The Test tab
The Test tab lets you validate a show without committing any data. Nothing is recorded; the motors simply follow the spline.
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Select the show from the dropdown at the top of the Test tab.
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Use Select All, or individual checkboxes, to choose which profiles participate.
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Click Play to run the show. Position, speed, and torque trace on the chart in real time.
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Click Pause to hold motion; Stop to end.
Running and stopping a show
You can also run a show from the Shows tab without going through the Test tab:
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Run Show — runs every profile in the selected show.
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Stop Show — halts playback immediately.
Caution. Before running a show with a live audience or around people, always test at reduced maximum speed and torque. Confirm nothing collides with stagehands, props, or walls. Motors driven by a bad spline will move as fast and as hard as they are allowed to.
Run To Cursor
Click anywhere on the chart to position the cursor at a specific time in the show. Choose Run To Cursor and the motors will move to exactly the positions that appear at that time. This is the fastest way to pre-position everything before a run, or to audition a specific beat inside a show.