Create a new fixture

LightShark has an integrated fixture editor, with which the user can create their own profiles for new fixtures. 

1. In the upper left corner click on the menu icon.
   

   

2. Press the "Patch" button.
   

   

3. Select the top tab “FIXTURE EDITOR".

   

4. Select the "CREATE NEW FIXTURE" option to create a fixture from scratch.
   

   

5. Enter the fixture name and mode. Press and hold the text fields for two seconds. Both the model name and description must not exceed 10 characters and must not contain spaces.
   

   

6. Enter the number of channels the fixture has. You can enter the number of channels using the "+" and "-" buttons or by entering the value directly by holding down the numeric field for one second.
   

   

   The lower part of the screen will show as many boxes as the number of channels entered.
   

DEFINING CHANNELS AND RANGES

1. Select one of the empty boxes and then select one of the parameters at the bottom. These are divided into 6 different types.
   

   

   Selecting a lightShark parameter will autocomplete the Channel Type ( HTP or LTP), Label, Find, Default HighLight and LowLight value. It is possible to configure the channel as "INVERT" or "INSTANT".
   
   Enabling the "INSTANT" option will ignore the fade and transition times. Enabling the "INVERT" option will cause lightShark to invert the output values for that channel.
   
   You can scroll between the different parameters.
   

2. The ranges for each of the channels can then be defined by clicking on the "RANGES" button on the right side of the screen.
   

   

3. Hold down the "Name" field for two seconds to add a new segment, through the spinners set the minimum and maximum value of that range.Repeat the process as many times as necessary to create the necessary ranges.
   

   

DEFINING GOBO PALETTES

1. Through the palettes window it is possible to define both color and gobo palettes.
   

   

2. To add a new gobo palette enter the name of the palette then press the "+" button to add an icon.
   

   

   All gobos are sorted by type. Select the appropriate type then select the gobo and press OK.
   

   

3. Once the gobo is selected, enter the channel value for that palette.
   

   

DEFINING COLOR PALETTES

1. To create a color palette you must first select a color from the library.
   

   

2. The colors are sorted by type (Basic, Rosco, Lee and Apollo). Select a color and press OK.
   

   

3. Once the color has been selected, you must enter the value  of the channel for that color. Please note that in the case of colors made with color mixing it is necessary to enter the values of each of the color components.
   

   

DEFINING MACROS

1. From the "MACROS" tab the user can define the functions of "LAMP ON", "LAMP OFF". "RESET", etc.
   

   

2. Press and hold the name field for two seconds to add a label to the Macro.
   

   

3. Select the channel that controls the Lamp_On, Lamp_Off , Reset...
   

   

4. Define the values that the channel must have along the time period for the macro to be executed correctly. 
   

   

   In this example the macro first clears the channel value by sending the value 0 for one second, then sends the value 145 for 5.5 seconds to turn on the lamp and finally clears the channel again by sending the value 0 for one second.
   

SAVING THE CHANGES

1. Once the necessary adjustments have been made, the changes must be saved for the fixture to be added to the library.
   

   

2. Press “OK".
   

   

The fixtures created by the user are added to the internal library within the manufacturer "USER".