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Value Sets

Value Sets store parameter values that can be applied to any fixture. The Value Sets window organizes sets under four LACS group tabs: Level, Aim, Hue, and Shape.

Value capture works: storing a set records the current programmer values for the selected fixtures, limited to the LACS family of the tab you are on (the Level tab records dimmer values, the Hue tab records hue/white, and so on). Recalling a set applies its stored values to the stage — only the attributes in the set change; everything else is untouched. Embedding and range sets are not yet available.

Value Set Modes

The Store dialog offers three modes:

ModeIntended behavior
SelectiveOnly records and recalls attributes that have values in the set. Other attributes are untouched.
GlobalRecords all attributes for the fixture type, including zeros. Recalls complete fixture state.
UniversalRecords values that apply to any fixture type, mapping to equivalent parameters automatically.

The mode is stored with the set; recall currently applies the stored attributes only (Selective semantics) for all three modes.

Value Set Embedding

Not yet available. Referencing one value set from another (hierarchical embedding with propagated changes) is not yet available.

Range Value Sets

Not yet available. Range value sets — value spans that interpolate across fixture positions, such as a hue gradient across a wash — are not yet available.

Working with Value Sets

  1. Open the Value Sets window
  2. Choose a LACS tab (Level, Aim, Hue, or Shape)
  3. Select fixtures and set their values in the Controls window
  4. Tap + to store a set: enter a name and pick a mode (Selective, Global, or Universal) — the current programmer values for the selection are captured
  5. Tap a set card to recall it, or use the trash icon to delete it

New sets are stored under the tab they are created on, and each tab lists only the sets of its own group. Storing is blocked until fixtures are selected in the live view and the selection carries values for the current tab’s LACS family.