Layouts

The Layouts panel lists every fixture layout in the project and lets you create, rename, duplicate, and delete them.

Related concept: Layouts.

ToolbarCopy Anchor Link

Add layout creates a new layout.

Layout listCopy Anchor Link

Each layout shows its name and four buttons:

• Rename (pencil icon) opens a dialog to rename the layout. Double-clicking the layout, or pressing Enter on it, does the same.
• Use as Stage (eye icon) makes the layout the project's Stage: the one new layers take and the Preview starts on. The icon lights on the Stage.
• Duplicate (copy icon) duplicates the layout and adds "(copy)" to the name.
• Delete (trash icon) removes the layout. It is disabled while timeline layers use the layout.

Click a layout name to select it and open it in the Layout Editor.

Creating layoutsCopy Anchor Link

1. Click the Add layout button in the toolbar.
2. Enter a name for the new layout.
3. Click Add layout to create it.

The new layout opens in the Layout Editor. The first layout in a project has Pixels follow pan/tilt on. Any layout you add after it starts with the setting off.

Duplicating layoutsCopy Anchor Link

To duplicate a layout, click its Duplicate icon or choose Duplicate from its right-click menu. The copy includes all fixture positions from the original and its Pixels follow pan/tilt setting.

To move a layout to another project:

1. Select the layout and press Cmd+C.
2. Open the other project.
3. Click the Layouts panel and press Cmd+V.

The pasted layout leaves out any fixture that the other project does not have. See Copy and paste.

Deleting layoutsCopy Anchor Link

Click the delete icon to remove a layout. While any timeline layer uses the layout, a shield icon shows and Spectralite blocks the delete. To delete the layout, first unassign it from every layer.

Context menuCopy Anchor Link

Right-click a layout for these options:

• Rename renames the layout.
• Use as Stage makes it the project's Stage.
• Duplicate duplicates the layout.
• Pixels follow pan/tilt, when checked, moves the pixels on a moving head with the head as it pans and tilts, so effects light them where they point. See Pixels that follow pan and tilt.
• Delete removes the layout. It is not available while layers use it.
• Add layout creates a new layout.

Related panelsCopy Anchor Link

• Layout Editor places fixtures in a layout.
• Address Space shows the DMX overview.
• Preview shows layouts in 3D.