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Overview

This lesson introduces into the stage view panel - a minimal 2D visualisation tool which offers valueable support for programming your show.

Lecture 4: The live view (stage view)

The stage view tool is one of the several tools in the tool menue. When you create devices and groups some (animated) icons are automatically generated in the stage view. You can shift these icon to a wanted place by mouse dragging. This way you can model your stage in 2D representation.

It could be helpful to load an background picture for better mapping your stage (right mouse context menue). Additional background pictures can be inserted in ".../DMMXControl3.0/Kernel/Pictures" folder.

It is possible to create several stage view panels that are administrated with the project explorer. In this way you can split your devices or map different locations for your show.

To add devices or device groups in a Stage View, let's move into the Project Explorer, drag and drop units into the respective Stage View.

The stage view distunguishes in "single lamp" icons and "group" icons. If you select an group icon all following operational actions are applied to each group member item.

You can select a set of devices by drawing a frame around them (this is a kind of temporary group - please do not confuse this with the default groups) or by single selection holding the "CTRL" key. Marking such a set of device can also be helpful for positioning the icons. By "create group" button you can define permanent groups from the selection.

There are some helpful shortcuts helping to improve the assignment of icons in the liveview (moving and alignment of symbols). At first you have to select the device icons by drawing a frame or pressing the "STRG/CTRL" key (windows style selection).

key	action	result
M ("Matrix")	press keys Shift+M and drag mouse	a matrix is created from the selected icons
F ("Fanning")	press keys Shift+F and drag mouse	icons are proportionally aligned (e.g. in a row)
C ("Circle")	press keys Shift+C and drag mouse	icons are aligned in shape of circle

By using Show/Hide button can be set, which attributes to displayed for the icons.

Excercise

Try to generate the same layout in the live view panel as shown above by shifting the icons
Mark a subset of devices and take place an operation with property panels (below, press at first "Lumos" button in intensity panel)

Certificate

I have understood the topics of this lecture and want to continue with next course: Lesson 5

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+==Overview==
+This lesson introduces into the stage view panel - a  minimal 2D visualisation tool which offers valueable support for programming your show.
+==Lecture 4: The live view (stage view) ==
+The '''stage view''' tool is one of the several tools in the tool menue. When you create devices and groups some (animated) icons are automatically generated in the stage view. You can shift these icon to a wanted place by mouse dragging. This way you can model your stage in 2D representation.
-==Overview==
+It could be helpful to load an background picture for better mapping your stage (right mouse context menue). Additional background pictures can be inserted in ".../DMMXControl3.0/Kernel/Pictures" folder.
-This lesson introduces into the liveview panel - a  minimal visualisation tool which offers valueable support for  programming your show.
-==Lecture 4: The live view ==
+It is possible to create several stage view panels that are administrated with the project explorer. In this way you can split your devices or map different locations for your show.
-The  liveView tool is one of the several tool in the tool menue. When  creating devices and groups some (animated) icons are automatically  generated in the liveview. You can shift these icon to a wanted place by mouse dragging. This way you can model your stage in 2D representation.
-It could be helpful to load an background picture for better mapping your stage (right mouse context menue).
+To add devices or device groups in a Stage View, let's move into the Project Explorer, drag and drop units into the respective Stage View.
-It is possible to create several liveview panels. In this way you can split your devices or map different locations for your show.
 [[File:DMXC3L04 liveView.JPG|600px]]
-The liveview distunguishes in "single lamp" icons and "group" icons. If you select an group icon all following operational actions are applied to each group member item.
+The stage view distunguishes in "single lamp" icons and "group" icons. If you select an group icon all following operational actions are applied to each group member item.
-You can select a set of devices by  drawing a frame around them (this is a kind of temporary group - please  do not confuse this with the default groups) or by single selection holding the "Strg" key. Marking such a set of device can also be helpful for positioning the icons. By "create group" button you can define permanent groups from the selection.
+You can select a set of devices by drawing a frame around them (this is a kind of temporary group - please  do not confuse this with the default groups) or by single selection holding the "CTRL" key. Marking such a set of device can also be helpful for positioning the icons. By "create group" button you can define permanent groups from the selection.
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 !         key         !!        action        !! result
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-|  M ("Matrix")  ||    press key M and drag mouse    || a matrix is created from the selected icons
+|  M ("Matrix")  ||    press keys Shift+M and drag mouse    || a matrix is created from the selected icons
 |-
-|   F  ("Fanning")   || press key F and drag mouse || icons are proportionally aligned (e.g. in a row)
+|   F  ("Fanning")   || press keys Shift+F and drag mouse || icons are proportionally aligned (e.g. in a row)
 |-
-|   C ("Circle")   || press key C and drag mouse || icons are aligned in shape of circle
+|   C ("Circle")   || press keys Shift+C and drag mouse || icons are aligned in shape of circle
 |}
+By using Show/Hide button can be set, which attributes to displayed for the icons.
-'''topics to be added (by beta testers)'''
-* Welche Tasten sind in der Liveview interessant (Selektieren, Verschieben, automatisch anordnen, ...
-* Wie kann ich Geräte in die verschiedenen liveviews bringen?
 ==Excercise==
 * Try to generate the same layout in the live view panel as shown above by shifting the icons
 * Mark a subset of devices and take place an operation with property panels (below, press at first "Lumos" button in intensity panel)
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