Copying a fixture, Merging custom fixtures into a new show file, Importing a custom fixture – ETC Eos Titanium, Eos, and Gio v2.0.0 User Manual

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Copying a Fixture

It is possible to copy an existing fixture and then edit its parameters. In the fixture editor, there is a
{Copy} button. Pressing {Copy} when a library fixture is selected will create a copy of that fixture
and will assign it a new name. This new fixture can then be edited.

Merging Custom Fixtures into a New Show File

Custom fixtures are saved with your show file and not in the fixture library. If you want to use custom
fixtures in a different show file, you will need to use the advanced merge function while in the new
show file.

For more information, see

Partial Patch Merging, page 78

Importing a Custom Fixture

You can import custom fixtures from an ASCII show file, see

Importing Show Files, page 81

.

Update Library

When a new library is installed on Eos either from a software update or a separate fixture library file
from the ETC website, changes in library data will not automatically update your show files. This is
to prevent library changes from affecting a functional show file.

Using the {Fixtures} softkey in patch will open up the list of fixtures used in the current show file. In
this view, you will be able to tell which fixtures in the currently loaded show file differ from the desk’s
fixture library. For fixtures that have a library update, the {Update Lib} softkey will display in white,
and for fixtures that don’t have an update, the {Update Lib} softkey will be grayed out.

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