Cloning Process, Missing Data

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Hi all,

I have a house rig where we’ll be swapping ~20x fixtures for a different
but similar fixture type. When following the documented ‘COPY FIXTURE X @ Y’
process while in the ‘Cloning’ menu with ‘Cues’, ‘Presets’, and ‘Groups’
selected ‘to be copied’, I cannot get Gobo presets to work well (or at
all) with the new fixtures.

Exact steps taken and retried:

  1. Patched original Smarty Max fixtures.
  2. Created working Gobo presets for the Smarty Max fixtures
    (select, shake, scroll).
  3. Patched new Artiste DaVinci fixtures.
  4. Opened the ‘Cloning’ menu.
  5. Called ‘COPY FIXTURE 1 @ 2’ and created the new line in the
    Cloning menu.
  6. Ensured ‘Cues’, ‘Presets’, and ‘Groups’ are selected (have also
    tried different combinations).
  7. Called ‘Execute Command’ to complete the clone.
  8. Selecting the new Artiste DaVincis and calling any pre-existing
    Gobo preset consistently puts both of the fixture’s gobo wheels
    in the ‘open’ slot.

Curious whether this is a known issue or just my workflow. I’m also
wondering if, given how the menu is worded, this is purely a ‘Copy’
operation and isn’t remapping the gobo data the way I’d traditionally
expect a clone to. Greatly appreciate the help and insight.

Software Version: 4.32.1311.0
Tested On: PC, NX2, NX4

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Hi @NathanCronic

Welcome to the forum.

Thank you for your detailed description of the issue. Sorry to see you have encountered this.

The issue you have encountered is a limitation of the current ONYX cloning engine, and is currently being reworked. The Gobo parameters of the new fixtures will need to be manually added to your cues, if the cloning engine has been unable to add them automatically.

Apologies for the inconvenience caused by this. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Edward

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