Project Explorer DMXC3

	Article describe DMXControl 3.2.2 Stand: 03.03.2025	Project Explorer DMXC3
Table of contents A Autoprepare B Bedienoberfläche (GUI) Blackout Bühnenansicht (Stage View) C Chat D Dateien im Projekt (Project Files) DDFs im Projekt aktualisieren (Update Project DDFs) DMX-Schnittstellen (DMX-Interfaces) Device Manager (Add Device Dialog) DDF Library DMX-In DMX-Out-Zuordnung (DMX-In DMX-Out-Mapping) E Effekte und Filter (Effects and Filters) Effektvisualisierung (Effect Visualizer) Einfrieren (Freeze) Eingangszuweisung (Input Assignment) Executor Executor Seite (Executor Page) F Fanning Farbliste (Color List) G Gerät (Device) Gerätegruppe (Device Group) Gerätesteuerung (Device Control) Gobo-Ähnlichkeiten (Gobo Affinity) Goboliste (Gobo List) Group Handling H Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) Hauptschalter (Main Switch) Hervorheben (Highlight) HTP-, LTP- und LoTP-Mischung (HTP-, LTP- and LoTP-Mixing) K Kanalübersicht (Channel Overview) Kernel (Server) L Lastmanagement (Electricity) Launcher M Macroboard Master Matrix MIDI-Verwaltung (MIDI Manager) N Netzwerkfunktionalitäten O Ordnungsliste (Item List) P Panel-Konzept Patching Plugin-Verwaltung (Plugin Manager) Positionsliste (Position List) Preset Programm- und Projekteinstellungen (Application und Project Settings) Programmer Programmer Filter Projektverwaltung (Project Administration) Projektexplorer (Project Explorer) Projektaufgaben (Project ToDos) Protokolldateien (Log Files) R Radix Relative und absolute Werte (Absolute and Relative Values) S Softdesk Softdesk Designer Steuerungsfenster (Control Panel) Szenenliste (Cuelist) Szenenlistegruppe (Cuelist Group) Szenenzeitkonfiguration (Cue Timing Editor) T Timecode Player Tracking U Umbra

The entire project in DMXControl 3 is centrally managed with the Project Explorer. In the Project Explorer, new Devices, Cuelists, Stage Views etc., can be created or existing ones modified.

Figure 1: The Project Explorer

Overview

The Project Explorer takes over the central management of the entire project in DMXControl 3. Here, all Devices, Cuelists, Stage Views etc., used in the project can be organized, new ones added, or unused ones deleted. For better clarity, similar to the Windows Explorer, folders can be created, and individual objects can be sorted into them. The menu bar of the Project Explorer provides easy access to various functions.

Key Features

Since the Project Explorer is exclusively for managing the project, no status information is displayed here, such as whether a Cuelist is active.

In the branch of Device Groups, sorting the entries by table headers is not possible. The order of the Devices in a Device Group determines how an Effect or a Fanning is played on that device group.

Controls

The Project Explorer features a menu bar that includes the most important commands for organizing and creating new elements such as cuelists, executors, etc.

Figure 2: Menu bar of the Project Explorer

Below is the split main window of the Project Explorer, which consists of the project tree on the left and the table with the respective content of the designated branches or the self-created subfolders within a branch on the right. Each branch has a context menu, which may differ slightly depending on the directory.

Menu Bar

Icon		Name	Description
		English GUI
Group 1: General Adjustments
		Menu [Edit]
		Cut	Cuts the selected item and loads it into the clipboard.
		Copy	Copies the selected item into the clipboard.
		Paste	Pastes the item currently in the clipboard.
		Delete	Deletes the selected item.
		Menu [View]
		Large icon	Display large icons for the folder contents.
		Small icon	Display small icons.
		List	Display as a simple list.
		Details	Display as a table with detailed information in multiple columns.
		Refresh	Refresh the directory tree.
		Create directory	Create a new folder.
Group 2: Sorting
		Up	Move item up.
		Down	Move item down.
Group 3: Create Items
		Add device	Add devices to the project.
		Create device group	Create a new device group.
		Create executor page	Create a new executor page.
		Import files	Import various files.
		Create item list	Create item list such as color lists or gobo lists.
		Create power source	Create a new power source.
		Create cuelist
		Create cuelist group	Create a new cuelist group.
		Create softdesk	Create a new softdesk.

Usage

Project Tree

The structure of the project tree with its individual branches is fixed in DMXControl 3 and cannot be changed. Each branch is like a folder, and this structure organizes the project so that, for example, cuelists are always found in the Cuelist folder. However, there are shortcuts in some places. For example, by double-clicking within a cuelist group, you can directly open the selected cuelist for editing.

Adding and Changing Assignments

The most important function when using the Project Explorer is Drag & Drop (Drag and Drop). A large number of assignments can be made through this:

• Linking a cuelist with an executor
• Moving an executor to another executor page
• Adding a device to another device group
• Linking cuelists with a cuelist group
• Adding devices to an additional stage view

Links and References

Video Tutorials

On our YouTube-Kanal, you can find the following videos on this topic.

The Project Explorer