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Organise the rig

Positions

A position names where something hangs, in the words your crew uses on the day. Positions travel out to other MVR tools with the plan.

Front truss, SL boom, FOH: positions usually come from whoever drew the plan, and an MVR import brings them along. A position is not a group. It says where something is rigged, not that you want to select it together (see Groups).

Two positions; the arrow puts the selection on one
  • Add one with + Add position, and rename it by double-clicking.

  • Assign by selecting objects and clicking the arrow on a position's row. An object is on at most one position, so assigning it to another simply moves it there.

  • Fixtures and truss can be on a position; set pieces cannot, because MVR has no way to say so. Select a mixed lot and the panel assigns what it can and shows how many it skipped.

The riser in the selection is skipped
  • Remove from position takes the selection off its position, and asks first. It does not remove anything from the scene: the fixtures stay exactly where they are. Undo puts the position back.

Remove from position asks first
  • Delete a position with the × on its row and confirm with sure?. Unlike a layer, a position can be deleted while things are on it. What goes is the name for that place, not the lights.

Deleting a position asks once more

Select everything on a position by clicking its row, or right-click a fixture in Plan and choose Select position. A plain click on a fixture still selects just that fixture.

Select position from a fixture's right-click menu
  • A position names where something hangs, in the words your crew uses on the day. Positions travel out to other MVR tools with the plan.