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.
Show video during a test
If the show has media attached (see chapter 8), its video panel appears on the Test tab, and you can pop the video out to watch it full size. The video follows the test run:
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The video starts from the beginning as soon as the motors report movement, so it stays in step with the actual motion rather than with the button press.
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If Data Capture Interval is set to OFF, the motors don't report their movement, so the video starts when you click Play.
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Stopping the run, or the run finishing, pauses the video.
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If a motor doesn't respond, the video stays paused.
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While a run is in progress, the video panel's own Play and Pause buttons are disabled.
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. If the show has media, the video plays from the cursor position (see chapter 8).
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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.