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Heads that consist of a single general element in addition to a repeated element are also supported. In these cases two different
heads are required – one for the general element and one for the repeated element. The head for the general element is used for
patching, and it references the repeated element to enable it to be patched automatically. It is possible to set the Multiple Heads
Type field to specify whether the repeated elements are patched before or after the general element.
In the Patch Window, View Heads only the head general element is shown – however testing, moving, copying and setting the
head no, affects all the elements in the head. The View Chans view continues to show the individual channels.
Heads with multiple elements can be inserted into the grid in one go. The Width, Height and Order fields in the head specify
how the repeated elements are arranged – for example the picture below shows Color Web 125 inserted into a grid. Color Web
125 has a strange DMX order with individual elements having a “L” shape rather than a square or rectangular shape.
It is possible to swap the repeated elements of a multiple element head around using the Swap field in the View Heads view. This
is very useful, if for instance a LED batten has been rigged upside down.
When a head containing multiple elements is patched, a different head number will be allocated to each element. This enables
each individual element to be controlled from the keypad and from the grid views. For heads that consist of a general element