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1. Object Manager Objects Layer New Layer v Use BERN Main IW Layer Main E Object Name l Wem Truss 5 i Cube Y Converted x F Truss Camera activate the filter with the following l Layer Enabled af The current layers which are also dynamically expandible 2 Object Name The administration of the objects can take place in different layers By default all objects like fixtures stages cubes etc are created in the Mam layer With the New Layer button additional arbitrary layers can be produced e g one could produce a layer for the dimmers and a Layer for the movinglights Whether you are interested in the movinglights or the conventional light you can always blend out hide the layer not needed Any layer can be added in the upper part of the layer view Which layer an object is assigned to is decided with the Property Grid See 8 4 3 Property Grid Dialog With the check boxes you can meanings Here you can filter by object name e g if you enter Clay Paky only Clay Paky fixtures will be shown 3 Type Here you can filter by various object types 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 User s Manual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 30 MA Lighting Tech
2. User s Manual Copyright 2002 MA Lighting Technology GmbH The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software and the use of its contents is subject to written authorisation from MA Lighting Technology GmbH Trademarks Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows XP Windows 98 Windows ME 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 visualisation software The grandMA 3D software is subject to continual development It is therefore possible that the entire information printed in this manual is out of date Up to date information can always be found in the current readme txt file on the CD or the downloaded program disks For the current software version refer to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 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 2 0 Page 2 Contents T WVBATISXSRANDIVIACOL E 5 Lr Program Features ira A al 6 ke Ide arise AAA Aa 6 1 3 New Features in V 2 0 V4 0 Desk Version eeeeeseeeeeeee nennen eene nnne nnn 7 2
3. 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 8 8 4 Fixtures The fixture sheet shows all fixtures included in the current show The types are loaded from the grandMA desk s fixture library Desk Fixture Types Obje If the fixture type is modified described in 5 2 Modifying Fixtures and the application is connected to the desk or is off line the desk will VLLODDAS recognise these changes and put them into its data base 16BIT EN 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 2 0 Page 44 8 8 5 Predefined Objects The supplied library comes with objects in 3D format ordered according to topic area This library is constantly being expanded If you have special requests please do not hesitate to contact us The 3D objects in the library have been specially designed for grandMA They therefore possess a visible number of triangles so as not to limit the performance too much r Complex superstructures such Predefined Objects i i Textures j Dynamic Objects Desk Fixture Types as crossbeams with wired 3 x i A lights steps people p 3 instruments etc can be A provided by the user and balletdancer girl sin
4. If the grandMA off line is found grandMA 3D connects automatically with the off line editor 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 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn 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 2 0 Page 1 0 o Data management This section describes how data is managed by the desk and the visualizer The visualiser is a free programming tool to allow light designers to comfortably create shows Desk and visualiser software can work independently from each other In the present version fixtures must be added to the console Only then can the fixtures be edited and sent back If the show has been saved in grandMA the data can be edited without the console being connected Master Slave If the console and visualiser are connected you can determine using the connection dialog see below which is to be master or slave The master usually the console holds the current show fixture data If you then modify a fixture in grandMA and press OK to confirm your action the console will then also have the updated fixture data 5 1 Desk Connection Dialog When you launch grandMA 3D it will automatically try to make a connection with the Q grandMA console
5. 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 2 0 Page 47 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 e To store the show in the TOF format press the Save button Save Avi To create an AVI file press the Create button In the following dialog you can enter the video parameters Create Avi Dimensions 384 Color Bits Cancel Generally speaking you can say that the better the quality of the video file the longer the rendering process will take 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 FPS You can select the frame rate 24 pictures per second is TV quality Color Bits Choose 8 bit 256 colours 16 bit high colour 65536 colours 32 bit true colour 16 million colours Dimensions Enter the dimensions of the AVI video in X Y pixels For example 352 480 pixels corresponds to the German TV standard resolution After you have typed in a file name for your video the program will begin with the rendering process Depending on the complexity and duration of the scene the rendering process could take from some seconds up to several hours Time remaining 0 00 010 21 RE During the rende
6. With the buttons Edit Fixture Type Channel Info and Show Channel Test you reach the respective dialog Static Gobo Color If the fixture has a colorwheel or mixer this button is disabled Otherwise you can set the default valuesfor the color and a gobo here This is useful to set a color and a characteristic for simple dimmer channels Every type of object is assigned a specific property dialog If you want to select several different objects at the same time then hold the Ctrl key down while selecting all objects one after the other with the left mouse button If you then select one object of this group with the right mouse button and select Property Grid in the context menu you can see and change the common properties of all selected objects in the property grid dialog 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 2 0 Page 36 8 4 3 Property Grid Dialog In addition to the object property dialog it is possible to change properties of objects that belong to different types for example fixtures and trusses The program filters the common properties of the objects and shows all common values in the Property Grid dialog In this example we select a fixture and a truss e To select several objects hold the cl key down an
7. homepage 4 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 5 Cannot find the connected Check the IP Settings grandMA desk Make sure that grandMA 3D is connected as slave See 5 1 Desk Connection Dialog Old Stage setup build with version Some objects can not be imported from older versions V 1 1 looks strange objects with subobjects Please construct these objects new 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 2 0 Page 52 12 2 Hardware Questions Which 3D shutter glasses are supported 2 Can get the 3D stereo Effect with an LCD monitor ELSA REVELATOR shutter glasses and simple red green 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 The 3D stereo effect with a shutter glass requires a refresh rate of 120 pictures per second At the m
8. 31 49 79 4 0 Fax 49 9 31 49 79 4 29 Hotline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 26 Data Control Opens a dialog to display 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 in parallel in the 3D view If the Start button is not pressed or no console is connected the data can also be simulated using the sliders GrandMA 3D will show the changes in the 3D view Data Control DIM DIM DIM DIM PAN TILT FOCUS 00M FROST COLOR Ml COLOR MISS COLOR Ml 2 0601 60601 ROT BLADETA BLADETB O BLADEZA BLADE2B BLADE 34 BLADE3B BLADE 44 BLADE4B SHAPER ROT SPEED SPEED SPEEDS CONTROL PAN TILT FOCUS 00M FROST Save Load Reset Ek if o Offset nei Interface Desk Interface Animate le E C Bbt 16bit 8 1 4 Settings Wizard mode by new open Document The application always starts in the wizard mode Select 3D Driver Change the graphic output Direct 3D driver for advanced users Switches Opens a dialog with the following settings Global Switch global settings on off Unit Manager Change between units cm Inch meter mm and setting for the time units Desk Interpolate Channel Sets Channel set values are interpolated Start Sound by Start With the start of the animation the sound file starts playing Interpolate Pan Tilt Movemen
9. 5 001 3 751 2 501 1 2510 00 1 1 25 12 50 1 3 75 1 5 00 1 6 25 1 7 501 8 75 110 000 11 251 Textures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Desk Fixture Types D L100045 16BIT EN Ready NUM If the application is different you can switch on the missing views in the menu bar under View plus the window name Under the menu entry Window Tile or Cascade you can tile or cascade the views on the screen 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 2 0 Page 24 As already seen in other applications the program surface is divided into several parts Menu bar Toolbar Frame for 2D and 3D views Object Manager Data Bases Status Bar 8 1 Menu bar File Edit View Settings Objects Windows Help Like in several other Windows application you can store and recall files and adjust the settings of the program 8 1 1 File Open Open a stored stage file sld Close Before opening a stage you must close the current file 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 Exit the application
10. 8 1 2 Edit Cut Cut the selected object and copy it to the Windows clipboard Copy Make a copy of the selected object on the clipboard Paste Paste the contents of the clipboard into the current view 8 1 3 View Standard Mode Switch the view into standard 3D Mode Wizard Mode Changing to the wizard mode is possible from nearly every section in the program So the wizard can guide you successively throughout the entire process Full screen Switch into full screen mode You can also use the Enter key on the keyboard to toggle between full screen and windowed mode Grid Mode Lists all objects in a property grid 8 4 3 Property Grid Dialog 2D Window Switch the 2D window on off Standard Bar Switch the standard bar on off at r gt ad Si KH e A e L4 New Open Save Filters Mouse Clic Ambients File Browser Switch the file browser on off MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn 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 2 0 Page 25 Global Parameters Switch global parameters on off x E Az Position em a o 500 Grid 50 cm Gobo Hes Very Height Fog Intensity 16 Desk connect 36 XYZ Position Informs you about the coordinates of the selected object Fog Intensity Allows to adjust the intensity of the beams Grid Select th
11. RM ee Ee 28 0 2 ee MANAG E 29 8 2 1 ODOC A ELM EE E 29 0 2 2 Bl pP RC pc MENT 30 8 2 3 Creation Of Owm ssisctatu iets tele c 32 8 2 4 Channel Fest IAG REL e m 32 E WOOD EE 33 BA 2D TE 34 8 4 1 Soo QA DIAO AAA A e n 35 8 4 2 lee ee 36 8 4 3 Property Grid IAIOG NT RR c Gate nase eee a 37 99 CIE 40 60 06 PFullsScreen Via A ta 40 Sf Dala E 41 9 0 DYNAMIC ODIO enee EE dada cas 41 8 8 1 KA UE ee A A 41 8 8 2 CEET 42 8 8 3 db 42 8 8 4 Ste 44 8 8 5 P edefingd ODICCUS scans m 45 8 8 6 TOLL OS aoctor EE 46 8 8 7 MOWNQUR AMO Santana ET 46 S VIDEO CREA TON Saria Vaud Un s 47 9 1 Greating an AR UE 47 10 BASIC SD DEPINIMMONS siviutsoaeviebucis von EV a dc 49 11 KEYBOARD Ee L AR e EW RE 51 12 Addis 52 12 1 DOMW Are QUESTIONS cR dd 52 12 2 Hardware a E TEE 53 TS INDEX EE 54 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 2 0 Page 4 1 Whatis grandMA 3D The grandMA 3D is a unique new user interface created for the visualisation as well as the design of three dimensional stage layouts to be utilised 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 t
12. 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 To create a video call up the video window and select the menu entry View Video Properties The following dialog will appear Video Parameter Time Objects To visualize processes over time grandMA 3D works internally with time objects 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 The operating elements for time objects on the surface are not finished and should be used by advanced users only ki With the Load button you can load recorded tof files and replay them Load 9 1 Creating an avi file Use M DIM 125 E To record the received data and the camera movements W Camera 1 T select these entries e Press the Play button and begin the show ur All DMX value changes and the camera movements are recorded ecor You can perform the operations with the desk and walk around in the scene with your camera or switch between different cameras El Every operation is recorded until the Stop button is pressed Stop MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de
13. model rendering 49 SNANG EE 48 ele Regie EE 48 LIVES 11 slider control field 35 Solid model rendering 49 SOU EIS 27 Soundfile WAV 27 SPOMINE EE 48 Slage ODIects EE 41 e www malighting de eMail info malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 54 System requirements ce eeee eere eene 7 T EC EE 49 TOUS esee Lr et a dele ndn teas 45 TUTE OD OCIS aus ooa wii geg 46 MO IN A e a 32 TITUS SOS eege 41 TYDE RD 30 U MS EE 27 USE IP EE PY JS 12 V Keesen 28 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 Version of grandMA desk or off line 8 10 VON OX araia hra 48 Wie PETRUS 48 W Wall 8 10 7103 E 40 Wireframe rendering 49 1 iz 1 qo E 19 X P OI eege EE 42 Z ee ee ee EE 33 e www malighting de eMail info malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D v2 0 Page 55
14. Exporting X files 42 F ee 48 FAQ tons eI LEID ILI EI CELERE 51 Features of the material 48 Ee 32 Fixture Libraries eec eee een nnn nnn 10 19 EELER 43 EHTK ee es 11 EE EE 25 Fullscreen View erre 39 G Global Parameters eee eene enean nna 26 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 H Hardware Questions 52 Hidden line wireframe rendering 49 l Iniport ODJeGts ioi ccr scenes 28 InstallaliOl EE 8 10 a 29 1 e S Sa so 37 IF QdTOSS EE 8 K Keyboard Shortcuts 50 L QV CM ga 30 36 IS ASA 48 M Eege 11 E e 12 Menue Dar er 25 Modifying Fixtures 15 MOVING e 45 O Object Manager ses 29 Object Name oo e edie ye d see ova Rau 30 Object Properties iaa 35 ODIOCUS D 29 P Plane OBIOCIS E 41 Predefined Objects ss 44 EE 38 Programi SUMACE E 24 Froper GING TOM m 36 38 FU hCctUal edel 48 R RIVA E 49 Reflection Maps toii ciet ec i ts 49 release notes eege tc M eodd 28 Rendering methods 49 S SESSION rrer 11 SESSIONS EE 12 Shaded solid
15. OYoIEMREOUIREMIEN Sindica 7 Or INSTALLATION Pcr 8 3 1 Version of grandMA desk or off line editor oooncconncccnccccncoconoccncoccnnoncnnonnnnonaronnnnnnnronnnronanos 8 32 Program installato ii 8 3 93 NP AAA enna 8 3 3 1 OWA Set the IP Address or tne RO ue ita tener UE E PEE pa 9 4 COMMUNICATION WITH THE GRANDMA DESK SERIES 10 4 1 Connection with the grandMA desk eeeeeeeeeeeeieeeeiee nenne nnne nnn nnn nn nana annt 10 4 2 Connection with the grandMA off line editor eeeseee rese ener rennen 10 5b DATA MANAGEMENT gt title 11 5 Desk Connecli li target 11 5 2 Modifying FIXIUFGS usina 15 5 39 Creating new Fixtur TDS a aaa daa 17 6 33D GEOMETRY SVS TE E 18 QUICK GUIDE THE WIZARD j EE 19 T1 Step 1 Setting the Stage Size ina ae 19 T SCD 2 INSSMUING MUSEOS o 21 7 3 Step 3 Creating the Desk Connection and inserting Fixtures 22 ox PROGRAM SURFACE iio 24 Sch leren Eege EEN 25 8 1 1 SIE 25 8 1 2 EE D cr 25 ES MEER Ec ncn pcm HR 25 8 1 4 SOUNS O A A a a 2f 8 1 5 A M ML Le LE 28 CAO gt soo t rc pp TRE 28 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 2 0 Page 3 8 1 7 A O
16. a With the right mouse button you can add further 0 z corners or delete them You can follow the changes in real time in the 3D view Insert Behind Insert Before Delete 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 2 0 Page 41 8 8 2 Plane Objects With this type of object you can dynamically produced levels 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 8 8 3 Trusses Li Ve The simplest way to insert new trusses is to work in the 2D view and P S Z use the truss buttons in the toolbar as described in section 2D View But you can also drag trusses from the data base with 1 2 3 or 4 T T T d pipes into the 2D or 3D view and drop them Dynamic Trusses If you insert dynamic trusses from the data base into the view they are inserted with the default length of 4 meters MM Truss Truss 5 Saks 35 A2 m E If you want to change the length the truss objects have B v2 m B to be switched back to dynamic objects mE Select the truss and reset the locked switch in the 13 5 2 m 35 property window truss parameters Now you can resize the trusses in the 2D view by d
17. al 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 Picture human face divided in vertexes 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 2 0 Page 49 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 viewp
18. aliser 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 grandMA 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 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 2 0 Page 12 Data Management grandMA desk network to grandMA 3D Pr 28H EHE m CCECE HERE Es Li Kr OK B 5 LI KW e P y w d Lo K i z V E M Fixture types PLLLLLLLLLLLLA MARTIN VARI LITE VL5 VL 5 Mode 1 DN Effect DMX Range Magenta VARI LITE VL5 VL 5 Mode 1 Effect DMX Range Magenta The resuling show contains copies of the fixture types from the manufacturer and the user libraries Show data aa my presentation mE grandMA desk Name Pan Tilt Dim E VL5 1 70 33 100 VL5 1 73 45 50 d VL5 1 0 36 100 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 Man
19. also activated in the 3D view 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 8 6 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 Type the Enter key on the keyboard The Enter button toggles between the windowed and full screen view e Doaright mouse click into the 3D window and select Change Device in the context menu In the following dialog you can select the resolution of the 3D window If you deselect the windowed marker and choose Set Driver the application switches into the full screen mode Bl Select Direct 3D Driver Current Primarer Anzeigetreiber Direct3D HAL 800x600x16 Selected Primarer Anzeigetreiber Direct3D HAL 800x600x16 Primarer Anzeigetreiber RGB Emulation 16 Bi RGB Emulation 32 Bit HAL 16 Bit HAL 32 Bit Windowed Type Enter to go back to the windowed view or Esc to stop the visualisation and go back to the windowed 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 2 0 Page 40 8 Data Bases All the things in your virtual 3D world consist of objects You can find all thes
20. between the wire frame and the solid mode Switch the textures on off Switch the select borders on off Switch the centre crosses on off Show a property dialog with all fixtures used in the current show Show a property dialog with all trusses used in the current show Show a property dialog with all objects used in the current show 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 Cascade the 2D and 3D window Tile the 2D and 3D window Focus the 2D window Focus the 3D window Show context sensitive help Show the about box with the current version number In the lower part of the box you can find the licence information In the about box under the entry File you can find the release notes Version history D 97297 Waldbuttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 28 8 2 Object Manager 8 2 1 Objects Object Manager Every single item located on the stage lamps trusses the Objects Layer i people is represented as an object The structure of cid en Truss Testal these objects is shown in the tree view in the object ei Ubjects manager A SunLight T If you select an object in the tree with a mouse click it will A Ambiente Light 7 be marked in all views se stage 1 To help remember the objects better can be renamed gr Cylinder T After the sele
21. cation with the grandMA Desk Series 4 1 Connection with the grandMA desk Please make sure that the program version of the grandMA desk meets the specifications described in 3 7 Version of grandMA desk or off line editor 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 RJ 45 cable ges Hi ARES ENANA T If you use a network with a hub or a switch connect the PC with a normal network cable to the hub or switch Connect the cable to the desk Start the desk Start the application with New document The application automatically connects to the desk and receives data from the current show The received show is 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 4 2 Connection with the grandMA off line editor Please make sure that the program version of the grandMA off line editor meets the specifications described in 3 7 Version of grandMA desk or off line editor Both applications grandMA 3D and the off line Editor can work on the same PC or you can use two PC s connected via Ethernet Start the grandMA offline desk and load a show Start the grandMA 3D application with New document in the wizard mode grandMA 3D searches for a running off line editor
22. ce in the texture box Widths cm E 000 Depthz cm E 000 Texture Floor Kachel Black and W hil Split 100 Y meters lt Next lt r gt 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 2 0 Page 20 7 2 Step 2 Inserting trusses Before Inserting trusses please enter the height level in the Z field or use the default setting of 5 meters 500 cm New objects are inserted at this height level Az Position m lo E Change the 2D view to top if not already done so grandMA 3D grandMA 3D Document1 20 File Edit View Settings Objects Windows Help er x e x ah D CH k eC F ee a Q XYZ Position m O 0 5 Grid 0 50 m Gobo Res Medium Fog Intensity za 18 9 DD Y ECH Zoom 418 y X 3 53 Y 1 593 l X Meter JA 625 500 1 378 1 250 125 1 0 00 125 2 50 3 76 5 00 625 E 5 00 1 25 250 3 75 I n ict Trusses Enter the heigth level in the Y field Pull up your trusses in the 2D view by clicking the left mouse Y Meter 1 25 0 00 250 3 765 2 Pipes 3 Pipes 6 00 6 25 Trusses with a pre defined length can be dragged from the object dialog bar and dropped into the 2D pane Select a truss in the object dial
23. ction do a single mouse click on the object Desk Fixtures name and enter your text SHOWROW Depending on the type of object selected all object er MINISCAN HFE 1 parameters will be shown in the lower part of the object er MAC 2000 PROFILE 2 manager window In this case you can change for Cameras example the X Y Z location or the rotation If you want to make a copy of a device just select the O object with the left mouse button in the tree view and drag Fixture Align Switches it while holding the button down into the 2D or 3D view Fisture Edit Fixture Type Channel Info Channel Test Dlg Fixture Align Switches With these buttons you can switch parts of the tree on or off With the right mousebutton you can switch the prefered part exclusive on Rotate Absolute 180 gt Fisture Open the C Relative a En Relative r al Relative lt el T dialoges to Edit Fixture Type Channel Info display and Channel Test Dlg setup the fixture properties Position Switches w Child i Visible Scale gt gt W Spin lf Translate Transp Intersect jw Animate Force Color 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 2 0 Page 29 8 2 2 Layer Object Manager x Objects Layer
24. d select one object after another with the left mouse button e lf all objects are selected release the ctrl key and do a right mouse click on one of the selected objects e Inthe context dialog select Property Grid to see the common properties for example if one fixture and one truss are selected Index Select Edit Channels Mame Y m uhi Sg ou Triangles Layer Se Static Type CMY p FT Color E 1 STAGE COLOR 575 14 1 576 180 177 Mam Iw 3 dimrn Head Moved w A m EL A sree coton ers 14 1 2606 e fam cn Man v komm le SIAGE COLOp Sr 12 o 23701 5 Parr e aid v pdimm Head Moved w L o msa ole 180 se o 176 Maint vl LIT 5 e Channels With Edit Fixture Type and Channels you reach the fixture type or channel dialog FT The name of the object STAGE COLOR 357514 X Y 7 ar ew er These are the coordinates of the object in the virtual room Triangles The amount of triangles describes the complextity of the object Layer The layer is displayed and can be changed S 2 The object is invisible if this switch is not set 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 2 0 Page 37 X Intersections Projection of the gobos and colors on the object
25. dMA and displayed with realistic movements colours 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 colour even colour mixing and gobos can be displayed Custom gobos can be inserted by simply assigning a colour bitmap file to the gobo position of the related 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 lighting design All the show data can later be received online from the grandMA and displayed in real time rendering It 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 malig
26. desk there will be no fixtures available We shall build a simple stage with the following settings a square area of 10 10 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 If you start the application for the first time it will automatically start in the wizard mode The wizard is a program that guides you step by step throughout the complete stage building procedure You can switch to wizard mode from any other view by selecting Wizard Mode from the View menu The peculiarity of this wizard is that it is not a one way street You can switch back to this mode from every section of the program and if you want to switch to a previous step you can go backwards In contrast to the 2D and 3D view the wizard shows both views On the left hand side it shows a small 3D preview and below a short hint text of what to do in the current step Actions are carried out in the 2D view on the right hand side The results of the actions can be monitored in the 3D preview 7 1 Step 1 Setting the stage size Before you begin with the grandMA 3D programming please start the connected desk with an empty show Backup Load Show New Show Then start grandMA 3D with New Document in Wizard Mode The connected desk will be recognised and connected O The active connection is signalled by a green LED GrandMA 3D tries to show the current show even i
27. e 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 2 0 Page 23 8 Program surface After starting the program the following dialog will appear on the screen Startup Choose Startup Made C Last open Document You can continue the last session by choosing Last open Document or create a New Document If you choose Wizard Mode the document will always open in the wizard mode Deselect Wizard Mode and choose New Document and click on OK A new document with a blank stage will appear The surface should look like this grandMA 3D Manual Example sl_ File Edit View Settings Objects Windows Help gt DE QMOQ 5 xem fF o E Grid 1 00 m y GoboRes Medium Fog Intensity ES 13 RATA Object Manager x cNi 1 3 CDirect3DDU61DMXDocument tmp 0X E manual Example st_ Objects Layer Zoom 411 D Manual Example sl 8 Objects A Sun Light 1 11 8 251 5 001 3 751 2 501 1 2510 00 11 2512 50 13 75 15 00 16 251 A Ambiente Light 2 P Stage 1 22 Truss 1 es Truss 2 ee Truss 3 22 Truss 5 Truss 6 22 Truss 7 22 Truss 8 22 Truss 9 Desk Fixtures SHOWROW er VL10O0Q0AS 16BIT EN er VYLIOOO4S 16BIT EN ee VL10O0Q0AS 16BIT EN er VYLIOO04S 16BIT EN Cameras Gi Main Camera 1 Right Camera 1 v E E 8 e RR 1
28. e context menu Choose a Path for the export file and type in a file name If you have exported the xob file to the models directory it appears in the data base 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 2 0 Page 43 8 8 3 3 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 Culinder to specify the dimensions and the textures 8 8 3 4 Ambient Lights N The ambient light supplies the scene with a basic illumination You can set several ambient lights to supply your scenery with an even illumination Ambiente The ambient lights can be switched on or off with the switch in the toolbar as described in Light 8 3 8 8 3 5 Cube Objects With cube objects you can build rectangular objects to place onto the stage w 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 8 3 6 Cameras eg You can put several cameras into your scene by dragging the camera object from the a data base into the 2D or 3D view
29. e grandMA PC e g when there are more than one network cards installed the IP address of the card connected to the grandMA Desk will appear selected Sessions If you select a session in the Sessions listbox the associated members are displayed in a similar style to MS Explorer Under the entry unconnected all consoles that do not belong to an active session are indicated Members This is where the current members of a selected session are displayed Start new Session Please think about what you are doing Open a new session The new session is displayed in the sessions listbox Whoever opens a new session becomes is the founder master ATTENTION With the start of a new session 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 Join Session Join the selected session as a member usually as slave After that data of the desk are transferred to the grandMA 3D Invite Session Unconnected equipment listed can be invited to join a session they must join Throw Session Remove a selected piece of equipment from a session Can be used by master or slave Leave Session Leave the session Reject Invitations If this box is selected the equipment can not forcibly be invited to a session The following pattern demonstrates how the Scan types Fixture types library is managed by the desk and the 3D visu
30. e objects in the database that is 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 Operations with the data base object can be done by simply dragging and dropping objects in the 2D or 3D view Ee SE The data base resembles Fixtures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Textures a catalogue divided into F Pr pm several property sheets P d X y A Y a9 These sheets contain sub Ba sheets like the fixture Truss Stage File Cylinder de Cube Camera sheet that contains for example the fixtures sorted according to the manufacturers 8 8 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 Dynamic Objects p e 7 v 7 7 70 BR Ww Wall Plane Truss Truss Truss Truss Camera Cylinder Ambiente Cube Light 8 8 1 Wall Objects With this type of object you can you can produce walls dynamically For this you pull the object into the 2D or 3D view using the left mouse button Wall j o It is very easy to move the corners or to provide more m walls in the 2D view Top Bottom Move the wall corners with the left mouse key EE a EE pressed
31. e resolution of the grid or switch it off Desk connect The LED shows if grandMA 3D is communicating with a desk The numeric value beneath the LED shows the framerate in frames per second Gobo Res Switch the Quality of the gobo projection from very high to ugly The higher the resolution the lower the framerate System Info Switch the system info on off S Triangles 583b Textures 15 from 174 Connected to desc 8 5 474 FindT mc me FF5 20 Aes Dud 71432 Data Bases Switch the data bases on off m Textures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Desk Fixture Types de ee ee ee IP 4 Y Y Y W A wv p Wall Plane Truss Truss Truss Truss x File Cylinder Ambiente Cube Camera Light Object Manager Switch the object manager on off Object Manager x Objects Layer Z Stage 1 3 49 Truss 1 _J Moving Pathes _J Sub Objects 22 Truss 2 22 Truss 3 22 Truss 5 22 Truss 6 22 Truss 7 22 Truss 8 22 Truss 9 9 Desk Fixtures SHOWROW er LIOO04S 16BIT EN er VLIOO04S 16BIT EN er VL10O0Q045 16BIT EN er LIO004S 16BIT EN Cameras Gi Main Camera 1 LA FE REI RTI E Preview Window Opens a Preview Window that shows the selected object Video Creation Open the dialog to create a video file in AVI compatible format MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting de eMail info malighting de Phone 49 9
32. e trusses Depending on the button a 1 4 point truss is introduced Vertical cross beams are produced with a left mouse doubleclick 2 The produced cross beam then runs from the preset height Z vertically to the stage base Z 0 Horizontal cross beams are also produced with a left mouse doubleclick only this time you gon tlet the mouse button up after the second click X Keep the key pressed and with the mouse draw the end point of the generated cross beam to 1407 the desired position Docking with other objects is indicated by a change of colours and a Plop sound Docking the selected object to the magnetic helpline Magnetic helplines are added when you click with the mouse on the ruler and then drag it to the 2D view When you let go of the mouse button a helpline will appear Now select one or more objects and click on the Andock button the selected objects will align themselves to the helpline Notice that when the grid is switched on the objects attach themselves to the grid Fixtures dock themselves automatically to the trusses if Dock to Trusses has been selected from the menu Settings Switches Global 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 support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 34 Similar to a normal CAD program t
33. en open the changed values are used and any results movements etc are immediately viewable in the 3D view if the Play button is pressed You can change the current value in the slider field The slider fields can be edited in various ways e Hold down the left mouse button and move the mouse up or downwards The value will change by small amounts e Position the mouse cursor over the shown value 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 www malighting de eMail info malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 32 8 3 Toolbar The toolbar contains several buttons that relate to the general operation of the program p w CH p Ww Q Play Mew Open Save Filters Mouse Clic Ambiente Reset kame Connect Start the visualisation D The application receives a permanent DMX update from the desk and visualises the Play values If the visualisation is running it is not possible to select or modify objects in any view 4 Create a new file open or save a file d A B Mew Oper Save Kl Filters Filters To keep the 2D and 3D view clear you can blend out the objects you do not wish to see 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 objec
34. f it is empty and switches into Play mode 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 D De select the Play button Now you can operate with the surface buttons At first a stage size of 10 10 meter is to be set Enter the width and the depth of your stage area numerically in the corresponding fields labelled width and depth If you want to change the texture you can choose a surface in the texture box With a right mouse click in the 2D window you can change the view for example from Jop to right Click on the Next button 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 2 0 Page 1 9 grandMA 3D grandMA 3D Documenti ajaja 20 File Edit View Settings Objects Windows Help e x PN x D Y H ee 2 x e XYZ Position cm o fo 500 Grid 50cm el Gobo Res Medium Play New Open Save Filters Mouse Clic Ambiente Fog Intensity EB 20 Desk connect 4 b D x J H EL Zoom 80 X0 171 Y 0 313 X meters F h 80 68 55 43 30 1 48 1 A OF 1 20 1 32 1 45 1 57 1 70 1 82 1 9 a r a OCH Enter the width and the depth of your stage area numerical in the corresponding fields and choose a surfa
35. ging lectern man WI saved as Predefined Object y a e Complex objects can therefore B c 8 eg 8 be made available for later p inger musician co musician dr musician sax projects oimply 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 Objects Import Objects from the menu and in the next dialog you will see the supported file formats 8 8 5 1 Canvas Canvas objects are predefined projection screens that can be placed anywhere in your scene The intersection possibility is switched on by default Canvas can be pervious so that light acts like a thin curtain allows a beam of light to shine through Pull the canvas using drag and drop into the 2D or 3D View and adjust the size and position using the property dialog 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 2 0 Page 45 8 8 6 Textures Textures are bitmaps bmp jpg files that dress your wire framed objects You can select a texture from the catalogue in the database and cover over the selected object by dragging the texture in the 2D or 3D view x Fixtures Predefi
36. he 2 dimensional view on the construction area can be changed by clicking the right mouse button into the 2D view beneath the stage y RN A popup dialog appears Copy The selected object can be copied onto clipboard and worked on further w Top Front The views can be changed between Top Front etc Left Right You can swap between the last zoom settings or centre the zoom s range Back Bottom You can arrange various views in the 2D window simultaneously Center Windows Alignment 8 4 1 Context Dialog If you select an object with the right mouse button a context menu will appear showing the specific alternatives of what one can do with this object rl Propertie Grid Delete Object Sub Objects Propertie Grid Ungroup Objects Show Channel Test Dialog Edit Fixture Type 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 If you d like to change the properties of several objects hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the desired objects with the mouse When you have selected the objects you can select the group with the right mouse button and from the context menu choose Property Grid dialog 8 4 3 Property Grid Dialog Here you ll find the common properties of all selected objects listed MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighti
37. ht mouse button we select Property Grid from the context menu Here we enter the following data For the x coordinate we ll distribute the Fixtures evenly at the rear cross beam Select all X column entries and click the right mouse button Fill selected Columns The following dialog lets you input the values starting with 3 m incrementing the next value by Cl Tet 3 el 2 m This ensures the fixtures are hung up evenly in the x direction Iw Increment Value E Lancel For the y coordinate enter a value of 3 5 m and for the z coordinate a value of 5 m So that the fixtures hang in a downward direction enter a rotation value of 180 in the Y column Properties from Selected Objects select Edit FT Channels Mame A m Yim Z SCH SH 2100043 TEBIT EM 3 5 160 HO comas tren as 0 0 E E II td A c E 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 2 0 Page 22 Now you can close the wizard with the Finish button GrandMA 3D will change to 3D View The show can begin Changing the settings Object Manager Objects Layer If you want to change the fixture settings select one of the fixtures in the 3D view or in the object manager e Truss Test A Objects You can also click on the fi
38. hting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 5 1 1 Program Features This new generation of visualisation software comes with its own 3D engine and is based on the Microsoft DirectX standard for optimum performance It communicates with the grandMA directly 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 2 0 is tailored for use with the new software 4 0 or above in conjunction with the grandMA console range and the grandMA offline editor 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 The grandMA 3D software must be run on an external PC or notebook computer but shares all database and fixture library with the connected grandMA console During offline applications the software may even be used with the grandMA offline editor with both software programs running on the same PC Both software packages grandMA 3D as well as grandMA offline editor are available for free via download on the Internet 1 2 Technical Features e Real time visualisation engine for all major features of lanterns and moving lights Direct transfer of libraries fixtures patches and DMX address settings of the grandMA via Ethe
39. iew 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 colour is set to that of the object closest to the camera at the point of intersection 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 2 0 Page 50 11 Keyboard Shortcuts The common shortcuts Function Switch between the views top left etc Shift Mouse Mouse Zoom with pressed mousekey or select the helplines EC Mouse Select several objects with the mouse 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 telescopic lense Informat
40. if a connection had existed before A green led in the toolbar indicates successful connection If more than one console visualiser or offline editor is connected to the network the connections to equipement will have to be properly assigned The communication between consoles visualisers and off line editors takes place in sessions A session only ever has one founder This is i g the master On connection the founder transfers its data fixture types to the slaves From then on master and slaves are synchronised 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 is indicated as un connected These configurations are made using the Desk Connection dialog Desk Connection UselP 13216812 Sessions Stations 92 168 7 54 we Target 182 158 1 2 00000114 athlon 1 900 Unconnected 132 158 1 54 we Target State Slave Reject Invitations Master 132 158 1 54 Curent ID van see ae MNNM Start new Session Join Session Invite Station Throw Station Leave 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 2 0 Page 1 1 Use IP In this listbox you can choose which IP address to use If several IPs are mapped to th
41. ion about the camera can be found in the status area 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 2 0 Page 51 12 FAQ Should you have any problems with the application you can refer to the frequently asked questions below 12 1 Software Questions 1 problems with the communication Check the TCP IP settings PC lt gt desk s 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 2 Two network cards installed no Select the IP address belonging to the network card communication with the console attached to the grandMA desk oee 5 1 Desk Connection Dialog 3 Win98 DirectX Installation Microsoft DirectX from version 7 has to be installed on the PC Windows XP 2000 are delivered with this versions You can find the actual Direct X version on the Microsoft
42. k space on harddisk e Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP operation system e Microsoft DirectX version 7 or above e grandMA console software 4 0 or grandMA offline 4 0 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 2 0 Page 7 3 Installation The installation is divided into three parts e Installation of the PC program e Connection with the grandMA grandMA light or grandMA ultra light e Connection with the grandMA off line editor 3 1 Version of grandMA desk or off line editor For the grandMA 3D V 2 0 version 4 0 of the grandMA desk and the off line editor is required The off line editor 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 download 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
43. lick 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 sl EB Adjust Column widths to Grid ES Adjust Column width to Text Font Increment Value 1 eh Print E Cancel ae Cut Copy B Paste The dialog that appears allows you to enter new values into all selected cells Text Sart 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 addresses 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 8 4 3 1 1 Printouts The property grid is also useful to print lists of the equipment Before printing you can format the columns for example to print patchlists For printing do a right mouse click into the grid and select print in the context menu In the appearing dialog you can change the properties of your printer 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 H
44. lm 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 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 colour 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 colour 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 coloured by the cumulative effect of the following components of light The environmental component is the colour observed when a surface is affected by sources of environment lights The diffused component simulates direction
45. ned Objects Dynamic Objects Textures Er La La La kachel Light Metal Misc Plant Stone You can use your own textures like simple drawings company logos or digital photos You only need a copy of the pattern in omp format Copy the bmp file to Program Files MA Lighing Technologies GrandMA 3D Data Textures and it will appear in the preview 8 8 7 Moving Pathes The function Moving Pathes is not the final version It is under development Anyhow it is switched on in the release version If you have suggestions for this function please contact us Moving Pathes allow the movement of objects in the 3 dimensional world Controlling of this movements can be done with the desk via DMX For this the object moving path has to be assigned to a DMX address So for example cameras trusses people etc can be moved in the virtual stage setting Textures Predefined Objects Dynamic Objects Moving Pathes Static Static Move Circle Path Path i Position To provide an object with a moving path select the moving path in the data base and drag it holding the mouse button down to the object in the object manager Then fill out the moving path parameters in the object manager 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 2 0 Page 46 9
46. nel Sets The Channel set describes the different channel type intervals For example Channel Type Colour ChannelSet White 0 15 9o 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 colour 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 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 2 0 Page 1 6 Properties This describes the channel set properties Units Units can be displayed in percent 8 bit or 16 bit values Effect In this listbox you can choose how the effect will be visualised 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 effec
47. ng 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 2 0 Page 35 8 4 2 Object Properties If you choose Object Properties in the context menu of a fixture the following dialog will appear Fixture ign Switches The most impressive tool that can be used to change the properties of the objects is the Properties dialog Fixture This dialog is not modal this means that you can see your Edit Fixture Type Channel Info modifications directly in the 2D or 3D view while changing Channel Test DI the values in the window uices ES For example change the Y position of a fixture by setting the focus with a left mouse click into the slider field Position X Rotate The slider control field allows the changing of values in Absolute 180 YU gt l several ways Relative A y a e Hold the left mouse button pressed and move the Relative Y E EI d mouse up or down You can fine tune the numerical Relative z Si x value EB e Shift the mouse cursor above the slider into the control B field It changes the appearance to an horizontal arrow A ni Then press the left mouse button move the value slider T EI d for coarse controlling E E e With a left double click in the control field you can enter numerical values directly Switches Chid I Visible Scale gt gt Iv Spin iw Translate Transp Intersect jw Animate Force Color
48. nology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn 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 2 0 Page 31 8 2 3 Creation of own objects The creation of own objects is not possible in version 2 0 but this feature is coming soon 8 2 4 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 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 L100045 16BIT EN Channels t 16bit f Bbi Select fe x D hi A7 PAN 2E TILT BB FOCUS 00 hi FROST COLOR COLOR pils COLORMIA2 S0B01 S0B041 ROT BLADET1A BLADETB BLADE2A BLADE2B BLADESA BLADESB BLADEAA BLADEAB SHAFER ROT SPFEED1 SPEED SPEEDS CONTROL 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 Channel O Channel 4 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 Channel 3 Channel 10 Channel 11 Channel 12 Channel 13 Channel 14 Channel 15 Channel 16 Channel 17 Channel 18 Channel 19 Channel 20 Channel 21 Channel 22 Channel 23 Channel 24 Channel 25 Channel 26 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn This dialog is not modal i e wh
49. og with a left mouse click and while holding the button down pull it into the 2D window If you wish to draw trusses proceed in the following way Vertical trusses can be set by a double click with the left mouse button The generated truss runs from the predefined height Z straight down to the stage Z 0 Horizontal trusses are also generated by a double click with the left mouse button but after the second click the button is not released Pull up your horizontal trusses in the 2D view by holding the left mouse button down and drawing the truss from one edge to the other edge Docking onto other trusses is indicated by discolouring If you want to modify the dimensions of the truss via mouse you have to unlock it Select the truss with the left mouse button and choose the context menu with the right button Select the Properties dialog and deselect the locked switch in the property dialog Now you can modify the length of the trusses by dragging the ends with the pressed left mouse button When you have built all trusses click the Next Button 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 2 0 Page 21 7 3 Step 3 Creating the Desk Connection and inserting Fixtures Now you can provide the new show for the connected console For this y
50. oint Solid model rendering Solid modelling fills each surface of the object model with a constant brightness or colour making it appear 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 side 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 v
51. oment 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 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 2 0 Page 53 13 Index 2 2D ME 33 3 3D Geometry System coocccccccccanannonncnanannonnnnanas 18 TO VICW ETE 39 JDEFIHOS iei ek een EID kie IIS 42 A AllIASING P tt 49 eelere 48 Ambient de 43 ANUANASING hee tres Rp esed oye oper Een 49 VI d P ENEE EEPE ENEN A EEEE 46 C CAI E EE 48 Camera movements Wit the mouse 50 CEA ds xdi IA 43 ee EE 44 change the properties of several objects 38 ee 27 Channel Test Dialog 31 Pl N 49 Context Dialog E 34 CUDO EE 43 Ee belated 49 Cylinder Objects iii meee 43 D IECH ET 40 46 Data CONTO Eege Genee 27 Dala managemoent e eeseee eese einen nnns 11 Desk Connection eere 11 Desk Monitor Funktion 31 diffused component esee EEN 48 Dynamic Objects EE 40 Dynamische Trusses einf gen 33 E EIDDeOIlBH EE 27 environment component seen een 48
52. ools have two major expectations Maximum speed and good rendering quality The major focus of grandMA 3D is real time visualisation to get an impression of what will happen on stage grandMA 3D allows a wizard guided design and 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 also 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 luminaires 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 gran
53. otline tech support malighting de User s Manual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 39 8 5 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 in the scenario 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 D Menval Example al mea You should try walking around using the keyboard to get a VS 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 the object manager The axes of the cross are highlighted in colour 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 magnetic grid is
54. ou can use the following example steps e Click on the Backup button and select LOAD Show Enter a name like GRANDMA 3D MANUAL The new emtpy show will be loaded on confirmation e Click the Setup button and select Full Access on the touchscreen e Enter a name for the layer in Fixture Layer e g Movinglights e Inthe window Create new Fixtures or Channels select From Library and choose a Movinglight e g VL 1000 AS from VARY LITE e For Fixture Start ID enter the value 1 and for Quantity the value 4 and then click Create e Inthe window Fixtures and channels in Layer select all the lines in the entry Patch and then click on Patch in the next dialog e Now you can close the window using X e You will be asked to save confirm with Yes Now grandMA3D will receive the changes and acknowledging this with a sound and switch into the Play mode However the added fixtures don t have the correct positions yet They are all set to the origin 0 0 0 on the ground They are to be attached to the rear cross beam with the head facing downwards So we switch back to Play mode and position the fixtures For this there are various possibilities Positioning in 2D or 3D View shifting and rotating using the mouse Positioning using the Property Grid by entering numerical coordinate values For this example we ll select all fixtures using the left mouse button and when they are all selected then with the rig
55. owing are indicated at the top of the dialog Name manufacturer fixture type and comments These Data are read from the desk database Name Designated fixture name Manufacturer e g VL 1000 AS 16 Bit Manufacturer Type The Manufacturer e g VARI LITE Type EES The type e g VL 1000 Info FTURE TYPE ie validi Comment Any comments e g with gobos advertising Info Info fields Name 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 2 0 Page 1 5 is 20 Beam Angle Brightness n Beam angle in degrees Tupe Head Moved Type Head or mirror moved fixture or a dimmer The fixture or dimmer properties are described at the bottom of the dialog These properties are described in a similar way to the console using three heirachical stages Channel Types Channel Sets und Properties Channel Values Channel Types A channel Type is a physical image of the DMX channels It corresponds with a fixture effect e g colour 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 represented more than once e g pan pan for 16 Bit Pan the first entry describes the channel type properties Chan
56. 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 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 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 2 0 Page 9 4 Communi
57. pu B mesh tires If you want to scale the whole object set the Same Scale o mesh windows H Parameter switch and adjust the size with the scale slider io 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 Iw Scale v Material 7 rotation Spin LW Translate I Animate Transp Intersect Drop Dlg B A X File Car Colors Material Color be gt ua rem E cB meshires The X file object consists of sub 0 B mesh windows i h Position EA S meshbody objects with different vertexes Position Ei E E Sub Objects In this example the car consists Position Emm if Rotation X C 3 coo Graff bmp of the body the windows the INS poani m r DE tires and the lights You can exture In e i ius e ScaleX 3142 dress this car object by covering Sede Y E 3142 S Veces M Heo different bitmaps over the Scale Z Rm 7147 Same Scale Parameters Colors L_ Material Color E meshes for each sub object Visible Iw Transparent Texture Insides Qutsides v Use Color v Intersection Data Types vw Vectors 4 4 2 Iv Nomales nye 2 Color M Teruel ay Show Data 8 8 3 2 1 Exporting X files If you have modified an X file 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 th
58. ragging the ends with the mouse Scale Docking on other trusses is signaled by discolouring Iw Translate Force Color Intersect Animate Position A Position r Position Rotator Rotation Y Rotator Scale a 8 8 3 1 Stage Objects Be In version 1 0x only one stage object is possible You must have at least one stage object Stage 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 2 0 Page 42 8 8 3 2 3D Files i GrandMA 3D supports several data formats to define bodies in 3 dimensions The X following file formats 3D and 2D can be imported 3DS dxf 3D only jog bmp gif tif pgm ppm tga pcx psd and eps File Import is realised 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 triangles that form a body A great amount of X files are available in the Internet for free download 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 Lyc E B mesh highs Now change the properties of the X file object to meet your m B mesh plights requirements
59. ring 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 2 0 Page 48 10 Basic 3D definitions For a better understanding of how grandMA 3D works it is useful to know something about the mechanism of 3D visualisation Let us begin by defining some basic 3D visualisation concepts The goal of this section is to introduce or refresh 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 ces wl K T ay CH KEE d MET SC Gr 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 colours 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 fi
60. rnet Live control of all fixtures via virtual DMX lines on a grandMA 3D Ethernet protocol Transfer of all grandMA 3D designs and set ups to the grandMA s harddisk Built in graphical editor for the design of basic stage layouts and scenery elements Wizard mode for fast creation of new stage layouts Extensive objects library with free upgrades via download from the Internet Recording of shows and show features video compression standards live Complete offline creation of shows in conjunction with the grandMA editor software running on the same PC 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 2 0 Page 6 1 3 New Features in V 2 0 V4 0 Desk Version The latest version V2 0 of the grandMA visualizer now completely integrates with the grandMA Console series Data sharing between the console and visualizer is bi directional i e changes made at the console are immediately reflected in the visualizer and vice versa thus ensuring consistency between the two databases Primary new innovations Complete software integration with the grandMA series grandMA works as a slave on the network Automatic download of all relevant fixture data for the current show including gobos colour gels and rigging coordinates New fixture type editor Fixture handling no
61. surface This button is very important for the visualisation 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 colour 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 Static Color If the channel is a dimmer the colour is shown here Type Fixture type Che 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 2 0 Page 38 8 4 3 1 Working with the Property Grid This 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 E Display Text A Si E Triangles Truss 8 so o o o o D 448 v soo MEM ou o o o ae w Truss 5 500 Cancel Select the Y entries and do a right mouse c
62. t 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 Switch off channel delays Sound Pressing on the Start button you can play any soundfile WAV This makes it possible to have a show e g a Timecodeshow which can be shown as time synchronized Help Language The help language can be toggled between German and English 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 2 0 Page 27 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 Hide Toolbars while running 2D view If the Play button is pressed the 3D window is switched to full size and covers all other widows Update 3D while Mouse Action 3D view Quality Visualisation Objects Fixtures Trusses All Import Objects Windows Cascade Tile 2D 3D Help Help lt F1 gt About 3D View is updated with every mouse action Set the rendering quality to high medium or low The lower the quality of the visualisation the higher the performance frames second of the application Choose
63. ts range if the mode channel is valid Mode Ch 1 Mode From Mode to Mode Ch After confirming the entries with the OK button the changed console values will be transferred to the database 5 3 Creating new Fixture Types In the current version creation of new fixture types is only possible with 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 2 0 Page 1 7 6 3D Geometry System GrandMA 3D geometric system lets you define and manipulate objects in 3D space It 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 colours 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 2 0 Page 1 8 7 Quick Guide the Wizard A fast way to learn how grandMA 3D works is by using the wizard For the following steps a grandMA desk or the grandMA off line should be connected Without the connected desk or off line you are able to create a stage but because the fixture data comes from the
64. ts when selecting x Mouse Clic For example when the selection of the stage object is erroneous de select the entry rs CG Ambiente M ips To obtain a better picture in the 3D view you can switch the ambient lights vw Diffieg ambiente Lights on off Strong Sun light All Lights am oets the current camera position head on stage Reset Kame Q Opens the dialog to connect grandMA 3D to the grandMA desk Connect oee 5 1 Desk Connection Dialog 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 2 0 Page 33 8 4 2D View The 2D window is the platform to create the technical drawing of the stage P f Zoom 360 E X Mieter K S 0 00 750 1 5 00 1 250 1 0 00 240 1 500 750 1 10 00 d r S CH c E ei a ci E el eee EE ee ee DEE E ee ee ee E ee eee ee ME spp ee ee ee E Loa ES a at oe dm C His 5 40 um l Cl I e ri i H z P kan Gen die With the top toolbar you can adjust the zoom levels re 9 zoom 300 The side toolbar offers the following functions One or more objects can be selected Ctrl key pressed with the mouse so that they can be L moved or so that we can request their properties using the right mouse button F Zoomfunction Dynamically introduc
65. ual grandMA 3D V 2 0 Page 1 3 Data Management grandMA3D network to grandMA VARI LITE VL5 VL 5 Mode 1 D Effect DMX Range Magenta Stage objects The resuling stage contains copies of fixture types from fixture libraries and copies of all stage objects Coordinates X Y Z my presentation grandMA 3D SL_ 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 2 0 Page 14 5 2 Modifying Fixtures You can modify the connected fixture data e g change the gobos or use other DMX settings 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 Fixture Type L100048 16BIT EN Mame na Type Head Moved Manufacturer Ee Beam Angle Properties Type DO Brightness Unit C Sbit 16 bit Comment Tilkinvertable Pan invertable Effect Info from TS to Channel Types Channel Sets gobo Variltes 4202 bmp gt gt CJ G0B01 Y 60601 ROT Made Frorn O 60601 ROT C BLADE1 Made To Im o LJ BLADETB C BLADE 2A Made Ch LJ BLADE 2B J BLADE3A ER O BLADE3B D BLADE4 Gobo gt gt O BLADE4B Gobos gt gt The foll
66. 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 address is made up of a set of numbers Each set of numbers can be a value between 0 255 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 witht 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 2 0 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
67. w works with channel values Colour gel library for dimmers and fixtures Multilayer technology for objects fixture etc Own 3D library with objects like people instruments etc New internal algorithms for rotation problem with object and camera rotation fixed 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 reaslised using an open plug in import structure Data monitoring for one or more fixtures selectable data formats Percent 8 bit DMX or 16 bit DMX Automatic production of multiple default cameras Additional data views Grid mode dependent on active layer Distortion free 3D view 3D aspect ratio oimplified video editor Objects can be controlled from the console and moving paths can be assigned allowing console control of truss movement or other articles Sound file WAV can be executed during show playback allowing demoshows with synchronised music Online help in German and English Visualisation of the Zoomfunction oystem requirements e BMG compatible PC or notebook with 800 MHz processor with at least 64 MByte RAM e Ethernet card with 10 100 B T TX connector and TCP IP protocol enabled e Highspeed 3D graphics card with hardware acceleration with at least 32 MByte video memory in high colour mode with 16bit colour depth enabled e 1024x768 pixel resolution or above e 30 MByte available dis
68. xture in 2D or 3D view using A Sun Light T the left mouse button and then call up the context menu A Ambiente Light 2 with the right button to edit say the fixture type stage 1 The appropriate object will be selected in the object Se Cylinder 1 manager and the settings can be changed using the Desk Fixtures controls below 7 SHOWROOM Say you wanted a rotation of 180 around the X axis you i MINISCAN HFE 1 can enter the value using the keyboard or move the slider er MAC 2000 PROFILE 2 value by using shifting the mouse while keeping the Cameras mouse button pressed or you can use the mouse scroll wheel MMMM2 gt gt The changes can be seen online in the 2D and 3D views Fixture Align Switches The changed settings are sent directly to the console Fisture i Edit Fixture Type Channel Info Channel Test Dlg i Rotate Absolute a r gt l Relative a EH Li Relative Y E Mali Relative Z ei il Posi ostor 3 A TT Y mi Z A Switches w Child i Visible Scale gt gt Iw Spin Iw Translate Transp Interzect Animate Force Color 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 d

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