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To enter the AutoCreate keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

  • Type **AutoCreate **
  • Type the shortcut **Ac **or Au

Description

Section titled “Description”

The AutoCreate keyword creates objects depending on predefined source objects. It can, for example, create groups in the fixture types of the patched fixtures. 

Hint:
If your selection is defined as source list, the active MAtricks settings will be taken into cosideration whenever executing AutoCreate.

Syntax

Section titled “Syntax”

AutoCreate [Source_Object] [“Source_Object_Name” or Source_Object_Number] At [Destination_Object] [“Destination_Object_Name” or Destination_Object_Number] (/Option)

Option Keywords

Section titled “Option Keywords”

The AutoCreate keyword uses the following option keywords:

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
  • To create single fixture groups starting with group pool object 1 using all selected fixtures, type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate Selection At Group 1

        Paste to Command Line 

  • To create single fixture groups for fixtures 1 to 10 starting with group pool object 1, type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate Fixture 1 Thru 10 At Group 1

       Paste to Command Line 

**Requirement: **

  1. Insert at least ten fixture types in the show file and patch at least two fixtures of every fixture type.
  • To create a group in the group pool object 42 containing all fixtures of fixture type 10, type:
User name[Fixture]>AutoCreate FixtureType 10 At Group 42

       Paste to Command Line 

Requirement:

  1. Create layers and classes within the patch.
  2. Set fixtures to these layers and classes.
Hint:
The demo show already uses these settings.