grandMA3 User Manual » Fixture Types » Build Fixture Types

Version 2.2

grandMA3 allows building your own fixture types. Therefore, the grandMA3 software benefits from using a Fixture Type Editor. In this editor, it is possible to set up a custom-made fixture type using different inputs. For example:

• Wheels
• Physical Descriptions
• Models
• Geometries
• DMX Modes

Fixture type editor showing DMX modes for the selected fixture type

The following topics demonstrate how to use the Fixture Type Editor and provide a simple example of what a standard fixture type can look like. 

	Important:
	Creating fixture types can be necessary to project real-life fixtures that have not been built yet.

	Important:
	Instead of creating a new fixture type it can be easier and faster to take an existing fixture type and adjust only the differences!

	Hint:
	It is also possible to build fixtures using the GDTF Builder and import them to grandMA3. For more information, see Import GDTF.

Subtopics

• Insert Fixture Types
• Insert Geometries
• Insert Models
• Link Models to Geometries
• Insert DMX Modes and DMX Channels
• Environmental Fixture Types