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1. Copyright 2002 2007 MA Lighting Technology GmbH The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software and the use of its contents is subject to written authorization from MA Lighting Technology GmbH Trademarks Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows XP O Windows 98 O Windows ME 6 and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp All other names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Welcome to grandMA 3D Thank you for placing your trust in this product This manual will provide all the necessary information for you to get the best out of your visualization software The grandMA 3D software is subject to continual development lt is therefore possible that the entire information printed in this manual is out of date Up to date information can always be found in the current readme txt file on the CD or the downloaded program disks For the current software version refer to www malighting de We need your help If you have wishes or suggestions please send us an e mail tech support malighting de or visit our forum http www ma share net Looking forward for a good cooperation Your grandMA 3D team MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 2 Content
2. Insert 4 fixtures into the show Setup Full Access Fixture Layer New Create New Fixtures or Channels From Library for instance VL1000 Quantity 4 Auto Patch on Create Select the 4 fixtures and switch the dimmer on Then start grandMA 3D with New Document The desk will be recognized and grandMA 3D will be connected as slave MA Network The active connection as slave is signaled by a green LED S Start Switch to the Play Mode At the 3D View the inserted fixtures are displayed All fixtures are set to the origin with the coordinates 0 0 0 on the ground an the beams show up into the sky Switch back to the Stop mode to position the fixtures ee T With the menu entry View Property Bar switch on the object tree LJ Not Stored Objects H A Sun Light 1 H A Light 1 I I DIE Here the 4 inserted fixtures are shown er 10004 1 er 10004 2 er 10004 3 er 10004 4 J Cameras _J Video Player LJ Moving Pathes The size of the stage also has been received from the desk GrandMA Stage WidthX DepthY DbjectPlan Type Koordin Width m 20 If you change the size the new size is send to the desk DepthY m 10 Texture FloorKachel Black andW f gt All other data like textures etc is hold by grandMA 3D Text Split 50 j Resolution 4 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Wald
3. Grid Index Mame X m Y m Z m elevation spin rotal RightiFront Camera 17 RightiFront Camera 11 FS ES TS 45 EE Rem as 7s rs o Tis acen le ie perm rs rs 78 a as 100041 er sj 0041 3 4 5 1000412 2E gt 1 100041 3 s m towows 1 J 4 s a o 1 mmmn Edit Channels With Edit Fixture Type and Channels you reach the fixture type or channel dialog FT The name of the object STAGE COLOR 55 14 X m Yim Z m spin P rotation These are the coordinates of the object in the virtual room Triangles The amount of triangles describes the complexity of the object Layer The layer is displayed and can be changed T 2 The object is invisible if this switch is not set Y Intersections Projection of the gobos and colors on the object surface This button is very important for the visualization performance You can switch the intersections for all objects on or off If the intersection is switched on all beams that hit the object are calculated by the render engine For every triangle of the object gobo projection color intensity etc are calculated and shown in the 3D view For fast online rendering the intersection is switched on only for the stage object and the surrounding room If you want a more realistic rendering for example for an avi video select additional intersections for the corresponding objects The Follower Mode is activated
4. x Textures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Moving Pathes Desk Fixture Types Fixture Groups EXE ren 575 aI NE D E Import F METER iL glass E peoplel people bmp netz bmp Fe light bmp floor bmp Fs top br 5 ground E Ice acris Sim y You can use your own textures like simple drawings company logos or digital photos You only need a copy of the pattern in one of the supported formats Copy the file to Program Files MA Lighting Technologies GrandMA 3D Data Textures and it will appear in the preview 8 9 6 1 Colorkeying Textures With this technique you can save a lot of polygons So you get a much better performance Colorkeying makes it possible to draw images with transparent colors A Color Key is when you choose a certain color in the image to be transparent GrandMA 3D attaches two conditions to use the color keying technique for an image e The transparent color of the image is defined as 255 0 255 R G B i e you have to paint the transparent areas exactly with this color e The name of the image must have the extension CkK For example Mask CK BMP Note We recommend using the BMP format for color keying images The compression of other formats may cause fraying effects at the transparent boarders The following example shows a typical application for Colorkeying Bitmap with Colorkeying background Appearance in grandMA 3D 255 0 255 M
5. Mato I 4 14 Connection with the grandMA desk Please make sure that the program version of the grandMA desk meets the specifications described in 3 1 Version of grandMA desk or grandMA Off line For communication you have to connect the PC with the grand MA console or another PC running the off line editor You can do this directly with a patch crossover cable with two RJ 45 connectors Peer to Peer connection with crossover cable re RO A vA wal S If you use a network with a hub or a switch connect the PC with a regular patch network cable to the hub or switch Connect the cable to the desk Start the desk and load a show Start a new session at the desk MA Network Connections Start New Session Start the grandMA 3D application with New document The application automatically connects to the desk and receives the data of the current show The received show will be visualized If you do not get a connection to the desk make sure that grandMA 3D is connected as slave as described in 5 Data management MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 10 4 2 Connection with the grandMA Off line software Please make sure that the program version of the grandMA Off line software meets t
6. 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 11 5 1 Desk Connection Dialog When you launch grandMA 3D it will automatically try to make a connection with the grandMA console or the Offline The four possible states of the connection are indicated by the button in the toolbar O The LED is grey M Network No connection exists The LED is red O At least one Session was found on the Network GrandMA 3D is not member of a MA Network session Maybe that the Allot invite switch is not set The LED is Green wit an S GrandMA 3D has joined a session as slave MA Network The LED appears blue wit an M O GrandMA 3D has the Master function of a session MA Metuwork The creation of a session with grandMA 3D can be used to transfer all data of an sl file grandMA 3D format to a desk or offline If the loading is completed the desk automatic becomes the master and grandMA 3D gets the slave ATTENTION With the start of a new session Create the session founder overwrites all data of the other members l e if a new session is founded by the grandMA 3D all data in the desk will be overwritten If more than one console visualizer or offline editor are connected to the network the connections to the equipment will have to be properly assigned The communication between consoles visualizer and off line editors takes place in sessions A session has only one founde
7. avi file Video ii aaa 28 JIOFTMOS iaa 63 XOD aaa 53 2 2D VIW A IA AT 39 3 3D Geometry System 21 ID VIEW sisi ecudo Qe rece b woke de ie d urb RUE 45 SD FIIGS itr do esi xk COR ERE PEE 52 A rti mee 67 Ambient Base Intensity 30 Ambient light da 66 Ambient Lights sion ne ees 53 antialiasing p 67 avi TIIG i occ en n n Rs 64 C COamelas ss oiv tii 66 Camera movement s wit the mouse 68 Camera Sinai eee stel 53 CallVaS s iieri nor di 50 change the properties of several objects 43 Channel Delays uec iore bs 30 Channel Test Dialog 62 Check dialog PA eee 38 d To o A m 67 COLO Fla 20 COLO QOIS ita ada 20 COlOFKOVIIO oi iaa 57 Context Dialog nro ren 40 GUDE ODJeets inicia za 53 om 67 Cylinder Objects 53 D Dala BaSS ici i oiv eu iae dece ade audeat 49 Data Controlan 29 Data management 10 11 Desk Connection ss 12 Desk Fixture Types 54 Desk Monitor Function 62 diffused component 66 Bl ee pet gi 072 PIERNAS RE ET 20 DOCKING nnm 39 Dynamic Objects oni arce 49 E environment component 66 Exporting XOB files
8. 0 1 1 0 15 Beams Beam Length m Advanced Ambiente Base Intensity 9 Low O Medium O High Units Unit Time Unit Quality Ei Fixture Beam Kd Advanced Bi Quality Save as default Set Low Medium High C Draw Gobos without Beams Beam Lenath Intensity Dependent C Suppress Beams and Gobos in Edit Mode Gobo Resolution High Fisture Draw Type Precise O Cube Nothing MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de Opens a dialog with the following options Interpolate Channel Sets Channel set values will be interpolated Interpolate Pan Tilt Movement Due to the Pan Tilt delay you will get a different move distance for the way out and the return when moving between two points This effect can be reduced by interpolation Disable Channel Delays Switches off channel delays Gobo Scale The size of the gobos can be adjusted to the beam via scaling Gobo Base Intensity Setting of the base intensity for the gobo projection Beam Length For a more realistic visualization of the beam it is cut after this length Play Sound File simoultanious with Start Pressing the otart button you can play any sound file WAV This makes it possible to have a show e g a Timecodeshow which can be shown as time synchronized Ambient Base Intensity Global setting for the base int
9. In the example beneath a movement in z direction is added with a rotation around the y axis Es 5 E Moving Pathes Dimmer Position Z Bil Dimmer Rotation z Fl Sub Objects flee VLTUDDAS TBBIT EN lee VLTUDDAS 16BIT EN lee VLIOODAS 16BIT EN flee VLTDODAS 16BIT EN Attention If you have rotated or scaled your objects press first Assign Properties to Object see 8 6 2 Scaling of Objects for your sub objects Otherwise the Moving Pathes act on the origin data and you don t get the requested movement MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V5 7x Page 60 8 9 8 2 Time controlled Moving Pathes By pressing the Start button the time starts at the point 0 0 seconds Beginning from this time on the positions of the objects can be controlled by Time controlled Moving Pathes Circle Path Dynamic Move Move Circle Path Continuous movement on a certain orbit Move Continuous movement between two points Dynamic Move Time controlled movement between different points This makes precise camera movements possible for example from A via B to C Pathes between the points are called Keyframes The route between the points will be linearly interpolated Example Camera movement from A to B and back in 10 sec
10. The focus of the beams can be shifted in the Z direction height with a constant offset to the intersection area Enter the height in the upcoming dialog You can also change the offset directly by using the mouse wheel This feature enables you to follow the top of the person The height is marked as a vertical line in the 3D View MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 48 Position Mode Head Mover Auta For head movers there is a special setting for the position mode Because of the rotation characteristics of a head mover there are always two sometimes even more possible ways to reach a certain position In Auto mode the application tries to find the optimal shortest movement to the requested position The uses smallest pan change or use smallest tilt change option forces the algorithm to choose the solution with the smallest change of pan or tilt value Use one of those two options if you want to force a certain behavior of your fixture in tracking mode 3 use smallest pan change C2 use smallest tilt change Note Often the problem off the light position mode is that the min and max values are the other way round e g min 180 max 180 When you changed this in the fixtures type dialog positioning w
11. 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 37 i Opens a Check dialog Check lll Result of Plausibility amp Structure Check Texture and Gobo Links Checks all Texture Links all Texture Links ok Fixture Types Checks Channelset Overlaps and Base Parameter plausibilit e In Channel GoBo1 ROT overlaps some Channel Values 110004 16817 EM A validity check about all used textures and fixtures used in the current show is done The result shows if textures are missing or if the fixture type contains inconsistent channel values MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech supportOmalighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 38 8 4 2D View The 2D window is the platform to create the technical drawing of the stage MM 2D Manual Example 4 st_ A Meter 15 00112 50410 001 7 50 1 5 001 2 50 10 00 12 50 15 00 17 50 110 00 112 501 15 001177 50 X A ELA ur r q a T uo r uw SE E pm ad Y LI Lum Lm LI uo r LI T L E 1 ee The side toolbar offers the following functions Select object tool select multiple objects by holding down ctrl while clicking with the mouse S E Zoom function ipl SA n E Switch to Top Ri
12. Drag the movie file from the Data Base to the selected object in the 3D View or to the object in the Object Manager and drop it Because movies need the assignment to exact moments on the timeline it is necessary to define a starting point So for every AVI file a Video Player object is created in the Object Manager With the Video Player the starting point can be defined on the timeline or if the movie can be started by a dimmer channel via the desk 11 Video Player m Video Player objects in the Object Manager A EYS Animated rings solid avi XS 815 Animated rings wire avi A EY 5 animateds logo avi A98 S15 Animatedspinpong alid awi Start Time Start the movie at nn nn seconds after pressing the Start button v Trigger Trigger If selected the movie can be controlled external Index i Dimmer Select desk channel for controlling Start Time s MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech supportOmalighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 58 3 9 8 Moving Pathes Moving Pathes allow the movement of objects like trusses with their attached sub objects like fixtures You can attach a Moving Path to an object via dragging the Moving Path at the Data Base and drop it onto the desired object in the Object Manager Then fill in the Mo
13. E T b E sd d T ia FD34 L1 FD34 L4 FD34 L6 FOS4 L9 FOS4 T xob FOS4 TO FOS4 4 FOS4 a x0b FOS4 40 FOS4 e0 FIRST 5 8 9 4 Groups Fixtures or Dimmer can be combined to Groups at the desk or via the grandMA 3D This makes programming of shows easier or allows a fast multiselection for the Followspot function To build a group in grandMA 3D select the members and press the right mouse button in the 3D View In the context menu select the entry Store Fixture Group and a new group is created This new group membership is send to the desk immediately 8 9 5 Worlds Worlds allow a filtered view on a part of a show If a world is selected only the members of this world are visualized To build a world in grandMA 3D select the members and press the right mouse button in the 3D View In the context menu select the entry Store Fixture Worlds and the new world is created This new world membership is send to the desk immediately MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 56 8 9 6 Textures Textures are bitmaps bmp jpg files that dress the wireframes of your objects You can select a texture from the catalogue in the database and cover the selected object by dragging the texture in the 2D or 3D view
14. Im 0 00 s Gobo High Grid 1 m G d f1 2D Zoom 75 Fog strong 20 Color EJ Fog Color Back Color Wl Back Color x P m z 3 wem Textures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Moving Pathes Fixture Library Desk Fixture Types Fixture Groups Fixture Worlds Environment T k i f 4 5 Ti Toti x 5 Equipment RCA inn Instruments camera carrying lookingl pantomi relaxing sitting2 sitting m spectator spectator theatrel thinking P Mawshleticcate Suppress Beams and Gobos in Edit Mode no I 3 02 seo e If the application looks different you can switch on the missing views in the menu bar under View plus the window name Under the menu entry Windows Tabbed you can arrange the views on the screen As already seen in other applications the program surface is divided into several parts Menu bar Toolbar Frame for 2D and 3D views Property Bar with Object Manager Data Bases Status Bar MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech supportOmalighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 27 8 1 Menu bar amp File Edit View Settings 3D 20 Grid Windows Help Like in several other Windows application you can store and recall files and adj
15. OK button the changed console values will be transferred to the database MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 18 5 2 1 Fixture Type Visualization There are several 3D models of fixtures available inside the library If there is a model for the fixture type this model is used If not the standard model is taken for the visualization For changing the visualization type open the dialog via Edit Fixture Type gt Visual Type and choose another model Choose Visualisation Type MAC250 Kr MAC600 xob 6 VL1000 xob VL2C xob e MAc2000_ ge MAC250 xob M4C300 xob Standard xob g VL20D0s xob g YL3000 xob VL2416 xob Scale Factor The selected fixture model is presented in a 3D view The size of the 3D model can be scaled to adjust it to the expected size If your fixture is not present in the data base choose a similar model and adjust the size with the scale factor MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de eMail info malighting de Users Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 19 5 3 Assignment of p
16. This data is provided by the desk database Name Name Designated fixture name siepe e g VL 1000 AS 16 Bit Tune MES SSS Manufacturer The Manufacturer e g VARI LITE Comment Type The type e g VL 1000 Info Comment Any comments e g with gobos advertising Visual Type Info Info fields Visual Type Visualization in the 3D window MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 17 Beam 200M Effect dependent Angle Beam angle In degrees from to Angle min 3 max 70 E Brightness in the zoom range from to Brightness rin 10000 max 15000 the brightness varies in dependence of the zoom Type Head Moved Type Head or mirror moved fixture or a dimmer The fixture or dimmer properties are listed at the bottom of the dialog These properties are described in a similar way to the console using three hierarchical stages Channel Types Channel Sets and Properties Channel Values Channel Types A channel Type is a physical image of the DMX channels It corresponds with a fixture effect e g color In addition to this it can contain split effects on this channel e g 0 50 dimmer and 51 100 strobe The allocation of a channel type is described in the associated channel set If a channel is repres
17. e g wx y xd X 4 AN h T s Se bassdru contraba cwvmbal xob drumset eguitar xob epiano xob harp xoh keyboar konga xob piano xob saxopho Movable Assets T E gt YY sy o 9 o9 e chair xob grid xob platform platform platform platform platform pod 1 1 pad 1 1 pod 2 1 pod 2 Musicians E r A t 4 p 8 j J J al il musician dr musician musician musician pianoplay pianaplav pianopla singer xob singer gir singer gir balletdan Static Trusses Additional to the trusses from the 2D View that are generated dynamical 2 3 4 Pipes otraight truss elements in several length Trusses 3W 3 pipes circle trusses circles semi circles quarter circles Trusses AW 4 pipes circle trusses circles semi circles quarter circles MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech supportOmalighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 55 Eurotruss Library of the manufacturer Eurotruss Ls r E n A t h lsel xoi c h lsez c h lse3 FD32 20 FDS2 LEI FD32 L2 FD34 05 FD34 D7 FD34 10 FD34 11 FD34 15 b i FD34 17 FD34 20 FD34 25 FD34 30 FD34 35 FD34 40 FD34 68 FD34 BO FD34 C FOS4 L1 FD34 l H x XE da Li 4 dei K V
18. evt ac correr D edad Qu oye eeo e Venilbu lav coda o rbt e o Fave cesiiebies 59 8 10 Channel Test Dialog eeepc 62 9 VIDEO CGREATION cisco 63 9k Creating anavi ie et 64 10 BASIC SD DEFINITIONS rritin 66 11 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS a 68 12 FAQ EPR A eee M M UU IE 69 12 1 Soltware QUESTIONS octaua ii aid 69 12 2 Hardware QUESTIONS isaac 70 US INDEX aaa 71 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 4 1 Whatis grandMA 3D The grandMA 3D is a unique new user interface created for the visualization as well as the design of three dimensional stage layouts to be utilized in conjunction with the grandMA product range The software is designed as a pre programming tool for light designers It simplifies the process of creating shows to save time and money Rendering tools have two major expectations Maximum speed and good rendering quality The major focus of grandMA 3D is real time visualization to get an impression of what will happen on stage grandMA 3D allows a set up of any custom stage or scenery layout with 2D drawing facilities and a library of basic graphical elements Multiple windows with front side top view can be opened and updated at the same time All the stage elements can be positioned in x y z directions and may al
19. ge SAA walt 88 Mode low res 3D View Quality Set the rendering quality to high medium or low The lower the quality of the visualization the higher the performance frames second of the application Textures Switches the textures on off Intersections Switches the intersections on off View Selection Border Draw a rectangular frame for the selected object on off View Selection Wire Frame Switches the wire frame of the selected object on off View Center Cross Switches the center crosses through the origin on off Wireframe Shows all objects as wireframes Solid Shows all objects with surfaces 2D View Update 3D View while Mouse Action 3D View is updated with every mouse action Magnetic Trusses If you select a truss at the end the cursor changes Now you can drag it with pressed left mouse button around to the end of another truss If the switch is on the dragged end will dock automatic to the other end MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 32 8 1 5 Windows Full screen Switches into full screen mode You can also use the Enter key on the keyboard to toggle between full screen and windowed mode Tabbed Shows the 2D and 3D window in a tabbed view Floating Tiles the 2
20. magnetic grid will be also active in the 3D view if turned on So if you want to position a fixture outside of the currently selected grid steps switch it off or increase the resolution of the grid If you catch an object at the colored axis you can do one of the following actions These actions also can be done in the 2D view dC Move Move along the object axis siete Rotate around the object axis ig Scale scale amp Example Rotation in the 3D view If an object is selected in the 3D view and the rotation tool is selected you can rotate the object directly with the mouse around the axis Therefore move the mouse near the colored axis and rotate the object with the pressed left mouse button In the example beneath the rotation is done around the Y axis blue Rotations in the 3D view are done around the colored object axis MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 45 8 6 1 Rotation of Objects The rotation of objects can be done in two different systems e Rotating in the 3D view around the object axis as described above e Or rotating via the property dialog around the axis of the coordinate system In the Object Properties you can rotate an object around the axis of the coordinate system Rotate in World E
21. several lights to supply your scenery with an even PEL iluminati The lights can be switched on or off with the switch in the toolbar as described in 8 3 8 9 1 8 Cube Objects With cube objects you can build rectangular objects to place onto the stage Y Because Cube Objects are covered inside with textures they can also be used to build Cube rooms placed over the stage After dragging the icon with the left mouse button into the 2D or 3D view a dialog appears to specify the dimensions and the textures 8 9 1 9 Cameras ez You can put several cameras into your scene by dragging the camera object from the a data base into the 2D or 3D view Camera Switch from camera to camera in the 3D view with the keyboard TAB button or select the preferred camera in the object manager or 2D view MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech supportOmalighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 53 8 9 2 Fixtures Desk Fixture Types The fixture sheet shows all fixtures included in the current show Desk Fixture Types OBIE The types are loaded from the grandMA desk s fixture library If the fixture type is modified as described in 5 2 Modifying Fixtures and the application is connected to the desk or is off line editor the ULTONU S desk will recognize these changes and put them i
22. trusses is to work in the 2D view and d rd rd use the truss buttons from the toolbar as described in section 2D View But you can also drag and drop trusses from the data base with 1 2 3 or 4 pipes into the 2D or 3D view Truss Trusz Truss Dynamic Trusses If you insert dynamic trusses from the data base into the view they are inserted with the default length of 1 meter MM Truss 2 Saks Length Type Koordin Length Length Type Sue You can change the truss data in the property dialog Elevation Spin 10 Rotation Position MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 51 8 9 1 4 Stage Objects Only one stage object is possible You must have at least one stage object The X Y Dimensions are communicated with the grandMA desk Stage 8 9 1 5 3D Files File GrandMA 3D supports several data formats to define bodies in 3 dimensions objects The following file formats 3D and 2D can be imported 3DS dxf 3D only jpg bmp gif tif pgm ppm tga pcx psd and eps Import is realized through an open plug in import structure and can be extended to further formats After importing grandMA works on files with its own internal 3D format 3D files consist of a mesh of triangl
23. 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 62 9 Video Creation For presentation videos you can record walk arounds by means of the virtual world you have created You can store these videos in several file formats and send them to your customers via CD or e mail or place them on your homepage Time Objects To visualize processes over time grandMA 3D works internally with time objects TOF files With this functionality grandMA 3D can store and recall cues camera movements and all objects movements in the 3D world and afterwards the cues can be replayed To create a video call up the video window and select the menu entry File Create Avi The following dialog will appear Create Avi Wizard FIEIDIBIEIGI J i t Use Jems B Lock Rendering while Recording With Open and Save you can load or save a TOF file Open Dave ed E Buttons to play stop or pause the recorded TOF file Stop Break e Pressing the Record button starts the recording of the TOF files Record Use DM With DMX and Camera you select what data is 7 Nu Come PO Lack Feria while sigan a If the record has dropouts Video falters this may be caused by missing DMX values in the TOC file With Lock Rendering while Recording the rendering process is not shown in the 3D window This releases the CPU and the gaps will be avoided MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdecke
24. 4 fixtures are assigned as sub objects of der VLIDODAS TEBIT EN the truss d VETOOOAS TEBIT EN This is done by dragging and dropping the fixtures to the truss in r VLTOOOAS 16817 EN the object manger oder VLTODDAS 16B1T EN e From the Data Base assign the Moving Path Dimmer Position Z via drag and drop to the truss in the Object Manager Type Pos e Enter the properties of the Moving Pathes in the Object Dimmer Dim Manager T e Type Pos Z can be changed if it s a Dimmer custom Moving From m f Ta m E Path e Dimmer In this box all dimmers from the desk are listed with Fom Tol their names Select Dim 1 e From To Input for the relative movement range The relative to world flag causes a movement relative to the World coordinates That means for example if you have rotated an object around the Y axis with 90 the object will move upwards with an X moving path if the flag is not set because the object X axis shows upwards MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 59 If all entries are done the truss 5 with all mounted fixtures can be lifted 3 meters via the desk dimmer channel Dim 1 Combining several different Moving Pathes you can realize nearly any movement you want to
25. 53 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de F TACOS ss AEE AEE NEA AE ENEN E E EAEE NE 66 FAQ aA 69 Features of the material 66 FHIGES 12 Dos ioa EVE Ua iude EN DRE aV MP Ps dU 2i 37 FiXlure LIO Va 54 Fixture Type Visualization 19 FIXIUI OS ali di a data 54 PO AS 35 Follower Mode 2 enn 42 FOIIOWSDOL tei ee uekncin EE aene rke East x is 48 TO UN O iio 12 Full screen cian iaa 33 Fullscreen View rer nnn 47 G Graphic DEV io 31 GEO VIA deco eee eects 42 GIOUDS sire eesti 56 H Hardware Questions 70 Height offset ai 48 Hidden line wireframe rendering 67 I Import Objects ree 28 Inserting trusses 23 Installation 2 cernere 8 11 IntersecHons uiiiii dese avec avu s sup EVER een 42 IP13 IP addFr8S8s udi epe reese es 8 K Keyboard Shortcuts 68 L e 36 42 ETS AAA 66 M magnetic helpline 39 WIGSTON cues vase Fever eUrwn ey EGG CH TUNE 11 Menu Dar ue ti pais 28 Menue Dal 332s 28 Modifying Fixtures 17 Moving Pathes 46 59
26. D and 3D window Floating optimized Optimizes the floating view 8 1 6 Help Help lt F1 gt Shows context sensitive help Show Release Notes Shows the version history About Shows the about box with the current version number In the lower part of the box you can find the license information In the about box under the entry File you can find the release notes Version history MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V5 7x Page 33 8 2 Property Bar 8 2 1 Objects Property Bar Objects Info Properties Layer B J Manual Example Bs B Objects Hak Sun Light 1 As Light 1 E grandMA Stage 6 24 Truss 1 ee Truss 2 ee Truss 3 sr 10004 2 er 10004 3 er 10004 4 Cameras CJ Video Player CJ Moving Pathez Fixture Align Type Koordin Fixture Edit Fixture Type Channel Infa Channel Test Olg Position Mode Head Mover Auto use smallest pan change CO use smallest tilt change Rotate Elevation Spin D Rotation 180 Position z x ism i al AAA Position Mode Head Mover Auto CO use smallest pan change CO use smallest tilt change MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 Every single item located on the stage a lamp a
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28. O Object Properties dadas 41 OD LEA ice 34 P Plane Objects ieee piso eee vu Cris 50 Playback of Videos 58 Predefined Objects 55 PEHIDTOUEIS 2 2 dile a 44 e www malighting de eMail info malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page T1 printouts of the 3D View 44 Program surface ii ti 26 PIODGFIGS ini doi Lu fene ee edad 35 properties of dimmer channels 20 PIODCHY B3 ita 34 PIODGFTV GHG uite et E tesis euet 43 PUulctual HgDE sno gera oque 66 Q Quality settings eerren enne nnns 30 R Hay racing ccoo 67 Reflection maps 67 release notes oe eee errore ean 33 Rendering methods 67 Rendertime Validation Dialog 32 Rotation of Objects 46 S Scaling of Objects 46 SOS SION CQ 12 Shaded solid model rendering 67 E A 66 shine component rennes 67 SV c si D MEE OIM EE 11 slider control field 41 Solid model rendering 67 A REM 30 Sound file WAV 30 SDOHIOTDS icai a LEER ERR ERE EE SEE IE LR 66 Slade
29. ODIJeGClsii d uei DES Eos ees 52 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de System requirements 7 T Texto Rm 67 TOXIUF OS ii ao ads Seve REFECE E POSEE 57 Tine ODIOcts uva aid loe vu tias 63 TODA Leni usinsw ex va see opo etw 37 TTUSSO Si ia ino 51 U o E REA 37 UNIS aaae AT 30 V Version THSIOFV iiia ooa pasion aa eap Eod 33 Version of grandMA desk or off line8 10 11 VEN ida 66 VOTTUCOS ia A id 66 Video Creation oorr nonne 63 VIOOOS its 58 W Wall ODJects Jii iot octauo 50 Wireframe rendering 67 Worl Sar voti cuv ceu aia 56 X C NE O 52 Z Zoom FUNCTION eroe erre 39 e www malighting de eMail info malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 72
30. Session Join the selected session as a member usually as slave After that data of the desk is transferred to the grandMA 3D Leave Session Leave the session gt gt Expands the dialog view Settings Session Name Input or display for the name of a session Password If a password is required for the session you can enter it in this field IP Use this listbox to choose an IP address for network communication If there is more than one IP available e g multiple network cards installed select the IP address which is linked to the grandMA desk MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 13 Allow Invite If the switch is on grandMA 3D can be invited to a session Invite Opens a dialog that shows all connected MA members desks and off line of the network You can invite new members via the dialog Dismiss The member of the session has to leave the session The following pattern demonstrates how the Scan types Fixture types library is managed by the desk and the 3D visualizer In this example the grandMA desk is the Master and the grandMA 3D is the Slave When the application is connected to the desk it receives all scan types included in the actual show The included scan type data is taken from gran
31. ask ck bmp Y din amp qa Additional conditions for Colorkeying Images Filename Consequence XYZOCK AUTO jpg Always the color of the first pixel in the upper left corner is taken as key color The 9 digits after the O CK are used as RGB value for the key XYZ 9CK 255 0 255 jpg XYZ CK BLACK jpg The key is defined as text in XYZOCK WITHE ipg XYZ CK GREEN jpg XYZ CK BLUE jpg XYZ CK RED jpg Otherwise Value RGB 255 0 255 is the key color for the mask MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 57 8 9 7 Playback of Videos avi GrandMA 3D is able to playback videos in the virtual 3D world The videos can be started by the grandMA desk MM 3D Canvas Photo sl_ Surfaces of objects can be covered with video avi files This works similar as covering with textures The videos have to be present in the AVI format In the current version the AVI files have to meet the following restrictions With and height of the AVI should be divisible by 128 for example 256 128 The color depth must be 16 bit Several movies can run simultaneously Their number is restricted by the performance of the PC To assign a movie to an object s surface please proceed in this way
32. b ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 22 7 2 Step 2 Inserting trusses Trusses can be inserted from the library as predefined elements via drag and drop into the 2D or 3D View or they can be created dynamic at the 2D View In this example we will create dynamic trusses e Switch to the 2D View e Set the grid to 1 m Properties Grid at the Property Bar e With a right mouse click into the 2D View change to the Front view e You will see the Front view of the stage with a 1 m grid AA HEr s e For the Y coordinate that is not displayed in the view enter 4 Objects Properties Layer m The y coordinate for the inserted trusses will be assigned xYz m JO 4 5 iod m gs e Select the 4 pipe truss in the 2D Toolbar 6 e Now you can draw trusses holding down the left mouse button in the 2D view These trusses are generated at runtime This way you can draw all trusses for the frame MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 23 7 3 Step 3 Positioning of Fixtures wc le e Select the Select button in the 3D toolbar e Select a fixture
33. cially on notebooks It is a problem that not so expensive graphic boards have only one chip which feeds both ports If you know actual trouble with that problem please try out and let us know MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V5 7x Page 69 Fixture Library is empty GrandMA offline and grandma 3D share the folder of the fixture library In some cases it can happen that the folders are not congruent for example 3D AMA Lighting Technologies GlobData NewFixtures offline MA Lighting Technologies grandMANdeONNEWFIXTURES In that case copy the content of the offline library into the folder shown in grandma 3D 10 Program won t start or The use of a firewall can cause problems with the Disconnecing if a firewall is active communication To avoid this the firewall has to be configured as open in both directions for grandma 3D and the offline The use of the Windows XP included firewall of Service Pack 2 caused no known problems so far 11 My imported 3D Objects 3ds do not fit too big to small wrong origin 1 Scale to desired size 2 Move the object to center of stage 3 Press assign properties to object permanently 4 Repeat 1 3 if necessary 12 No administration rights To work with grandMA 3D with
34. d Paste Paste the contents of the clipboard into the current scene Undo Undo the last action multiple undo is possible Redo Cancel the Undo action View Status Bar Switches the Status Bar at the bottom on off Standard Toolbar Switches the Standard Bar on off D Ld E E e 4 New Open Save Filters Mouse Clic Ambients File Browser Switches the file browser on off Data Bases Switches the data bases on off x z Textures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Desk Fixture Types y y 4 Y 2 4 4 X y A N aJ Wall Plane Truss Truss Truss Truss x File Cylinder Ambiente Cube Camera Light MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 28 Property Bar Switches the Property Bar on off Property Bar x Objects Properties Layer gt 8 Objects 2 Desk Fixtures A Sun Light 1 A Ambiente Light 2 A Ambiente Light 3 A Ambiente Light 4 A Ambiente Light 5 4 grandM Stage i P Wartavas widhx m 20 Depthz m 10 Texture Floor Kachel Black and W Text Spit 0 y Resolution 4 Rotate De a gt Elevation i Preview Window Opens a Preview Window that shows the selected object Fixture Channels Opens a dialog to displa
35. dMA 3D and shown in its Data Base These Fixture Types can be edited with grandMA 3D and the changed properties are immediately taken up by the desk MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 14 Data Management grandMA desk network to grandMA 3D pr 2011 HEEE m HERES TEENI M Tu IT M En T E en wd a 1 My a b a M bs pnay Fixture types VARI LITE VL 5 VL 5 Mode 1 a Effect DMX Range Magenta VARI LITE VL5 VL 5 Mode 1 Effect DMX Range Tilt Cyan 4 Magenta The resuling show contains copies of the fixture types from the manufacturer and the user libraries Show data my presentation grandMA desk Cues Name Pan Tilt Dim VL5 1 70 33 100 VL5 1 73 45 50 VL5 1 0 36 100 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 15 Data Management grandMA3D network to grandMA VARI LITE VL5 VL 5 Mode 1 6 Effect DMX Range Magenta Stage objects The resuling stage contains copies of fixture types from fixture lib
36. dresses for a large number of fixtures or to build stairs with a number of boxes If you do not want to select the whole column hold the ctrl key down and select the fields you would like to change The filling mechanism also works in this mode To sort the entries you can use the text sort function in the context window MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech supportOmalighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 43 8 5 1 1 Printouts The property grid is also useful for printing equipment lists Before printing you can format the columns In order to print right click the mouse inside the grid and select print in the context menu In the appearing dialog you can change the printer properties Printing of patch lists can be done with the menu function File Print If you want to make printouts of the 3D View you can use the Windows copy function e Hold the Alt key down an press the Print key on the keyboard e The content of the actual window is copied to the clipboard e Now you can insert the contents of the clipboard into any drawing program for example Paint via Edit Paste e The picture is ready for post editing MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phon
37. e 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 44 8 6 3D View The 3D view enables you to obtain the most realistic impression of the real stage In this view you can take a walk around with a video camera and get a realistic impression of how your creation will look in reality You can create several cameras by dragging a new camera from the data base into the 2D or 3D view and step from camera to camera with the Tab button of the keyboard A milla You should try walking around using the keyboard to get a ae feeling for stage control A special algorithm allows the positioning of objects in the 3D view If you click with the mouse into the view the algorithm searches for the first object under the mouse arrow If an object is found it is selected and marked with a 3D cross For better orientation the object is marked in the 2D view as well as in the object manager The axes of the cross are highlighted in color Red X axis Blue Y axis Green Z axis The object itself is bordered with a wire frame to show the contours If you want to move the object keep the left mouse button down and move the object around Keeping the left mouse button pressed you can move the object in the X Y plane or level If you want to change the height the Z level keep the left and the right mouse button down and move the mouse forward or backward Remember that the
38. e 46 8 7 Full screen View This view uses the full screen for the 3D view There are three ways to switch into the full screen view e Select the menu entry View full screen e Hit the Enter key on the keyboard The Enter button switches to the full screen view ESC switches back e Via the menu entry View Options you can change the driver and set the resolution for the window Type Enter to go back to the windowed view or Esc to stop the visualization and go back to the windowed view MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 47 8 8 Followspot Function You can use the grandMA 3D software in collaboration with the grandMA desk to position the beams of the fixtures The Followmode can be used to enter the Pan Tilt values for the desk presets or to use the fixtures in real time as follow spots The Positioning Mode of grandMA 3D calculates the Pan Tilt values for a focus point on the stage or any object This point faces on the intersection area the surface of the object For this the Followmode of the object has to be switched on in the grid So e g you drag a staircase stage element on the stage and switch the Followmode of this object on you can walk upstai
39. ee coordinates X Y or Z cannot be shown in 2D Objects Properties Layer view The insert value for the non visible axis can be set in the editable field In this example the X Y plane is shown Se f f E If you insert an object in the 2D or 3D view the Z coordinate height of the inserted object is set to 5 meters Gobos are projected with the selected resolution Gobo Medium lA higher resolution decreases the performance Grid 0 55 m Grid settings for snapping of objects in the 2D and 3D view Grid 10 y 2D Zoom 184 Zoom setting of the 2D view Back Color PB Back Color w Setting of the background color 8 2 2 1 Fog Fog can be set static or controlled dynamic via a desk channel The fog settings Fog Fog Switches Fog on off S Sena e strong low Setting of the fog intensity The intensity can be controlled via the grandMA desk Color 7 Fog Color J For that click with the right mouse button into the control field and enter a channel index Color Setting of the fog color Using fog generates a more realistic impression of the light E Screenshot without fog Screenshot with fog MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 449 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V5 7x Page 35 8 2 3 Layer Property Bar x The administra
40. ensity of the ambient light Units Change units between cm Inch Meter mm and setting for the time units All values are recalculated after changing the unit Help Language Language for the online help Quality settings The quality of the visualization can be changed by the menu entry 3D Quality from low to high A lower quality needs less PC Power Often a simple draw mode is sufficient to edit a complex show These individual settings can be done at this page and they can be stored for the next use You can preview your settings without leaving the dialog by pressing the Set button D 97297 Waldb ttelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Users Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 30 Driver Settings of the 3D Graphic Driver Ei Disabled Dialogs Ei Fixture Beam E Advanced Kos Mowe Here the settings of the used graphic driver and the Diver IT CREE screen resolution for the fullscreen view can be selected co E 4 For example if you have problems with the graphic driver Mode 1024 x 768 x 32 Display you can switch to the Windows RGB Emulation to check if the driver is the reason of the problem Attention The performance will decrease Dual Core Uis l The use of Dual Core processors can cause timing p Disabled Dialogs ERI Fixture Beam problems Please use the actual drivers of the Wi Advanced WAR Queiy IR Driver Wi Dual Core processor manufacturer I
41. ented more than once e g pan pan for 16 Bit Pan the first entry describes the channel type properties Channel Sets The Channel set describes the different channel type intervals For example Channel Type Colour Channel Set White 0 15 Channel Set Red 16 31 etc Additional channel sets can be added using the right mouse button context menu You can write anything you want in the description text e g Gobo 1 If there is a gap in the description of the channel set the values of channel set color and gobo are interpolated You can switch of the interpolation via the menu entry Options switches Special case Mode Channels With some fixture types the channel effect depends on the control channel For example For the Gobo channel a certain value 50 will be selected for Gobo 1 If the mode channel is now activated the Gobo position changes into a rotation e g with some High End models Properties This describes the channel set properties Units Units can be displayed in percent as 8 bit or 16 bit values Effect In this list box you can choose how the effect will be visualized from exists for every effect smallest value to exists for every effect largest value The selected properties are dependent on the chosen effects Mode channels indicate a valid effect range if the mode channel is valid Mode Ch 1 Mode From Mode to Mode Ch After confirming the changes with the
42. es P T TS different bitmaps over the meshes isible ransparen exture f or each sub object Same Scale Parameters ere Wu a J Use Color v Intersection Data Types Iv Vectors 4 2 Iv Homeale 4 4 2 Color IY Texture 2 5 Show Data MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de e www malighting de eMail info malighting de Users Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 52 8 9 1 5 1 Exporting Objects If you have modified an object you can export it for further use in other projects Select the object in the object manager with the right mouse button and select Export in the context menu Choose a path for the export file and type in a file name If you have exported the file to the models directory it appears in the data base view For storing the 3D object grandMA 3D uses its internal xob file format Note Objects of type Fixture cannot be exported 8 9 1 6 Cylinder Objects You can build cylindrical objects with this icon and place them onto the stage After dragging the icon with the left mouse button into the 2D or 3D view a dialog appears Cylinder to specify the dimensions and the textures 8 9 1 7 Ambient Lights A There are two types of lights to illuminate the scenery Sun Light The Sun Light illuminates the whole scenery Tight Lights Point lights You can set
43. es that form a body A great amount of X files are available in the Internet for free download Objects can be imported via the menu entry File Import Objects Importing of X files also can be done via the database X File icon Drag the X file icon holding the left mouse button down into the 2D or 3D view and drop it A file dialog appears Select the file and after clicking the OK button the object appears in your scene B i TA a B mesh hlighis D the properties of the X file object to meet your E im mesh plights requirements e 8B mestrtires If you want to scale the whole object set the Same Scale m Y mesh windows i Parameter switch and adjust the size with the scale slider Sem You can watch the results online in the 2D or 3D view Move the object sliders to the final position with the position and Visible Scale v Material rotation u Spin e Translate w Animate E 1 File Car Transp Intersect Drop Dlg zl a Vertexes a Colors Material Color ed 8 meshpichs ig Poo e mesh tires bes mesh windows i BB mesh body f nsi f l m E The X file object consists of sub Position 3X objects with different vertexes iiit coo and x In this example the car consists asitian zz Rotation X Testure In z of the body the windows the ia Vertices 24 Indices BE tires and the lights You can dress this car object by covering Colors C Material Color
44. esh basic concepts that appear on paper Most people think a 3D world is very difficult to simulate Actually this world consists only of several points called vertex or vertices These vertexes are combined with polygons and the results are faces F INIA EEA EAS yy J A FUR ENS ic ETE Ie m NU LIN SLT IF 1174 E ek URSI all a LEON AA AZ Taa u EZLN Nl So a vertex is a vector that describes the position of a point in a 3D world With these points you can describe the whole 3D world Faces are also polygons built from vertices But faces include additional information for example colors textures etc Camera A basic aspect of the rendering process is to determine how the three dimensional objects that form a part of a scene are projected onto a two dimensional plane that forms the resulting image This process is very similar to the one that takes place inside a real camera or our eyes where a 3D scene is projected onto the plane of a 2D film retina Lights Lights can be of different types each simulating a real light Ambient light The light is produced and spreads in all directions Directional light The rays are parallel to the directional vector of the light beam Punctual light This light strews rays in all directions but their intensity decreases the farther the distance from the source Spotlight These lights structured
45. f you have further problems as sees set the switch in the dialog installed the actual processor driver For AMD Dual Core Processors for Example you can download a AMD Dual Core Optimizer Setup to solve this problems www amd com If you have strange timing Problems and the above described solutions doese not act select the flag bellow Prozessors found 1 Hide Toolbars while running If the Play button is pressed the 3D window is switched to full size and covers all other widows MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 31 Call Rendertime Validation Dialog To find out the performance of the renderengine the rendertime for one frame is calculated before pressing the Start button If this time is below the timeout value automatic the Rendertime Validation Dialog is opened Here you can change the settings to increase the performance or set up the timeout value MM Render Timing Manager Attention Rendertime for one frame iz gt 0 me with actual Stage and Object settings Possible Solutions Increase Rendertimeout to avoid this message Decrease Quality Reduce Number af Projection Planes Objects Timeout Quality Objects Current Triangles defined ARA a p stage 1 v
46. fixture With the use of special graphic cards supporting shutter glasses the grandMA 3D software enables an even more realistic display of movements by moving the virtually audience in the middle of the scenery The full processing power of this new add on software can be discovered in this real 3D mode whereas as the user wears electronic shutter glasses to give him her a vivid holographic view of his her lighting design All the show data can later be received online from the grandMA and displayed in real time rendering lt may also be recorded live and converted into one of the standard video compression formats These files can be easily viewed on any personal computer or MAC with standard media player software and may even be sent by e mail MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 5 1 1 Program Features This new generation of visualization software comes with its own 3D engine and is based on the Microsoft DirectX standard for best performance It communicates directly with the grandMA via Ethernet and in this way it even receives the show s configuration and patching No external interfaces or components are required not even a dongle needs to be installed The grandMA 3D Version is tailored for use with the new so
47. ftware in conjunction with the grandMA console range and the grandMA on PC software The internal structure of grandMA 3D is strictly object oriented and allows the definition of a group of elements for easy set up and design A truss bar with connected fixtures can then be moved rotated and repositioned in one go Although the grandMA 3D software runs on an external PC or notebook computer it shares all databases and fixture libraries with the connected grandMA console During offline applications the software may even be used with the grandMA Off line software with both software programs running on the same PC Both software packages grandMA 3D as well as the grandMA Off line software are available for free via download on the Internet 1 2 Technical Features e Real time visualization engine for all major features of lanterns and moving lights e Followspot mode for movinglights in real time Direct transfer of libraries fixtures patches and DMX address settings of the grandMA via Ethernet e Live control of all fixtures via virtual DMX lines on a grandMA 3D Ethernet protocol e Transfer of all grandMA 3D set ups for fixtures and dimmer to the grandMA s hard disk e Built in graphical editor for the design of basic stage layouts and scenery elements e Extensive objects library with free upgrades via download from the Internet e Recording of shows and show features video compression standards live e Complete offline creation of sho
48. ght Left view Insertion of dynamic trusses Depending on the button a 1 4 point truss is inserted a LN 2 it s 3 To insert a truss click on the desired start point while holding down the left mouse button move to the end position The truss visualization will be updated during the movement Docking to other trusses is indicated by a change of colors and a Plop sound S Docking the selected object to a magnetic helpline Magnetic help lines are added by clicking with the mouse on the ruler and then drag it to the 2D view When releasing the mouse button the helpline will appear Now select one or more objects and click on the Align button the selected objects will be automatically aligned to the helpline Notice If the grid is active objects will be aligned automatically Ge 8 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 39 AAA mr ES ams CES as TET m Em CREE um Truss 5 Stage 1 L100045 16BIT EM Similar to a normal CAD program the 2 dimensional view on the construction area can be changed by clicking the right mouse button into the 2D view beneath the stage If several objects are on top of each other hold the Shift key down and do a left mouse click on the objects In the appearing d
49. he specifications described in 3 1 Version of grandMA desk or grandMA Off line Both applications grandMA 3D and the grandMA Off line can work on the same PC or you can use two PC s connected via Ethernet Start the grandMA Off line and load a show Start a new session at the grandMA Off line MA Network Connections Start New Session Start the grandMA 3D application with New document in the wizard mode grandMA 3D searches for a running grandMA Off line if grandMA Off line is found grandMA 3D connects automatically with grandMA Off line and loads the current show If you do not get a connection to the desk make sure that grandMA 3D is connected as slave as described in 5 Data management 5 Data management This section describes how data is managed by the desk and the visualizer The visualizer is a free programming tool allowing light designers to create shows comfortably Desk and visualizer software can work independently Master Slave If the console and visualizer are connected you can determine via the connection dialog whether the application runs in master or slave mode The master usually the console holds the current show and fixture data It follows that any confirmed modification of a fixture in grandMA3D will also be updated in the console MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax
50. i You can also click on the fixture in 2D or 3D view using the left mouse button and then call up the context menu with the right button to edit say for example the fixture type EET The appropriate object will be selected in the object manager and osition Mode Head Mover the settings can be changed using the controls below use smallest pan change Say you wanted a rotation of 180 around the X axis you can enter use smallest tit change the value using the keyboard or move the slider value by using shifting the mouse while keeping the mouse button pressed or you Rotate can use the mouse scroll wheel Elevation p The changes can be seen online in the 2D and 3D views Spin 0 E The changed settings are sent directly to the console Rotation 150 Position E x 00 3m sf Y it Z El Hint If you can t see the right gobos or you are discontent with other settings please edit the fixture type as described in 5 2 Modifying Fixtures Note This example is part of the installation You can find it in the menu under File Open gt Manual Example sl_ MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 25 8 Program surface Positioning of the windows has been revised All windows can be presented in a regi
51. ialog you can choose the preferred object X A popup dialog appears EC i i Ra Copy The selected object can be copied to the clipboard Top Front The views can be changed between Top Front etc Left You can swap between the last zoom settings or centre the zoom range Center You can arrange various views in the 2D window simultaneously Windows Alignment 8 4 1 Context Dialog a Cut Copy If you select an object with the right mouse button a context menu will appear showing the specific alternatives Properties X Delete Object Sub Objects Property Grid Align Move Kamera to Object Light Positioning Test Every object type is assigned its own property dialog You can then distinguish a fixture property dialog from a traverse property dialog which for example doesn t have any channel info MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 40 8 4 2 Object Properties If you choose Object Properties in the context menu of a fixture the following dialog will appear E 10004 4 E ox The most impressive tool that can be used to change the Fixture Koordin properties of the objects is the Properties dialog This dialog is not modal this means that you can see your Plsture modifications direc
52. ide will appear brighter than the other side Rendering improvements Aliasing A form of image distortion associated with signal sampling A common effect of aliasing is a Stair stepped appearance along diagonal and curved lines A technique known as antialiasing that reduces this effect does exist When a scene is rendered only the elements that are visible from the camera s point of view are used for calculations This reduces the amount of geometrical information that has to be processed improving the rendering time and memory consumption Culling consists of eliminating from a scene all the polygons whose normal point is in the direction opposite to the point of view vector This is to be done just before starting the rendering process Clipping eliminates all the geometry that is outside the view volume Ray tracing This technique determines the visibility of surfaces by tracing imaginary rays of light from the viewer s eye camera to the objects in the scene A centre of projection the viewer s eye and a window on an arbitrary view plane are selected The window may be thought of as being divided into a regular grid whose elements correspond to pixels at the desired resolution Then for each pixel in the window one or more eye ray s is fired from the centre of projection through the pixel s centre into the scene The pixel s color is set to that of the object closest to the camera at the point of intersection MA Lighting Techno
53. in the shape of a cone are directed according to a vector which has an origin and a destination Spotlights decrease in strength the further the distance from the origin They are also bounded by the sides and bottom of the cone Material Features Different objects provide varying visual sensations to the human eye depending on the way light interacts with their surfaces Characteristics like color shine transparency opacity and reflectivity alter the way we perceive each material The process of simulating the reflective features of a material under the influence of lighting mediums is known as shading This is an important part of the rendering process where color reflected by a material can be calculated as a function of its reflective properties and the properties of the lights in the scene Each pixel in the final image is colored by the cumulative effect of the following components of light The environmental component is the color observed when a surface is affected by sources of environment lights The diffused component simulates directional light reflected from a surface with equal intensity in all directions The intensity is higher when the light incidence is perpendicular to the surface and it reduces in proportion to the angle between the incident light and the surface More so as the angle approaches zero The spotlight shine component simulates direct light that bounce from MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Wa
54. ing Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 6 Fixture Library and Setup Support makes it possible to build a complete Setup Visualization of two rotating gobo wheels 3D Visualization Quality Manager LED Fixture support Video creation via wizard Plausibility amp Structure check Working with grandMA Worlds Properties Angle and Intensity for every dimmer individual 2 System requirements IBM compatible PC or notebook with 800 MHz processor with at least 64 MByte RAM Ethernet card with 10 100 MB Highspeed 3D graphics card with hardware acceleration with at least 32 MByte video memory in high color mode with 16bit color depth enabled 1024x768 pixel resolution or above 50 MByte available disk space on hard disk Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP operation system Microsoft DirectX version 9 or above grandMA console software 5 7x or grandMA Off line 5 7x MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 7 3 Installation The installation is divided into three parts e Installation of the PC program e Connec
55. is may prompt an error box to appear telling you that a SUBNET MASK is required however when you click OK you should see a default SUBNET MASK has already been input and you can just click OK to leave it Windows XP e START CONTROL PANEL NETWORK CONNECTIONS e Double click on LOCAL AREA CONNECTION e Select INTERNET PROTOCOL TCP IP from the list of protocols e Click on PROPERTIES In the properties window you will see either your existing IP address or a selection that says OBTAIN AN IP ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY In the case of the latter e click on the radial button USE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS e Click OK once you have entered your required IP address This may prompt an error box to appear telling you that a SUBNET MASK is required however when you click OK you should see a default SUBNET MASK 255 255 255 0 has already been input and you can just click OK to leave it MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 9 4 Communication with the grandMA Desk Series Notice that the DMX channels have to be patched to visualize the spotlights with grandMA 3D The simplest way of patching is to set the switch Auto Patch in the dialog Create New Fixtures or Channels to On at the desk or the Offline
56. ldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 66 Picture human face divided in vertexes surfaces like mirrors The environmental reflected component comes from a secondary light that surrounds the object not from any specific light Reflection maps are a way of providing the surface with the reflective properties of a mirror Texture A 2 dimensional bitmap pasted onto objects or polygons to add realism Rendering methods Rendering methods are related to the way objects are seen on the screen Different rendering methods produce differing visuals Wire frame rendering is the simplest The objects are represented only by the edges that join their vertices Hidden lines or surfaces are not removed This of course is the fastest method Hidden line wire frame rendering This method makes the wire frame look more realistic by removing the surface edges that would not be visible from the chosen viewpoint Solid model rendering Solid modeling fills each surface of the object model with a constant brightness or color making it appears solid Surfaces that appear behind one another are eliminated by the rendering process Shaded solid model rendering A shaded solid model adds lighting effects making the rendering look more realistic For example if a light source illuminates the object from one side that s
57. lescopic lenses Information about the camera can be found in the status area MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V5 7x Page 68 12 FAQ Should you have any problems with the application you can refer to the frequently asked questions below 12 1 Software Questions Nr Question problems with the communication Check the TCP IP settings PC lt gt desk Is a network card installed Is the TCP IP protocol configured The TCP IP subnet mask of the PC must be equal with the subnet mask of the desk for example 255 255 255 0 The first 3 numbers of the IP address of the PC must be equal to the first three numbers of the desk for example PC 192 168 0 10 Desk 192 168 0 5 The last number of the IP address must be unique in the complete network Please don t use the automatic distribution of IP settings as offered by Windows because these IPs don t fit the requirements communicator win tna conso network cards installed no Select the IP address belonging to the network card communicator mth tna conso with the console attached to the grandMA desk See 5 1 Desk Connection Dialog DirectX Installation Microsoft DirectX from version 7 has to be installed on the PC Windows XP 2000 is delivered with these ver
58. levation Rotation referring to the X Y plane Elevation i of the coordinate system Spin i Rotation 20 Spin Rotation seen from the top view Coordinates in World This virtual axis sticks through the object origin and runs 4 m Lo parallel to the Z axis of the coordinate system Y m O L lt in IS Rotation Rotation around the X axis of the object Data are also shown in the grid 8 6 2 Scaling of Objects To set the dimensions of an object to a specific size all sides of the object can be scaled with an own scaling factor The desired dimension in X Y and Z direction can also entered numerical in the edit fields Scale Same Parameters Dimension m m D 743 Y m 0 304 Z ne 1 638 Assign Properties to Object permanently Important in conjunction with Moving Pathes Assign Properties to Object Rotation parameters coordinates and scaling factors are assigned to the object permanently l e the changed position in the 3D world and the changed scaling is assigned to the object as origin data This step should be done before an object is assigned to a moving path So the moving path can work correctly if for example objects are combined together with sub objects MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Pag
59. logy GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 67 11 Keyboard Shortcuts The common shortcuts Key Ctrl S Solid Mode Ctrl T Textures on off lt gt Camera rotate Ctrl lt gt Camera move parallel Ctrl F5 Quality High Ctrl F6 Quality Medium Ctrl F7 Quality Low 3D Camera rotate 180 degree Switch between the views top left etc Shift Mouse Opens Dialog to select objects that are on top of each other Ctrl I Mouse Select several objects with the mouse ERN Undo Redo CA Select the camera with the key 1 9 or Shift 1 9 for camera 10 18 Shift 1 9 Ctrl 1 9 Select the intersection index with Ctrl 1 9 or Shift Ctrl 1 9 Shift Ctrl 1 9 Please note that possible installed drivers for example for 3D graphic cards affect the keyboard shortcuts as well Camera movements with the mouse In the 3D view movements can be made as follows using the mouse Actions are released by pressing the middle mouse button in the 3D view Camera movements are started or stopped with a click on the middle mouse button The movements e Normal Move the active camera in X and Y direction e With Shift Rotation around the X and Z axis e With Control Zoom in the direction of the camera like a te
60. nto its data base 16BIT EM Fixture Library T _ DEERE P Textures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Moving Pathes Fixture Library Desk Fixture Types LSD Cj LYTE QUEST MAD LIGHTING MAC 1200 MAC 2000 MACSOOM4 ATOMIC CX2 EXTER y MARTIN 3 M4 PERF 168 19 3000 SC MORPHEUS A 2 m m a e Au q 4 3 MOVITEC ar a ar ar ar a NONE v MAC 600 M4 Mac DONT ATOMIC MINIMAL Mal Ps 4 lt ii M4 30004CH WS M4 Ww The Fixture Library is identical to the grandMA desk fixture library If a fixture is dragged from the library into the 3D View the show in the desk is extended with this fixture So a fixture setup can be made with grandMA 3D without a connected desk Make a setup with grandMA 3D Create an empty new show with the desk no session created Start a master session at grandMA 3D Invite the desk to the session Join Now all fixtures are transferred automatic to the empty show of the desk The desk gets automatic the master of the session MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 54 8 9 3 Predefined Objects The supplied library comes with various 3D objects ordered by certain topics This library is constantly expanded If you have special requests please do not hesi
61. on the object surface Static Color If the channel is a dimmer the color is shown here Type Fixture type CM Y Colour mixing system CMY or RGB MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 42 8 5 1 Working with the Grid The grid is very useful when you wish to change the properties of several objects For example if you want to change the offset of all vertical trusses select all vertical trusses in the view and list them in the property grid GridProperties m ee ee Truss E NA Tus 50 MEM 500 oa v 0 A Tuss ao MENS so o0 o o a el Cancel Select the Y entries and do a right mouse click on the headline Y Fill selected Columns Select Fill selected columns in the context menu 4 Modify Column visibility Fill selected Columns Cell Text fo BB Adjust Column Widths to Grid EE Adjust Column width to Text Font Increment Value li Print s E Lancel HE Cut Copy B Paste The dialog that appears allows you to enter new values into all selected cells Test Siri If increment values is selected the first column is filled with the start value The next value is incremented by the given number and so on This is for example useful for entering new DMX offset ad
62. onds gt Cameras Main Camera 1 f EJ Moving a e Drag a Dynamic Moving Path on the Main Camera 1 object 2 Dynamic Move in the Object Manager aan COO BOOODIDOGCUCIDIDGOOCIOOOO E Edit Mode e Move the camera to the start position A Number of Frames 1 e Press Add Keyframe UTER 1 e As start time for the first Keyframe enter 0 00 s in the following dialog W Keuframe Edit Made rr e Move the camera to the second position B e Press Add Keyframe Number of Frames 2 e As start time for the second Keyframe enter 5 00 s in the 2 El following dialog Current Time s Pos m e Setthe slider to the first Keyframe position The camera jumps to the starting point A Press again Add Keyframe As starting time for the third Keyframe enter 10 00 s in the following dialog Pos m The result should be a smooth camera movement between the entered points A and B in the defined period of 10 seconds Note Controlling of the position is done relative to the origin coordinates i e if an object with moving pathes is moved manually the tracks of the Moving Pathes are always moved parallel to the new object coordinates If you want to move an object manually without modifying the Moving Path tracks select the switch Use Data Absolute Use Lata Absolute at the end of the property dialog MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn ww
63. only possible with the grandMA desk 6 3D Geometry System GrandMA 3D geometric system lets you define and manipulate objects in 3D space lt features a geometric system architecture that defines the x y plane as the ground area with the height as z axis For a better orientation axes are marked with colors red X axis blue Y axis green Z axis MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 21 7 Quick Guide This capture gives a brief description how to operate with the grandMA 3D For the following steps a grandMA desk or the grandMA off line should be connected Without the connected desk or off line editor you are able to create a stage but because the fixture data comes from the desk there will be no fixtures available We shall build a simple stage with the following settings a square area of 10 20 meters with a rigging height of 5 meters the rear trusses will be fitted with moving spotlights and the lights are to be switched on 7 1 Step 1 Insert Fixtures e Start the connected desk or off line with an empty show Backup Load Show New Show e At Tools MA Network Configuration you should see a session named Default Session If not start a new session with Start New Session
64. orks well here If the spot shines in the opposite direction after pressing the Play button you have to change the INVERT pan or tilt parameter at the desk On the desk switch to Full Access in the Fixture Layer and change the Func Pan or Func Tilt INVERT flag 8 9 Data Bases The whole virtual 3D world consists of objects You can find all these objects in the database which acts your component box to build your 3D world The database is not a static pool of predefined objects it is managed dynamically and growing continuously Objects can simply be dragged and dropped into the 2D or 3D view x z ae The data base resembles Fixtures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Textures a catalogue divided into X y several property sheets P These sheets contain sub Truss Stage File Cylinder Ambiente Cube Camera sheets like the fixture sheet that contains for Light example the fixtures sorted according to the manufacturers 8 9 1 Dynamic Objects In contrast to pre defined objects dynamic objects are built by the user at runtime You do not select an object from a pre defined library you create for example a truss from the left to the right side of the stage dynamically with the mouse Desk Fixture Types Textures Predefined Objects Oynamic Objects pevvyvyvyv7yetwtayv Wall Plane Truss Truss Truss Truss Camera Cylinder Ambiente Cube Light MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdecker
65. out administration rights you have to arrange the administration rights by the administrator on the installation path e g C Program Files MA Lighting Technologies 13 Timing problems with Dual Core The use of Dual Core processors can cause timing processors problems Please use the actual drivers of the processor manufacturer If you have further problems set the switch via the menu entry Settings Options Dual Core 2 Hardware Perle EN Which 3D shutter er are ELSA REVELATOR shutter glasses and simple red green supported glasses have been tested with NVIDIA graphic cards Please install the current Detonator driver from NVIDIA COM You can find a list of supported graphic cards and 3D shutter glasses on the Detonator homepage of NVIDIA 2 Can get the 3D stereo Effect The 3D stereo effect with a shutter glass requires a refresh with an LCD or TFT monitor rate of 120 pictures per second At the moment these rates can only be reached with tube monitors But you can use the NVIDIA driver also in a red green mode and take a simple red green glass to see how the stereo effect works Unfortunately the color information is wrong MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbittelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 70 13 Index Vo E 58 64
66. port malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 64 Filename Opens a dialog to enter a filename FPS You can select the frame rate 24 pictures per second corresponds to TV quality Color Bits Choose 8 bit 256 colors 16 bit high color 65536 colors 32 bit true color 16 million colors Codec Choose an option for the compression of the video pictures Press the Codec button and select for example Microsoft Video1 in the window that appears Dimensions Enter the dimensions of the AVI video in X Y pixels For example 768x576 pixels correspond to the German TV standard resolution After you pressing Create Avi the program starts the rendering process Depending on the complexity and duration of the Time remaining D OD DOE 21 scene the rendering process could take from some seconds up to several hours Sa During the rendering process the estimated time is displayed in a window MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 65 10 Basic 3D definitions For a better understanding of how grandMA 3D works it is useful to know something about the mechanism of 3D visualization Let us begin by defining some basic 3D visualization concepts The goal of this section is to introduce or refr
67. r This is e g the master On connection the founder transfers its data fixture types to the slaves From then on all session members are synchronized and have equal rights If a fixture is edited in the slave the change is reflected in the master and vice versa Devices not assigned to any session are not in the list If you press the Invite Button you get a list of these MA devices MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 12 The network configuration can be managed by the Desk Connection dialog arandMA Network berm Type Version Sessions B Default Session athlon 1900 127 0 0 1 47 GMA 3D athlon 1900 127 0 0 1 880 GMA 3D With the gt gt button you can expand the Settings dialog Session Mame i The upper part of the dialog shows the active sessions and their members in a tree view The session master is printed bold GrandMA 3D is printed green Create a new session GrandMA 3D creates a new session as master This function is used for example if a show exists as Sl file grandMA 3D Format The show with all data is sent to the slave It must not be loaded via disk to the desk If the loading is completed the desk automatic becomes the master and grandMA 3D gets the slave Join
68. raries and copies of all stage objects Coordinates X Y Z my presentation grandMA 3D CSL file MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 16 5 2 Modifying Fixtures You can modify the connected fixture data e g change the gobos or use other DMX settings The modified properties of the fixtures are valid for the fixtures included in the show The original data of the fixture library are kept To modify a fixture type right click with your mouse on the selected fixture in the 2D or 3D view or select the fixture in the object manager and click on Edit Fixture Type The following dialog appears MN YL 100045 14BIT EN Mame na Type Head Moved Manufacturer WARILITE 0 Beam 00M Effect dependent Properties Type Lines Ame mn i3 mas o Unit C Sbt C 16bit Comment 116 bit enhanced modeLamp Co Brightness min 10000 max 5000 Effect Infa FIXTURE TYPE is valid fram Visual Type AA gt to 2 Channel Types Channel Sets gaba U 60801 C 60601 ROT Mode From J 60601 ROT O BLADE1A Made To O BLADE1B O BLADE24 U BLADE2B O BLADE 34 LJ BLADE3B _ BLADE 44 J BLADE4B Made Ch The top of the dialog shows Name manufacturer fixture type and comments
69. roperties to dimmer channels The following properties can be assigned to dimmer channels e Color RGB value or Color Filter from manufacturer library e Gobo Image on the illuminated surface e Beam angle e Intensity So you have the possibility to assemble your spots for example with different color gels and lamp types in spite of the fact that all have the same fixture type Property Bar Objects Properties Layer 2 Truss 3 M er Parbb red In this example you can see 4 PAR spots on one bar with o Parab green different emitting angles and colors all of the type Dimmer cer Parbb blue der ParbE pink Fixture Koordin Fixture To assign a color an emitting angle the intensity or a gobo Edit Fixture Type j Channellnfo select the dimmer in the Object Bar and press the Channel Test Dlg Color Gobo Beam Color Gobo Beam Button Statics id ee he In the appearing dialog you can choose Soe and he intensity fr every spot Bear Use Value from Fixture Type es Intensity o Use Intensity from Fixture Type i Ces MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 20 5 4 Creating new Fixture Types In the current version creation of new additional fixture types is
70. rs with the mouse cursor and the beams will follow The calculated Pan Tilt data is send continuously to the connected grandMA desk This works with moving head fixtures as well as with moving mirror fixtures The Play mode can be switched on or off If Play mode is on all fixtures are updated in the 3D View If Play mode is off only the fixtures positioned via grandMA 3D are updated ee me Switches the Positioning Mode on in the 3D View Toolbar 28 The cursor marks the focus position in the 3D View as a target cross Select the fixtures to position in one of the following ways Fixture pase Dynamic Objects Moving F E a Select a group in the Data Base a l al m These groups correspond to the groups in desk MAC 2000 Aubomic Scrollers PROF 16b 3000 Or select the desired fixtures directly in the 3D View with the left mouse button or make a multi selection of several fixtures with Ctrl left mouse button En Or select the required fixtures at the grandMA desk Selected fixtures are highlighted in the grandMA desk and the 3D Therefore the desk has to be in ue lh tracking backup mode and in grandMA 3D the following switch must be switched off rpe ignore desk selections height offset Ignore desk selections You can find the switch via right mouse button click on the Positioning Mode button zs Height offset
71. rstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 63 9 1 Creating an avi file Use To record the received data and the camera movements select D Camera fi these entries Lock Rendering while Recording Pressthe Record button and begin with the show Record All DMX value changes and the camera movements are recorded You can perform the operations with the desk and walk around in the scene with your camera or switch between different cameras Every operation is recorded until the Stop button is pressed ap Now you can store the recorded data in a special grandMA 3D format TOF or create a video file with the operations you have recorded Es To store the show in the TOF format press the Save button and enter a filename Create Avi Wizard Filename CA Programmerbm Lighting Technolagiessgrandld amp 3040 Properties Dimensions Standard FPS Color Bits Codec Custom era x y 7 Previous Create Al Generally speaking you can say that the better the quality of the video file the longer the rendering process will take MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech sup
72. s 1 WHAT IS GRANDMA SD ipsos aaa 5 ki Program Features nuria a 6 1 2 Mechmical Features iaa diia 6 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Srno aa T 3 INSTALLATION Enn 8 3 1 Version of grandMA desk or grandMA Off line oooonccconnnccnccconncconcconncanccocnnnnannnnnnnncannonnnnans 8 32 Program Instala lO Mii ita 8 ze MEN Moll mem 8 3 3 1 How to set the IP Address of the PCooooooocccncccccccccccncconononancnnnnnnnonononnnnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 9 4 COMMUNICATION WITH THE GRANDMA DESK SERIES 10 4 1 Connection with the grandMA desk sccceeccecsssnssseeeeeeeeeccnnnsseeeeeescnssseeeeeeneeoennsseeeees 10 4 2 Connection with the grandMA Off line software cocoonnnnnnnccccccconncconncononcnnnnanannnnnnrrnnanaaannnnnns 11 5 DATA MANAGEMENT ccccceeceeeceeecnsecnsecnecenscenscessonseonscenscnseonseonesenesones 11 9 1 Besk Connection Dialog usara da aa 12 5 2 MOVING FOUR 17 5 2 1 Fixture Type VISUANZATIO N atracar a a e 19 5 3 Assignment of properties to dimmer ChamnelS oooooonnnccconnnannccccnonncncnnnnnnoncnnnnnnnnrnnnaannnrnnnaas 20 5 4 Creating new Fixture TYDES iia 21 6 cSD OGEOMETHY SYSTEM cas 21 rageite cil 22 FA SWEPT FIKUS sra 22 7 2 SOtep 2 Insertinhig FUSSOS iii 23 TS StED 3 Posillohind OF FIXIUEGOS ioni ioo cauaa ee cH ub abet ee vasi edu Eu onu eau vue Soo E exu Evo Liu sa UAR REUS 24 S PROGRA
73. sions You can find the actual Direct X version on the Microsoft homepage All connected fixtures are centered The positions of the connected spots are read from the on the middle of the stage area desk when the desk is connected Place the fixtures in the 2D or 3D view on their positions These positions are stored in the desk and if the application is connected to the desk again these coordinates are read from the desk B n find the connected Check the IP Settings B n desk Make sure that grandMA 3D is connected as slave See 5 1 Desk Connection Dialog 6 Old Stage setup build with version Some objects can not be imported from older versions V 1 1 looks strange objects with sub objects Please construct these objects new 7 Followspot doesn t work Often the problem off the light position mode is that the min and max values are the other way round e g min 180 max 180 When you changed this in the fixtures type dialog positioning works well here If the spot shines in the opposite direction after pressing the Play button you have to change the INVERT pan or tilt parameter at the desk On the desk switch to Full Access in the Fixture Layer and change the Func Pan or Func Tilt INVERT flag AVIES S E Sometimes occurs the problem in GMA 3D with renderings on special ATI graphic boards The result of the rendered avi shows a black screen To solve the problem switch off the second graphic port espe
74. so be rotated around the various axes Custom textures for the surface of these elements can be imported in a bitmap format or may be chosen from a library The set up of lanterns luminaries or moving lights can be simply retrieved from the grandMA console s show file per electronic transfer There is no need to set DMX lines DMX addresses or operation modes for the single fixtures as these details are already pre adjusted in the grandMA Once the transfer takes place the user just has to position these fixtures in the 3D environment of the grandMA 3D software The user may also group them logically on bars scenery elements or trussing When switching to 3D rendering mode the grandMA 3D software becomes an extremely powerful visualizer with real time rendering facilities All drawing elements fixtures and lanterns are shown with surface textures as a kind of virtual reality All functions of the installed lights are remotely controlled by a connected grandMA and displayed with realistic movements colors and images At the same time the viewing angle can be changed by just moving the virtual camera around with full control of zoom position and rotation Or just switch to another pre defined camera position and start a new movement from there All optical fixture parameters like beam angle color even color mixing and gobos can be displayed Custom gobos can be inserted by simply assigning a color bitmap file to the gobo position of the related
75. ss is made up of a set of four numbers Each number can have a value between 0 and 255 Your PC and the grandMA must have their respective IP addresses set up correctly The first three sets of numbers must be the same and the last set must be different For example GrandMA console IP address 192 168 0 5 PC with grandMA 3D IP address 192 168 0 10 To setup the IP address of the desk please refer to the grandMA user s manual MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 8 3 3 1 How to set the IP Address of the PC Please note if you are already part of a network please check with your network administrator before changing your IP settings you may not need to and before connecting any device such as a the lighting console to an existing network Windows 2000 START SETTINGS NETWORK amp DIAL UP CONNECTIONS Double click on LOCAL AREA CONNECTION Click on PROPERTIES Select INTERNET PROTOCOL TCP IP from the list of protocols Click on PROPERTIES In the properties window you will see either your existing IP address or a selection that says OBTAIN AN IP ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY In the case of the latter e click on the radial button USE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS e Click OK once you have entered your required IP address Th
76. starts with pressing the Play Button at 0 00 Seconds and runs continuously counting up b gt Play Continue r3 The time is displayed in the timeline at the status line There you can enter also a specified time in this control and the animation continuous with pressing the Continue button at this time 1 1 Create a new file open or save a file j E Mew ear Gave c Filters To keep the 2D and 3D view clear you can blend out the objects you do not wish to Filters See 7 If the views contain many objects it is often complicated to select the proper object J with the mouse With this tool you can set filters to exclude objects for selection For Mouse Llic example when the selection of the stage object is erroneous de select the entry er ambiente To obtain a better picture in the 3D view you can switch the ambient lights w Difese ambiente Lights on off e Strong Sun light All Lights am Sets the current camera position head on stage Reset kame Q Opens the dialog to connect grandMA 3D to the grandMA desk Connect See 5 1 Desk Connection Dialog yn With the Undo function you can cancel plenty of actions Linda Keyboard Ctrl Z P The Redo function cancels the respective last Undo action Reda Keyboard Ctrl A MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9
77. ster view where you can switch between the windows with the tabs above 2D 3D Grid or the windows are presented like multi document ME Grid Foto D x Es windows and can be arranged in the way you prefer This mode is especially useful with a second monitor During editing in the 2D View on the first monitor you can watch the result on the second monitor in the 3D View The views can be switched via the menu entry Windows Full Screen Tabbed Floating The Wizard Mode became obsolete with the new functionality After starting the program the following dialog will appear on the screen Application Start Load last Document in 1 2 Seconds seeeeeen Press Cancel for escape Automatic the last used document will be opened or if you cancel a new empty document is created MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 26 A new document with a blank stage appears In this example the Offline is connected with four fixtures The surface should look like this A 4 L1000 sL_ E File Edit View Settings 3D 2D Windows Help amp q A o k O pn Continue Mew Open Filters Mouse Clic Ambiente Reset Came MA Network Undo Redo Property Bar 3 x Objects Info Properties Layer xYZ
78. str 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 49 8 9 1 1 Wall Objects With this type of object you can you can insert dynamic walls For this you pull the object into the 2D or 3D view using the left mouse button wall It is easy to move the corners or to provide more walls in the 2D view Top Bottom Move the wall corners with the left mouse key pressed With the right mouse button you can add further corners or delete them A E aud You can follow the changes in real time in the 3D view Insert Behind Insert Before Delete 8 9 1 2 Plane Objects With this type of object you can insert dynamic planes or canvas amp For this you pull the object into the 2D or 3D view using the left mouse button Plane To set properties and assignments of textures etc for these objects use the property dialog This Example shows a transparent canvas framed with trusses To make the Plane transparent set the vertex texture to transparent MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 50 8 9 1 3 Trusses ey 4 The simplest way to insert new
79. tate to contact us The 3D objects in the library have been specially designed for grandMA 3D They therefore possess a visible number of triangles so as not to limit the performance too much Textures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Moving Pathes Complex superstructures such as crossbeams E with wired lights steps people instruments 3 Environment 3 i WE etc can be provided by the user and saved as 5 Equipment J BGrandMA Predefined Object y Instruments an E Complex objects can therefore be made c MovableAssets available for later projects Aj musicians c people J ul d eser speaker4 speakers Simply pull the desired object into the 3D view using the left mouse button It will appear in the centre 0 0 0 Then you can freely move turn or scale it If you wish to place other objects you can do this using the import function Select File Import Objects from the menu and in the next dialog you will see the supported file formats You can find the objects sorted in a subdirectory from grandMA 3D Data Predefined Objects Some examples in the miniature view Environment pom stages halls etc a2 9 stage3 xob stage3_ stage 1 stage z equipment w H am BD u Bg UEU Sg 2 canvas grandMia grandMA grandhA spaker bi speaker speaker speaker speaker speaker stagemao Bnnxs Instruments i Um O i
80. tion of the objects can take place in different Objects Info Properties Layer layers By default all objects like fixtures stages cubes etc are created in the Main layer Layer With the New Layer button additional layers can be added Main e g one could produce a layer for the dimmers and a Layer for the movinglights Whether you are interested in the Stage Wale w movinglights or the conventional light you can always blend Washidhts Y Out hide the layer not needed Spotights Any layer can be added in the upper part of the layer view Dimmer Channels Which layer an object is assigned to is decided with the ACLs Grid View See 8 5Grid View Truss Channels Cameras Ambient Lights YA moving Truss vO a MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 36 8 3 Toolbar The toolbar contains several buttons that are related to the general operations of the program w vs p I ii j E a A p a v d p ra Play Continue New Open Save Filters Mouse Clic Ambiente Reset Came MA Network Undo Check Time controlled actions like triggering of Explosion Objects or Moving Pathes with external Access need to be assigned to specific points on the time axis The time
81. tion with the grandMA grandMA light or grandMA ultra light e Connection with the grandMA off line editor 3 1 Version of grandMA desk or grandMA Off line You can determine by means of the version number of grandMA 3D if the software version of the visualizer fits to the software version of the desk or off line Version X X X X represents the version number of the desk software This number should correspond to the desk or off line software version The grandMA Off line software can run on the same PC or on an external PC connected via Ethernet 3 2 Program Installation The software is available on a CD ROM or it can be downloaded from the Internet Internet downloads Please extract the downloaded file into a temporary folder and run the setup exe program CD version The installation program should start automatically after inserting the grandMA 3D CD If not you can run the setup exe program from the root directory Note You should have administration rights on the machine to install the program Before you install a new version of the program please be sure that you have un installed any old versions You must un install the application from the control panel under add remove programs It s not sufficient to just delete the files 3 3 IP Addresses IP addresses are what allow the internet and most modern networks to work It s a way of identifying a computer by a unique set of numbers an IP address An IP addre
82. tly in the 2D or 3D view while changing Edit Fixture Type Channel Info the values in the window Channel Test Dig For example change the Y position of a fixture by setting the focus with a left mouse click into the slider field Position Mode Head Mover Position X Auto smallest pan CO smallest tilt The slider control field allows the changing of values in several ways Rotate in orld Elevation Spin 180 Rotation BD e Shift the mouse cursor above the slider It changes the Coordinates in World appearance to an horizontal arrow Then press the left m pM mouse button move the value slider controlling Y m o E e m e With a left double click in the control field you can enter numerical values directly With the buttons Edit Fixture Type Channel Info and Show Channel Test you can reach the respective dialog Static Goba Color If the fixture has a colorwheel or a mixer this button is disabled Otherwise you can set the default values for the color and a gobo For the explanation of Position Mode refer to 8 8 Followspot Function MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 41 8 5 Grid View The Grid View lists all available objects in a grid 2 3D
83. trusses a person is represented as an object The structure of these objects is shown in the tree view in the object manager If you select an object in the tree with a mouse click it will be marked in all views For a better organization objects can be renamed After the selection do a single mouse click on the object name and enter your text Depending on the type of the selected object all object parameters will be shown in the lower part of the object manager window In this case you can change for example the X Y Z location or the rotation If you want to make a copy just select the object with the left mouse button in the tree view and drag it while holding the button down into the 2D or 3D view Fixture Agn Type koor n With these buttons you can switch parts of parameter on or off With the right mouse button you can switch the preferred part exclusive on Fixture Opens the dialogs to T display and setup Edit Fixture Type Channel Info mere properties Channel Test Dlg Properties of the Followspot function see 8 8 Followspot Function D 97297 Waldb ttelorunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 34 8 2 2 Properties On the Properties tab of the Property Bar following information is available Property Bar x One of the thr
84. ust the settings of the program 8 1 1 8 1 2 File New Create a new empty stage file Load Environment Load only the environment e g stage buildings musicians etc of a stored stage file sl So an environment can be merged into an existing show that has been received from the desk Load Desk Show Load only the desk show of a stored stage file sl_ So an existing show can be merged into an environment Load Environment and Desk Show Load all information stored in the grandMA 3D file sl Files created with previous versions lt V2 0 have the extension sld They also can be loaded Print Printout a protocols or patch lists Create Avi Opens a dialog to create an avi file Video See also chapter Video Creation Import Objects Opens a dialog for importing objects The following file formats are supported 3DS dxf 3D only jpg bmp gif tif pgm ppm tga pcx psd eps Import Textures from File Opens a dialog to import textures used in another grandMA 3D file sl Save Save the current stage file under the given name shown in the title Save as Save the current stage file with a new name Recent file list These menu entries represent a list of the files edited previously A mouse click in that list opens the file Exit Leave the application Edit Cut Cut the selected object and copy it to the Windows clipboard Copy Copy the selected object to the clipboar
85. ving Path parameter in the Object Manager Controlling of the position is always done relative to the origin coordinates l e if an object with moving pathes is moved manually the tracks of the Moving Pathes are always moved parallel to the new object coordinates Several Moving Paths can be attached to an object Moving Pathes inea External Access Controlling of movements in the 3D Space via the grandMA Desk a Y Time controlled Time controlled movement in the 3D space External Time Access controlled 8 9 8 1 External Access Moving Pathes controlling via dimmer channel The movement in X Y or Z direction or the rotation around the X Y or Z axis is controlled by the dimmer channels of the connected grandMA desk Dimmer Dimmer Dimmer Dimmer Dimmer Dimmer Dimmer Trigger Custom Position X Position Y Position Rotations Rotation Rotation Dimmer Custom Position Rotation X Y Z Movement or rotation of an object controlled via a dimmer channel Trigger without function Movement of a truss with 4 fixtures in Z direction lifts and goes down Dimmer truss with 4 mounted head moving fixtures should be lifted with the dimmer channel 1 of Position z the grand MA desk BUR Example for Dimmer Z Position e Create 4 fixtures and one dimmer with the grandMA desk zw Truss 5 e The dimmer should be named Dim 1 gt Moving Pathes y Dimmer Position Z Sub Objects e With grandMA 3D the
86. w malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 61 8 10 Channel Test Dialog The Channel Test dialog is used for different tasks e The received values can be observed while connected to grandMA console or off line editor Desk Monitor Function e All the channel values can be stimulated if the application is not in Run mode e The received console values can be shown in Run mode z This dialog is not modal i e when open the changed EN VL1000A 16BIT EN BEE values are used and any results movements etc are WLA000A 16BIT EN 165 1 immediately viewable in the 3D view if the Play button is pressed You can change the current value Seite 62 with the corresponding slider The slider fields can be edited in various ways e Hold down the left mouse button and move the ColorMix CM2 11 mouse up or downwards The value will change by Gobo1 61 12 small amounts Gobo1 61 Rot 13 e Position the mouse cursor over the shown value Control Dummw 14 The cursor will change to an arrow lt gt Now the value can be changed in large amounts with depressed mouse button e With a left double click or a right mouse click you can enter the amount numerically MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9
87. with a left mouse click and move it under the truss while holding down the mouse button down e Switch to the Top view with the context menu of the right mouse button e Hold the Ctrl button pressed and select all 4 fixtures with the left mouse button Now you can move all selected fixtures on the truss The fixtures are shining up and have to be turned down 180 This can be done separately for every fixture via the properties or for all together in the property grid e Switch to the grid view eC TIRE T sehnr Ds TD anri e Select the column rotation by clicking with left mouse button e Click with the right mouse button the selected entry and choose Fill selected Colums Fill selected Columns Cell Text 180 i e Enter 180 in the Cell Text m qo After closing the dialog all fixtures are rotated by 180 and look on the bottom e After pressing the Play button the result in the 3D view should look like this MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech supportOmalighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 24 Changing the settings x Property Bar Objects Properties Layer SHOWROW A i A a w Ifyou want to change the fixture settings select one of the fixtures Ml lali a in the 3D view or in the object manager Fixture
88. ws in conjunction with the grandMA Off line software running on the same PC e Undo redo buttons e Video machine for playing videos with grandMA 3D e Visualization of fixture types e Realistic fog e Alignment manager for easy positioning of objects e Dynamic moving pathes allow programmed camera movements e Automatic download of all relevant fixture data of the current show including gobos color gels and rigging coordinates e New fixture type editor e Colour gel library for dimmers and fixtures e Multilayer technology for objects fixture etc e Own 3D library with objects like people instruments etc e Direct import of the following file formats possible also using drag and drop 3DS dxf 3D only jpg bmp gif tif pgm ppm tga pcx psd eps The import is realized using an open plug in import structure e Data monitoring for one or more fixtures e Selectable data formats Percent 8 bit DMX or 16 bit DMX e Automatic creation of multiple default cameras e Additional data views Grid mode dependent on active layer e Objects can be controlled from the console and moving paths can be assigned allowing console control of truss movement or other objects e Sound file WAV can be executed during show playback allowing demo shows with synchronized music e Fog can be controlled via the desk e Fixture Type plausibility function e Fixtures can be controlled via the Channel Test Dialog MA Light
89. y the data received from the console This dialog is not modal i e when open the changed settings are used and the results movements etc can be seen immediately in the 3D view If the otart button is not pressed or no console is connected data can also be simulated using the sliders GrandMA 3D will show the changes in the 3D view MM Fixture Channels 211000 18 EIT ET TERT A IN MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 Phone 49 9 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de Focus Focus 6 Focus Zoom T Focus Frost 5 Gobo 61 Rot 15 Control Dummy 14 Speed pd1 15 Speed Spd2 i6 Speed Spd3 iT Control CTRL Focus Focus 21 Focus Zoom 22 Focus Frost 235 Gobo G1 Rot 28 Control Dummy 24 Speed pd1 50 Fpecd 3pd2 51 Speed 3p5 52 Control CTRL 3 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Focus Facus 35 Focus 2oom 3T Focus Frazt 33 Gobol G1 Rot 43 Control Qummy 44 www malighting de Focus Facus 51 Focus Zoom 52 Focus Frost 5 3 Gobol G1 Rot 58 Control Diummuy 53 Speed Spd i1 60 Speed Spd2 61 Speed Spd 3562 Control CTRAL 6 3 eMail info malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 5 7x Page 29 8 1 4 Settings Options Fixture Beam Bii Fixture Beam E Advanced Quality Fixtures Interpolate Channel Sets Interpolate Pan Tilt Movement C Disable Channel Delays Gobos Gobo Scale 10 100 95 Gobo Base Intensity

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