - Displays in grandMA3 onPC
  - Encoder bar
    - Feature group control bar
    - Encoder toolbar
  - Calculator
  - Playback bar
  - Command wing bar
  - Colors
    - System
    - Markers
    - Color theme
    - Compare tool
- Command Syntax and Keywords
  - Syntax rules
  - Parent child concept
  - General keywords
    - ; [Semicolon]
    - / [Slash]
    - . [Dot]
    - = [Equal]
    - <<< [GoFastBackward]
    - >>> [GoFastForward]
    - - [Minus]
    - * [Asterisk]
    - % [Percent]
    - + [Plus]
    - Absolute
    - Acceleration
    - Action
    - ActivationGroup
    - Agenda
    - Align
    - AlignTransition
    - Appearance
    - Assign
    - At
    - Attribute
    - AutoCreate
    - Black
    - Blind
    - Block
    - BPM
    - Call
    - CancelSoftwareUpdate
    - Camera
    - Capture
    - ChangeDestination
    - Channel
    - ChannelSet
    - Chat
    - ChatJoin
    - ChatLeave
    - CleanUp
    - Clear
    - ClearActive
    - ClearAll
    - ClearSelection
    - Clone
    - CommandDelay
    - Collect
    - Collection
    - Color
    - ColorDefinition
    - ColorTheme
    - Configuration
    - Console
    - Cook
    - Copy
    - Cue
    - CueAbsolute
    - CueDelay
    - CueFade
    - CueInDelay
    - CueInFade
    - CueOutDelay
    - CueOutFade
    - CueRelative
    - CueUpdate
    - CurrentEnvironment
    - CurrentUser
    - CurrentUserProfile
    - Cut
    - DataPool
    - Deceleration
    - Decimal8
    - Decimal16
    - Decimal24
    - Default
    - Delay
    - Delete
    - DeleteOtherVersions
    - DeleteGlobalVariable
    - DeleteUserVariable
    - Dismiss
    - Display
    - DMXAddress
    - DMXLayer
    - DMXReadout
    - DMXUniverse
    - DoubleSpeed
    - Down
    - DumpLog
    - Drive
    - DropOwnership
    - Echo
    - Edit
    - EditSetting
    - Eject
    - Effect
    - EncoderPage
    - EndIf
    - Environment
    - Exchange
    - Executor
    - Export
    - Extract
    - Extension
    - Fade
    - FaderCrossFade
    - FaderCrossFadeA
    - FaderCrossFadeB
    - FaderMaster
    - FaderRate
    - FaderSpeed
    - FaderTemp
    - FaderTime
    - FeatureGroup
    - Filter
    - Fix
    - FixtureClass
    - FixtureLayer
    - Fixture
    - FixtureType
    - Flip
    - Flash
    - Fog
    - Freeze
    - Full
    - Gel
    - GetGlobalVariable
    - GetUserVariable
    - Go+
    - Go-
    - Goto
    - Grid
    - GridPosition
    - Group
    - HalfSpeed
    - Help
    - HelpLua
    - Hex8
    - Hex16
    - Hex24
    - Highlight
    - Houselights
    - Hz
    - If
    - IfActive
    - IfOutput
    - IfProgrammer
    - Image
    - Import
    - Index
    - Insert
    - Integrate
    - Interface
    - Invert
    - Invite
    - IP
    - JoinSession
    - Key
    - Keyboard
    - KeyboardShortcut
    - Kill
    - KnockIn
    - KnockOut
    - Label
    - Layout
    - LearnSpeed
    - LeaveSession
    - Library
    - List
    - ListOwnership
    - ListReference
    - Load
    - Loaded
    - LoadShow
    - Lock
    - LogIn
    - LogOut
    - Lowlight
    - Lua
    - LuaFile
    - Macro
    - MArker
    - Master
    - MAtricks
    - Measure
    - Media
    - MemoryInfo
    - Menu
    - Mesh
    - Move
    - Multipatch
    - MyRunningMacro
    - MyRunningPreset
    - MyRunningSequence
    - MyRunningTimer
    - Natural
    - NDI
    - NewShow
    - Next
    - NextY
    - NextZ
    - NetworkNode
    - NonDim
    - Normal
    - Note
    - Off
    - Offset
    - On
    - onPC
    - OSC
    - Oops
    - OutputLayer
    - Page
    - Part
    - Park
    - Paste
    - Patch
    - Pause
    - Percent
    - PercentFine
    - Phase
    - Physical
    - Plugin
    - Preset
    - PresetUpdate
    - Press
    - Preview
    - Previous
    - PreviousY
    - PreviousZ
    - Programmer
    - Property
    - ProcessingUnit
    - Pyro
    - Quickey
    - Rate1
    - RDM
    - Readout
    - Reboot
    - Recast
    - Record
    - Relative
    - Release
    - ReloadAllPlugins
    - ReloadUI
    - Remote
    - RemoteHID
    - RemoteCommand
    - Remove
    - RenderQuality
    - Reset
    - Restart
    - Root
    - RealtimeChannel
    - RunningMacro
    - RunningPreset
    - RunningSequence
    - RunningTimecode
    - RunningTimer
    - SaveShow
    - ScreenConfiguration
    - ScreenContent
    - Scribble
    - Seconds
    - Select
    - Selection
    - SelectFixtures
    - Sequence
    - SendMIDI
    - SendOSC
    - Set
    - SetGlobalVariable
    - SetUserVariable
    - Shuffle
    - ShutDown
    - SnapDelay
    - SoftwareImport
    - SoftwareUpdate
    - SoundChannel
    - Solo
    - SpecialExecutor
    - Speed
    - Speed1
    - SpeedMaster
    - Stage
    - Station
    - StationSettings
    - Step
    - Stomp
    - Store
    - SwitchTograndMA2Software
    - SwitchTograndMA3Software
    - Swap
    - Temp
    - Thru
    - Time
    - Timecode
    - TimecodeSlot
    - Timer
    - Toggle
    - TopUp
    - Top
    - Transition
    - Type
    - UIChannel
    - UIGridSelection
    - Unblock
    - Universal
    - Unlock
    - Unpark
    - Unpress
    - Up
    - Update
    - UpdateContent
    - User1
    - User2
    - User
    - UserProfile
    - Video
    - Version
    - View
    - ViewButton
    - Width
    - World
    - Zero
  - Option keywords
    - /Active
    - /ActiveForSelected
    - /AddNewContent
    - /All
    - /AllForSelected
    - /Ask
    - /Auto
    - /CopyCueDestination
    - /CopyCueSource
    - /CreateReferenceObject
    - /CreateSecondCue
    - /CueOnly
    - /Date
    - /Default
    - /DiscardChanges
    - /DMX
    - /DMXProtocols
    - /Embed
    - /Enumerate
    - /File
    - /ForceGlobal
    - /GDTF
    - /Gaps
    - /Global
    - /GridMergeMode
    - /Indirect
    - /InputFilter
    - /KeepActivation
    - /LocalSettings
    - /Look
    - /MAtricks
    - /Merge
    - /MergeHighPriority
    - /MergeLowPriority
    - /MoveValues
    - /NoAutoClose
    - /NoConfirmation
    - /NoDependencies
    - /NoOops
    - /NoRefresh
    - /NoSave
    - /NoShowData
    - /NoSubfolders
    - /OriginalContentOnly
    - /Output
    - /OutputStations
    - /Overwrite
    - /PatchOffset
    - /Path
    - /PhaserData
    - /Programmer
    - /Release
    - /Remove
    - /Save
    - /Screen
    - /Selection
    - /Selective
    - /Single
    - /Tab
    - /Type
    - /Universal
    - /Wrap
  - Extended command line syntax options
- Windows, Views, and Menus
  - Add window
  - Rearrange
  - Store and recall views
  - Remove windows from a screen
  - Window settings
  - Title bar configuration
  - Menus
  - Change menu locations
  - Pool windows
    - Create pool objects
    - 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
    - Join a session
    - Leave a session
    - Invite to a session
    - Dismiss from session
    - Create a custom key
    - Session master selection
  - Web remote
  - Network design
    - Protocol details
    - WLAN (WiFi)
  - Regulations and standards
- DMX In and Out
  - DMX port configuration
  - Ethernet DMX
    - Art-Net menu
    - sACN menu
    - Transmit DMX using Art-Net
- Single User and Multi User Systems
  - Create user
  - User settings
  - Object ownership
- Patch and Fixture Setup
  - What are fixtures
  - Add fixtures to the show
  - Add multipatch fixtures
  - MVR
  - Live patch
  - DMX sheet
  - DMX universes
  - Remove fixtures from the show
  - Position fixtures in the 3D space
  - 3D viewer
  - Render quality
  - Camera pool
  - Stages
  - Classes and layers
  - Attribute definitions
    - Activation group
    - Feature group
    - Deactivation group
  - Parameter list
  - DMX curves
- Operate Fixtures
  - Select fixtures
  - What is the programmer
  - Fixture sheet
    - Graphics
  - Encoder resolution
  - Using the color picker
  - Gel pool
  - Selection bar
  - Align
  - Selection Grid
  - SMArt view
- Scribbles
  - Create scribbles
  - Edit scribbles
  - Assign scribbles
  - Delete scribbles
- Images
  - Screenshots
- Video
- Meshes
- Gobos
- Symbols
  - Import symbols
  - Delete symbols
- Appearances
  - Create appearances
  - Use appearances
  - Delete appearances
- Notes
- Groups
  - Create groups
  - Edit groups
  - Delete groups
  - Group masters
- Presets
  - Preset pools
  - Create new presets
  - Recipe presets
  - Use preset
  - Edit or Update presets
- Worlds and Filters
  - At filter
  - Create a world
  - Create a filter
  - Use a world or filter
  - Delete a world
  - Delete a filter
- MAtricks and Shuffle
  - Blocks
  - Groups
  - Wings
  - Widths
  - Shuffle
  - Transform
- Cues and Sequences
  - What is tracking
    - Tracking distance
    - Break
  - Sequence sheet
  - Content sheet
  - Sequence settings
  - Store cues
  - Update cues
  - Copy cues
  - Cue recipes
  - Store settings and preferences
  - Play back cues
  - Move in black
  - Cue timing
  - Renumber cues
  - Delete cues
- Executors
  - Assign object to an executor
  - Executor configurations
  - Running playbacks
  - Special executors
- Masters
  - Selected masters
  - Grand masters
    - Time control
  - Speed masters
  - Playback masters
- Recipes
- Phasers
  - Phaser editor
  - Create sinus dimmer phaser
  - Create circle phaser
  - Create circle phaser around position
  - Create color rainbow phaser
- XYZ
  - Activating XYZ for fixture types
  - MArker fixture
- Macros
  - Create macros
  - Import macros
  - Edit macros
  - Assign macros to keys and buttons
  - Variables
  - Examples
- Agenda
  - View modes
  - Create an agenda entry
  - Edit an agenda entry
  - Agenda toolbar
- Timers
  - Stopwatch
  - Countdown
- Timecode
  - What are timecode slots
  - Timecode settings
  - Track groups
  - Time ranges and events
  - Toggle view mode
  - Record a timecode show
  - Record an external timecode show
  - Edit a timecode show
  - External sources
- Layouts
  - Create a layout
  - Assign multipatch fixtures
  - Edit layout
  - Layout view settings
  - Edit layout view
  - Edit layout elements
  - Layout encoder bar
- Plugins
  - What is Lua?
  - Handle
  - Interface functions
    - Progress bar
  - Variable functions
  - Functions - Object-Free API
    - AddonVars
    - BuildDetails
    - ClassExists
    - CloseAllOverlays
    - CloseUndo
    - Cmd
    - CmdIndirect
    - CmdIndirectWait
    - CmdObj
    - ConfigTable
    - Confirm
    - CreateUndo
    - CurrentEnvironment
    - CurrentExecPage
    - CurrentProfile
    - CurrentUser
    - DataPool
    - DefaultDisplayPositions
    - DelVar
    - DeskLocked
    - DeviceConfiguration
    - DrawPointer
    - Echo
    - ErrEcho
    - ErrPrintf
    - Export
    - ExportCSV
    - ExportJson
    - FromAddr
    - GetApiDescriptor
    - GetAttributeByUIChannel
    - GetAttributeCount
    - GetAttributeIndex
    - GetChannelFunction
    - GetChannelFunctionIndex
    - GetClassDerivationLevel
    - GetDisplayByIndex
    - GetDisplayCollect
    - GetDMXUniverse
    - GetDMXValue
    - GetExecutor
    - GetFocus
    - GetFocusDisplay
    - GetObjApiDescriptor
    - GetPath
    - GetPathSeparator
    - GetRTChannel
    - GetRTChannelCount
    - GetRTChannels
    - GetSample
    - GetSelectedAttribute
    - GetShowFileStatus
    - GetSubfixture
    - GetSubfixtureCount
    - GetTokenName
    - GetTokenNameByIndex
    - GetUIChannelCount
    - GetUIChannelIndex
    - GetUIChannels
    - GetVar
    - GlobalVars
    - HandleToInt
    - HandleToStr
    - HookObjectChange
    - HostOS
    - HostSubType
    - HostType
    - Import
    - IncProgress
    - IntToHandle
    - IsObjectValid
    - KeyboardObj
    - MasterPool
    - MessageBox
    - MouseObj
    - ObjectList
    - Patch
    - PopupInput
    - Printf
    - ProgrammerPart
    - Pult
    - ReleaseType
    - Root
    - SelectedSequence
    - Selection
    - SelectionCount
    - SelectionFirst
    - SelectionNext
    - SerialNumber
    - SetBlockInput
    - SetLED
    - SetProgress
    - SetProgressRange
    - SetProgressText
    - SetVar
    - ShowData
    - ShowSettings
    - StartProgress
    - StopProgress
    - StrToHandle
    - TextInput
    - Time
    - Timer
    - TouchObj
    - UserVars
    - Version
  - Functions - Object API
    - Addr
    - AddrNative
    - Children
    - Dump
    - Export
    - HasActivePlayback
    - Import
    - ToAddr
- Quickeys
  - Quickey editor
  - Use quickey pool objects
  - Example
- Data Pools
- System
  - Date and time
  - Clock
  - Desk lights
  - System information
  - System monitor
  - Info window
- Sound
- Remote In and Out
  - DC remotes
  - MIDI remotes
  - DMX remotes
  - OSC
    - Examples
    - TouchOSC
    - QLab
    - Open stage control
    - zactrack
    - Protocol viewer
  - PSN
  - MIDI
- RDM
- Control other MA Devices
  - grandMA3 nodes
  - MA network switch
  - RemoteHID
- Update the Software
  - Update grandMA3 consoles
  - Update grandMA3 Nodes
  - Update grandMA3 onPC windows hardware
  - Update grandMA3 viz-key
  - Network update
  - Delete update files
  - Troubleshooting
- Fixture Types
  - Import fixture types
    - Import GDTF
    - Conflicts in fixture types
  - Build fixture types
    - Insert fixture types
    - Insert DMXModes
    - Insert geometries
    - Insert models
    - Link models to geometries
    - Link DMX modes to geometries
    - Environmental fixture types
  - Export fixture types
- File Management
  - SFTP connection
  - Import / Export menu
  - Folder structure
- Shut Down the System
- Troubleshooting
  - Clean start
  - Update does not work
  - Station does not connect
  - Panic macro
- Glossary
grandMA3 Quick Start Guide
grandMA3 Quick Manual consoles
grandMA3 Quick Manual processing units
grandMA3 Quick Manual Nodes
grandMA3 Quick Manual Nodes DIN-Rail
grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC command wing XT
grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC command wing
grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC fader wing
grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC rack-unit
grandMA3 Quick Manual viz-key
grandMA3 Quick Manual I/O Nodes
Release Notes

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Version 1.9

Info Window

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List Reference
Auto List Reference
Link Type

The info window is a helpful tool to show operators references, dependencies and notes for objects in the show file.

For more information, see ListReference keyword.

To open the Info window:

Open the Add Window dialogue, tap More, then tap Info.

The Info window opens.

Referenced by (x) -tab displays the following information:

(x), displays the number of references for this object.
Type, displays the targeted object reference type.
No, displays the targeted object reference number.
Name, displays the targeted object reference name.

Depends on (x)-tab displays the following information:

Type, displays the type of the targeted object dependencies.
No, displays the number of the targeted object dependencies.
Name, displays the name of the targeted object dependencies.

The Note (x)-tab displays the notes of a object.

Text can be changed or added in the Note-tab directly. Changes are save within one second after the last character was entered.

For more information about Notes, see Notes topic.

List Reference

To list the references of an object, for example a sequence pool object:

Open the grandMA3 demo show file, the Sequence pool and the Info window.
Tap List Reference in the title bar of the Info window or type ListReference in the command line.
Tap Look in the Sequence pool. The related information about the selected sequence pool object is shown in the Info window.

Info window displaying information of Sequence 1.

Important:
The results of List Reference for a targeted object will stay visible until you perform a new search or change the view. It can not be cleared or deleted.

Auto List Reference

The Auto List Reference button defines if List Reference is set automatically to a specific object:

None: References are not listed automatically.
Selected Sequence: List References automatically lists the selected sequence in the Info window.

Hint:
When Auto List Reference is set to Selected Sequence, the List Reference button will be grayed out.

Link Type

To specify the displayed information in the Info window, Link Type can be set to the following values:

Unlinked: Displays the note of the selected object (in this case sequence 1) via the List Reference button.
Current Cue: Displays the note of the currently active cue.
Next Cue: Displays the note of the cue that will be played back next when executing Go+ again on the sequence. When using Load, the note of the loaded cue will be displayed.

Values are named by the children after selecting an object via the List Reference button.

For example, to set different Link Types in the Note tab:

Store two cues into Sequence 1. For more information to store cues, see Store cues.
Add notes to cues. For more information to store cues, see Notes topic.
Tap List Reference and then tap Sequence 1 in the sequence pool.
Use Go+ to go through the cues.