MS Object Properties

You can customize MS objects and fixture symbols in numerous ways found in the MS Object Properties area. With an object selected, you can modify its options.

Color

The object’s outline width, outline and fill colors can be adjusted here. The object can be linked to the target’s color and / or intensity.

Note: If any object's outline color is set to Link to Channel Intensity, the brightness of the outline color will be tied to the DMX level of the address. The higher that the DMX value is the brighter the outline color will be.

Font

The font used for a text object can be changed and adjusted as needed here. You can select font type, size, color, bold, italic, underline, and justification.

Change Type

Allows you to quickly change the type of one or more selected objects.

Target

Selects the target of the object. Most objects default to a target type, but that can be changed. The targets available are:

None
Address
Beam Palette
Channel
Channel (by Address)
Color Palette
Cue
Cue - Active
Cue - Pending
Effect
Fader
Focus Palette
Group
Intensity Palette
Macro
Magic Sheet
Pixel Map
Preset
Response IO Relay
Scene
Snapshot
Submaster
User
Console Button
Softkey
Command
Zoom
- When clicked, the view will zoom in to show all object within that object’s group.
Selection
- When clicked, all other objects within that object’s group will be selected.

Note: Only applicable targets for the specified object type will display in the Target selection dropdown menu.

Text

Changes the text for a text object.

Command

Assigns a command to be executed. The target type needs to allow command options.

Fields

Up to six different fields of custom information can be displayed per objects.

Orientation

The orientation of fields around the object can be adjusted by pressing the field orientation icon. You can also choose to keep text upright by pressing the icon to the right of the orientation icon.

There are three options for orientation:

Exterior Bounds - fields will be exterior to the object and will remain at a position regardless of the rotation of the object.
Interior - fields will be in the interior of the object. This orientation is useful for console buttons.
Exterior Shape - fields will be exterior to the object and will move in relation to the object's rotation.

Other Field Properties

The justification of each field around the object can be adjusted. If multiple fields have the same justification, they will be stacked in field order. The text and color used for each field can also be adjusted. A scroller indicator bar can be added. Fields can display the following data:

Target ID
Fixture Type
Target Name
Label
Text 1 through 10
Text Gel
Intensity
Intensity Bar
Color Swatch
Summary
Focus
Color
Beam
Status
Prev Move
Next Move
Channel
Address
Port/ Offset
DMX
DMX Bar

Interactive

This checkbox toggles whether or not the object is interactive. Interactive objects can be selected in the same way as a direct select or virtual fader. Objects set to not-interactive cannot be selected, and will only display information.This checkbox is unavailable for any inherently non-interactive objects (such as a command line).

Position

Shows the position of the object on the magic sheet. Position can be manually entered here.

Size

Shows the size of the object. Size can be manually entered here.

Rotation

Shows the rotation of the object. Rotation can be manually entered here.

Items

Refers to the number of objects selected for editing. Multiple objects can be edited at the same time.