grandMA3 User Manual
- About the manual
- Device Overview
  - grandMA3 consoles
    - grandMA3 full-size
    - grandMA3 full-size CRV
    - grandMA3 light
    - grandMA3 light CRV
    - grandMA3 compact XT
    - grandMA3 compact
  - 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
  - Keys
    - . [Dot]
    - <<< [GoFastBackward] | Black
    - >>> [GoFastForward] | Flash
    - - [Minus]
    - + [Plus]
    - / [Slash] | * [Asterisk/Multiply]
    - At
    - Assign
    - Align
    - Blind
    - Clear
    - Channel
    - Copy
    - Ctrl
    - 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
    - Command area
    - Master area
    - Custom area
    - Dual encoders
    - Level wheel
    - Grand master
    - 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 grandMA3 onPC
  - Windows installation
  - Optimize Windows
  - macOS installation
  - Optimize macOS
  - onPC Terminal App
  - onPC settings
- Show File Handling
- 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
  - 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
- Command Syntax and Keywords
  - General syntax rules
  - General keywords
    - ; [Semicolon]
    - / [Slash]
    - . [Dot]
    - .. [DotDot]
    - = [Equal]
    - <<< [GoFastBackward]
    - >>> [GoFastForward]
    - - [Minus]
    - * [Asterisk]
    - % [Percent]
    - + [Plus]
    - Absolute
    - Acceleration
    - Action
    - ActivationGroup
    - Agenda
    - Align
    - AlignTransition
    - Appearance
    - Assign
    - At
    - Attribute
    - AutoCreate
    - Black
    - Blind
    - Block
    - BPM
    - Call
    - Camera
    - Capture
    - ChangeDestination
    - Channel
    - ChannelSet
    - Chat
    - ChatJoin
    - ChatLeave
    - Cleanup
    - Clear
    - ClearActive
    - ClearAll
    - ClearSelection
    - Clone
    - CommandDelay
    - Collect
    - Collection
    - Color
    - ColorDef
    - ColorTheme
    - Configuration
    - Console
    - Cook
    - Copy
    - Cue
    - CueAbs
    - CueDelay
    - CueFade
    - CueInDelay
    - CueInFade
    - CueOutDelay
    - CueOutFade
    - CueRel
    - CueUpdate
    - CurrentEnvironment
    - CurrentUser
    - CurrentUserProfile
    - Cut
    - DataPool
    - Deceleration
    - Decimal8
    - Decimal16
    - Decimal24
    - Default
    - Delay
    - Delete
    - DeleteOtherVersions
    - DelGlobalVar
    - DelUserVar
    - Dismiss
    - Display
    - DMXLayer
    - DMXAddress
    - DMXReadout
    - DMXUniverse
    - DoubleSpeed
    - Down
    - DumpLog
    - Drive
    - Echo
    - Edit
    - EditSetting
    - Eject
    - Effect
    - EndIf
    - Environment
    - Exchange
    - Executor
    - Export
    - Extract
    - Extension
    - Fade
    - Fader
    - FaderMaster
    - FaderRate
    - FaderSpeed
    - FaderTemp
    - FaderTime
    - FaderX
    - FaderXA
    - FaderXB
    - FeatureGroup
    - Filter
    - Fix
    - FixtureClass
    - FixtureLayer
    - Fixture
    - FixtureType
    - Flip
    - Flash
    - Fog
    - Font
    - Freeze
    - Full
    - Gel
    - GetGlobalVar
    - GetUserVar
    - Go+
    - Go-
    - Goto
    - Grid
    - GridPos
    - Group
    - HalfSpeed
    - HardwareKey
    - Help
    - Helplua
    - Hex8
    - Hex16
    - Hex24
    - Highlight
    - Houselights
    - Hz
    - If
    - IfActive
    - IfOutput
    - IfProg
    - Image
    - Import
    - Index
    - Insert
    - Integrate
    - Interface
    - Invert
    - Invite
    - IP
    - JoinSession
    - Key
    - Keyboard
    - KeyboardShortcuts
    - Knockin
    - Knockout
    - Label
    - Language
    - Layout
    - LearnSpeed
    - LeaveSession
    - Library
    - List
    - ListOwner
    - ListRef
    - Load
    - Loaded
    - LoadShow
    - Lock
    - Login
    - Logout
    - Lowlight
    - Lua
    - LuaFile
    - Macro
    - MArker
    - Master
    - MAtricks
    - Measure
    - Media
    - MemInfo
    - Menu
    - Mesh
    - MessageCenter
    - Monitor
    - Move
    - Multipatch
    - MyRunningMacro
    - MyRunningPreset
    - MyRunningSequence
    - Natural
    - NDI
    - NewShow
    - NextY
    - NextZ
    - Next
    - Node
    - NonDim
    - Normal
    - Off
    - Offset
    - On
    - onPC
    - OSC
    - Oops
    - OutputLayer
    - Page
    - Part
    - Park
    - Paste
    - Patch
    - Pause
    - Percent
    - PercentFine
    - Phase
    - Physical
    - Plugin
    - Preset
    - PresetUpdate
    - Press
    - Preview
    - PreviousY
    - PreviousZ
    - Previous
    - Programmer
    - Property
    - PU
    - Pyro
    - Rate1
    - RDM
    - Readout
    - Reboot
    - Recast
    - Record
    - Relation
    - Relative
    - Release
    - ReloadPlugins
    - ReloadUI
    - Remote
    - RemoteHID
    - RemoteCommand
    - Remove
    - RenderQuality
    - Reset
    - Restart
    - Root
    - RTChannel
    - RunningMacro
    - RunningPreset
    - RunningSequence
    - RunningTimecode
    - SaveShow
    - ScreenConfig
    - ScreenContent
    - Scribble
    - Seconds
    - Select
    - Selection
    - SelFix
    - Sequence
    - SendMIDI
    - SendOSC
    - Set
    - SetGlobalVar
    - SetUserVar
    - Shuffle
    - Shutdown
    - SnapDelay
    - SoftwareImport
    - SoftwareUpdate
    - SoundChannel
    - Solo
    - SpecialExecutor
    - Speed
    - Speed1
    - Stage
    - Station
    - Step
    - Stomp
    - SwitchGma2Mode
    - Swop
    - Store
    - Temp
    - Texture
    - Thru
    - Time
    - Timecode
    - TimecodeSlot
    - 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
    - Xkeys
    - Zero
  - Option keywords
    - /Active
    - /ActiveForSelected
    - /AddNewContent
    - /All
    - /AllForSelected
    - /Ask
    - /Auto
    - /CopyCueDst
    - /CopyCueScr
    - /CreateReferenceObject
    - /CreateSecondCue
    - /CueOnly
    - /Date
    - /Default
    - /DiscardChanges
    - /DMX
    - /Embed
    - /Enumerate
    - /File
    - /ForceGlobal
    - /GDTF
    - /Gaps
    - /Global
    - /GridMergeMode
    - /Indirect
    - /KeepActivation
    - /Look
    - /Merge
    - /NoConfirm
    - /OriginalContentOnly
    - /Overwrite
    - /Path
    - /Release
    - /Remove
    - /Screen
    - /Selective
    - /Universal
  - Extended command line syntax options
- Windows, Views, and Menus
  - Add window
  - 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
    - Join a session
    - Leave a session
    - Invite to a session
    - Dismiss from session
    - Create a custom key
    - Session master selection
  - Web remote
- 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
- 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
  - 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
  - Encoder resolution
  - Using the color picker
  - Gel pool
  - Selection bar
  - Align
  - Selection Grid
  - Smart view
  - General parent.child structure
- Scribbles
  - Create scribbles
  - Edit scribbles
  - Assign scribbles
  - Delete scribbles
- Images
  - Screenshots
- Video
- Appearances
  - Create appearances
  - Use appearances
  - Delete appearances
- 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
  - Sequences 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
  - Edit macros
  - Assign macros to keys and buttons
  - Variables
  - Examples
- Agenda
  - View modes
  - Create an agenda entry
  - Edit an agenda entry
  - Agenda toolbar
- 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
- 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
  - Functions - Object-Free API
    - BuildDetails
    - CloseUndo
    - Cmd
    - CmdIndirect
    - CmdIndirectWait
    - CmdObj
    - Confirm
    - CreateUndo
    - DataPool
    - DefaultDisplayPositions
    - DeskLocked
    - Echo
    - ErrEcho
    - ErrPrintf
    - Export
    - ExportCSV
    - ExportJson
    - FromAddr
    - GetPath
    - GetShowFileStatus
    - GetSubfixture
    - GetSubfixtureCount
    - HandleToStr
    - HandleToInt
    - HookObjectChange
    - HostOS
    - HostSubType
    - HostType
    - Import
    - IntToHandle
    - MasterPool
    - MessageBox
    - ObjectList
    - Patch
    - PopupInput
    - Printf
    - ProgrammerPart
    - ProgressBar
    - Pult
    - Root
    - SelectedSequence
    - Selection
    - SelectionCount
    - SelectionFirst
    - SelectionNext
    - SerialNumber
    - ShowData
    - StrToHandle
    - ShowSettings
    - TextInput
    - Timer
    - UserVariables
    - Version
  - Functions - Object API
    - Addr
    - AddrNative
    - Children
    - Dump
    - Export
    - HasActivePlayback
    - Import
    - ToAddr
- Data Pools
- System
  - Date and time
  - Clock
  - Desk lights
  - System information
  - System monitor
  - Info Window
- Sound
  - Sound Window
- Remote In and Out
  - DC remotes
  - MIDI remotes
  - DMX remotes
  - OSC
  - 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
  - Export fixture types
    - Export GDTF
- File Management
  - SFTP connection
  - Import / Export Menu
  - Folder Structure
- Shut down the System
- Troubleshooting
  - Clean start
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 1.8

User-Defined Area

The user-defined area is located on screens 1 through 7. It appears as a grid of small dots.

This is the area where windows can be added and arranged to be stored and recalled as views. For information on how to manage windows in the user-defined area and views, see Windows, Views, and Menus.

The Configure Display menu allows adjustment of the grid size within the user-defined area. It is possible to configure the grid of the user-defined area to a size larger or smaller than the available display space. For more information on the Configure Display menu, see Configuration of Displays.

Grid of the user-defined area configured larger than the available display space

If the grid is larger than the available display space, a dark orange outline appears around the edge of the user-defined area. Horizontal and vertical scroll bars appear, allowing access to the full space of the grid. The 3 finger scroll gesture also scrolls the user-defined area within the visible portion of the display. For more information on gestures, see the Gestures topic.

Grid of the user-defined area configured smaller than the available display space

If the grid is smaller than the available display space, a partially transparent gray overlay appears over the excess area. Any previously stored views that utilize this area will still recall as stored. The overlay does allow interaction with the contents of windows underneath, but windows cannot be resized or created outside of the user-defined area.