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Updating Groups & All associated playbacks/cues using the group


Uriahdemon

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Afternoon all,

I have a number of cue stacks built using groups.  I would like to add some additional fixtures to the cues and thought if I just update the group that would then work.  Unfortunately it did not.  I was wondering if this is possible or not and how to go about it please if it is.....??

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Hi @Uriahdemon

When you record a cue, the console does not know what groups were used to select the fixtures. Groups can therefore be updated, without worrying about changing recorded cues.

57 minutes ago, Uriahdemon said:

I would like to add some additional fixtures to the cues

Are these new fixtures, that need to behave identically to an existing fixture of the same type? If so, your easiest option is to simply add an additional DMX address in the Fixture Schedule to the fixture that has already been patched. Then, the new fixture will be sent the same data as the original fixture.

If the additional fixtures are patched with their own fixture numbers, then they will need to manually be added into the required cues. If the additional fixtures are the same type as existing fixtures, this may help you...

https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/palettes/advanced-palettes

Hope this helps.

Edward Smith
Product Specialist

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Hi Ed,  thanks for the reply.

They are replacement fixtures for some of mine that are nearing the end.  Unfortunately the fixture file for them is different as they jigged the DMX channels around quite a bit.  I was just looking at the quickest way to replace them with the minimum of re-programming.

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13 hours ago, Uriahdemon said:

I was just looking at the quickest way to replace them with the minimum of re-programming.

To "replace" your existing fixtures with your new fixtures, you can use "Change Fixtures" in the Fixture Schedule...

https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/fixture-schedule/change-fixture

To "add" the new fixtures into your programming, you'll need to manually add them into your cues.

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Edward Smith
Product Specialist

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