# Select Fixtures Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA3/2.3/HTML/operate_select_fixtures.html This is grandocs, an unofficial mirror of MA Lighting documentation. For authoritative or safety-relevant information, cite the canonical page on help.malighting.com. --- First, fixtures must be selected to operate and change the values of attributes (for example, dimmer, pan, tilt, or zoom). To select fixtures, use one of the following methods: - Type the fixture ID in the command line using the numeric keys. - Tap at the fixtures in a [Fixture Sheet](/grandma3/2-3/operate_fixture_sheet/). - Draw a lasso around the fixtures in the [3D Viewer](/grandma3/2-3/patch_3d_viewer/). - Tap a Group Pool object. See [Create Groups](/grandma3/2-3/group_create/). - Tap a Preset Pool object. See [Create New Presets](/grandma3/2-3/presets_create/). | | | | ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/tip_gray-269535.png) | **Hint:** | | | See the [System Colors](/grandma3/2-3/ws_colors_system/) topic to learn more about the font colors used when selecting or deselecting fixtures in the fixture sheet. | --- ## Examples Requirements: - 10 patched fixtures. See [Add Fixtures to the Show](/grandma3/2-3/patch_add_fixtures/). - A fixture sheet window is open.    To select fixtures 1 thru 5, press the following hardkeys on the console or use the command section menu ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_command_section-734f51.png) : Fixture 1 Thru 5 Please This command is visible in the command line input: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 1 Thru 5 | Fixtures 1 thru 5 are selected. The five selected fixtures are in a yellow font in the Fixture Sheet window. --- To exclude fixtures from a selection, for example, types: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 1 Thru 10 - 6 Thru 8 | Fixtures 1 to 5 are selected, 6 to 8 are deselected, and 9 and 10 are selected. --- To make the same selection of fixtures as shown in the example above, using a different syntax, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 1 Thru 5 + 9 Thru 10 |  To select fixtures in two commands, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 1 Thru 5 | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 9 + 10 | To select fixtures 9 and 10 in the example above,  + or Thru can be used. | | | | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/important_gray-f4dfbc.png) | **Important:** | | | Some keys are used to navigate the sub-selection of fixtures, which is part of the [MAtricks](/grandma3/2-3/matricks/) function. The keys have an on-screen version called the [Selection Bar,](/grandma3/2-3/operate_selection_bar/) which can also be used to select fixtures. |   ## Recursive Selection of Fixtures Some fixtures have multiple sub-fixtures. The following examples demonstrate how to select fixtures and their sub-fixtures in various orders and hierarchies using an additional dot (.) character. | | | | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/tip_gray-269535.png) | **Hint:** | | | See the First Patch topic in the Quick Start Guide to learn more about sub-fixtures. | Requirement for this example: - 10 Ayrton Alienpix - RS Ex 16-bit patched. See [Add Fixtures to the Show](/grandma3/2-3/patch_add_fixtures/). - Fixtures spot numbered from 301 to 310. - A fixture sheet window is open. To select fixture 301, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 301 | Only the main fixture is selected. - A dot (.) can be added to the main fixture's selection syntax to select all sub-fixtures quickly. To select fixture 301 and all its sub-fixtures, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 301. | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/window_recursive_selection_1-02722e.png) All AlienPix ( fixtures and sub-fixtures) are selected. To select the main fixtures and all sub-fixtures of fixtures 301 thru 303, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 301 Thru 303. | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/window_recursive_selection_2-35986c.png) All AlienPix ( fixtures and sub-fixtures) are selected. - The dot selects the sub-fixtures downwards from the specified level. Therefore, selecting only the pixels of an AlienPix is also possible. To select all pixels of an AlienPix, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 301.1. Thru | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/window_recursive_selection_3-3a116d.png) All pixels of an AlienPix are selected. To select pixels of an AlienPix in particular, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture 301.1. Thru 4 + 6 | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/window_recursive_selection_4-95aca5.png) Particular selection of pixels. --- ## General Fixture Selection To select all fixtures and sub-fixtures, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture Thru . | To select all parents of all fixtures, type: | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Fixture Thru |