Create and Edit Groups

LightDesigner provides the tools to combine groups of channels or attributes that you want to have available for fast recall when programming or during control. Groups are used to correlate similar properties and allow them to be controlled, such as the pan parameter of the moving lights within a group or the intensity parameter of channels in a group.

Groups may be used as a selection tool or to apply other system functionality such as a preset, effect preset, sequences, and application of presets, etc. After group creation, additional tools are available for editing of the group including group contents selection, updating the group, adding and removing channels from the group.

Create a Group

Select the channels you want to group. Select the channel from the Plan workspace by either clicking and dragging to select multiple channels, or by pressing (Ctrl) + and clicking individual channels in either the Plan workspace or the Browser. When a channel is selected, you will notice that it is highlighted in the Plan workspace and in the Browser.

Right-click on one of the selected channels (either in the Plan workspace or in the Browser) and select "Create Group" from the context menu. The new group will be created with a default name "Group X", where X is an incremented value from the previous Group in the configuration). The new group displays in the Browser under the Groups objects.

Tip: Rename the new group by right-clicking on the group name in the Browser and selecting "Rename" from the context menu or press "F2" on your alphanumeric keyboard and typing the new name. Alternatively, you can select the group name from the Browser and change the name directly in the Properties Editor.

Edit a Group

Group edit features include "Select Group Contents", "Add Channels To Group", "Update Group Contents", and "Remove Channels From Group".

Select Group Contents

Knowing exactly which channels / parameters are included in a group can be easily resolved with the "Select Group Contents" feature. Simply right-click on any group node in the Browser and select "Select Group Contents" from the context menu. The channels that are included in the selected group will highlight in the Browser.

Tip: If the selected group contents belong to the currently selected and displayed sub-project, the channels will also highlight in the Plan workspace or Sheets view that is open.

Update Group Contents

Update the contents of a group by selecting channels / parameters required (pressing (Ctrl) + click the individual channels to select more than one), then right-click on the group node in the Browser and select "Update Group Contents" from the context menu. The update replaces the group contents with the current channel selection.

Add Channels To Group

Add channels to a group by selecting the channels required (pressing (Ctrl) + click the individual channels to select more than one), then right-click on the group node in the Browser and select "Add Channels to Group".

Remove Channels From Group

Remove channels from a group by selecting the channels to be removed (pressing (Ctrl) + click the individual channels to select more than one), right-click on the group node in the Browser and select "Remove Channels From Group".