User Manual

Setting Pan/Tilt Limitations
The limitations grid allows you to limit and invert the pan and tilt values of a fixture or group
of fixtures. There are several reasons why this is important:
● Moving Head lights can typically pan 360-600 degrees. For mydmx GOs effects to
look good, it’s best that they only pan no more than 180 degrees.
● Depending on how a light is rigged, the center point is not always in the center of the
stage/dancefloor.
● The pan or tilt is sometimes inverted, meaning that the beam won’t move in the
correct direction compared with the other lights in the project.
Setting the limitations for your fixtures only takes a minute and can transform your light
show from an un-coordinated collection of random beam movements to something which
looks sleek and professional. To set up the limitations:
1. Tap the fixture group button to the top right of the fixtures list.
2. Tap the limitations button.
3. Tap bottom center square and move until your lights are pointing at the floor.
4. Tap the top center square and move until your lights are pointing at the ceiling.
5. Tap the left center square and move until your lights are pointing to the left.
6. Tap the right center square and move until your light are pointing to the right.
7. Tap the middle of the square and move left/right until your lights are centered.
8. For a Moving Head, the limitations square normally looks like in the image below.
For Scanners, limitations are not normally required due to the physical limitations of
the mirror. Repeat the above steps for each of your light groups, then repeat with
single fixture selections if some fixtures are off-center.