QLC5 beta 3, possible issue with adding new fixtures
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:15 pm
Hi. I've been using QLC4 for years and I'm trying to transition to v5 (well, testing) but I'm having issues adding in lighting fixtures.
I have a number of unlisted lighting fixtures (cheap knock off's) whichi work great in V4.... however - trying to add them to v5 seems to be almost impossible.
I've tried a few times now on different computers as I wondered if it was a conflict between v4 and v5 on the same pc, so I've installed only v5 on separate machine - but I still have issues.
In a nutshell, I can go through the process of adding the fixture in v5, fill in all the fields, such as make, model, name, channels, mode, descriptions, power rating, etc etc but I cant get any of the fixtures I've added to show up in the list of fixtures.
I've run the config file for the lights through the fixture validator, and that comes back all clean and good to go - but the fixtures just dont show up - even if i search for them.
As a last resort, I tried dropping the config file for the fixture in to the "generic" fixtures folder and this didnt help either.
Have I missed something? Or is there another step I need to follow?
I've watched the v5 videos on youtube and i couldnt see anything obvious in there about adding fixtures to v5.
I've attached the fixture config file if that helps shed any light on this.
Thanks.
I have a number of unlisted lighting fixtures (cheap knock off's) whichi work great in V4.... however - trying to add them to v5 seems to be almost impossible.
I've tried a few times now on different computers as I wondered if it was a conflict between v4 and v5 on the same pc, so I've installed only v5 on separate machine - but I still have issues.
In a nutshell, I can go through the process of adding the fixture in v5, fill in all the fields, such as make, model, name, channels, mode, descriptions, power rating, etc etc but I cant get any of the fixtures I've added to show up in the list of fixtures.
I've run the config file for the lights through the fixture validator, and that comes back all clean and good to go - but the fixtures just dont show up - even if i search for them.
As a last resort, I tried dropping the config file for the fixture in to the "generic" fixtures folder and this didnt help either.
Have I missed something? Or is there another step I need to follow?
I've watched the v5 videos on youtube and i couldnt see anything obvious in there about adding fixtures to v5.
I've attached the fixture config file if that helps shed any light on this.
Thanks.