grandMA2 fixture type import

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    I'm trying to import a custom fixture personality for a JDC-1 into my MA3 file and having issues. I've dumped the .xml files into my grandma3, shared, lib_fixture_types folder. I then go into my patch in ma3, and can see the fixture profiles when I select the correct drive and navigate to grandMA2. but all the profiles appear without name, and importing fails. or rather, it imports an empty fixture type in the patch (which I can see when I try to add a fixture from fixturetypes in the current show) but with no fixture along with it.


    any hints here?

    Hello Kai,


    if you want to import grandMA2 fixtures the easiest way is to export them via the grandMA2 software.

    Setup / Backup / Export Patch to grandMA3

    You'll can load these patch as a show file in grandMA3 and import the fixtures.

    right. should have thought of that.


    i've already created a patch in my template file and rather than start from scratch with this export/import method, i'm trying now to import specific fixture types from my show.

    after opening the show in MA3, i've tried every method of exporting that i can find (user/gdtf, internal/usb/ma3) and when i try to import that fixture i get no results.


    is there a way to import patch from MA2 into an *existing* patch on MA3?

    Same Issue here.

    Hardware:

    - GMA3 Compact XT

    - GMA3 Command Wing


    HP ProDesk 405 G4 Desktop-Mini 7PG72EA

    AMD Ryzen™ 5 2400GE (4x 3,80GHz)

    8 GB DDR4 2666 MHz

    AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

     

    2x HannsG HT225 Touchmonitor


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    Hi Kai,


    Here is what I tried.


    In gMA2:

    • Patch the required fixtures .
    • Go to Backup > Internal > Export to grandMA3 1.1.3

    The showfile is exported with the same name as it is in gMA2.


    In gMA3:

    • Menu > Backup > Internal
    • Load the exported-gMA2 showfile.
    • Menu > Patch > Fixture Types
    • Select the required Fixtures and press "Export"
    • Leave the name space as it is (<Default>)
    • Then load your actual showfile you are building.
    • Go to Menu > Patch > Insert New Fixture
    • Go to the "User" tab and you will find your fixtures

    Hope that helps.


    Cheers,

    Luke

    This was helpful!

    I think changing the name on export might have been the issue. Also attempting to export the fixture from the patch in MA3 rather than fixture types.


    Thanks!