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Live Patch

grandMA3 User Manual » Patch and Fixture Setup » Live Patch
Version 2.0

The Live Patch menu is a version of the Patch menu with limited functionality. It looks like the patch menu, but some buttons are missing and some columns have a dark background - these columns cannot be edited.

The idea behind Live Patch is that it is only possible to change the elements that do not require a new show upload to the system.

This means that fixtures/objects cannot be added or removed.

In the live patch it is possible to change the following columns:

  • Name
  • Patch
  • Pan Offset
  • Tilt Offset
  • Pan DMX Invert
  • Tilt DMX Invert
  • Pan Enc Invert
  • Tilt Enc invert
  • Position and Rotation
  • Gel Color and Gel
  • Note
  • Beam Angle
  • Cast Shadow and Follow Target
  • Selectable 3D and Visible 3D
  • Target Space and Movement Space
  • Master React
  • Values for automatic position calculation
  • Appearance

The automatic position calculation columns are for the four points used for automatic fixture position calculation. Read more about this in the Position Fixtures in the 3D Space topic.

Follow the link to the Patch menu (above) to read more about the other columns.

Changes made in the live patch are changed immediately.

The lowest button on the left side gives access to an additional RDM Fixtures menu. This lists fixtures discovered using RDM. Learn more about RDM in the RDM section.