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AutoCreate Keyword

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Version 2.1

To enter the AutoCreate keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

  • Type AutoCreate 
  • Type the shortcut Au or Ac

Description

The AutoCreate keyword creates objects depending on predefined source objects. It can, for example, create groups in the fixture types of the patched fixtures. 

Hint:
If your selection is defined as source list, the active MAtricks settings will be taken into cosideration whenever executing AutoCreate.

Syntax

AutoCreate [Source_Object] ["Source_Object_Name" or Source_Object_Number] At [Destination_Object] ["Destination_Object_Name" or Destination_Object_Number] (/Option)

Option Keywords

The AutoCreate keyword uses the following option keywords:

Examples

  • To create single fixture groups starting with group pool object 1 using all selected fixtures, type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate Selection At Group 1

 

  • To create single fixture groups for fixtures 1 to 10 starting with group pool object 1, type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate Fixture 1 Thru 10 At Group 1

 

Requirement: 

  1. Insert at least ten fixture types in the show file and patch at least two fixtures of every fixture type.
  • To create a group in the group pool object 42 containing all fixtures of fixture type 10, type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate FixtureType 10 At Group 42

 

Requirement:

  1. Create layers and classes withtin the patch.
  2. Set fixtures to these layers and classes.
Hint:
The demo show already uses these settings.

  •  To create a group in the group pool object 301 using all patched fixtures that are set to class "Spots" within the patch, type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate FixtureClass "Spots" At Group 301

 

  • To create single fixture groups starting with group pool object 401 using all fixtures of fixture type 9 that are also set to fixture class "Spots", type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate FixtureType 9 + 10 If FixtureClass "Spots"

 

  • To create universal dimmer presets with a value increment of 25%, with the first preset being the 11th dimmer preset, type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate Universal 1 At Preset 1.11 "DimmerIncrement" 25