Custom Fixtures in Mosaic Designer 2
When programming with Mosaic, you may require a fixture profile that's not listed in the library. There are three options:
- If your fixture is a simple LED (e.g. RGB(W)(A), Cold/Warm), see if it has a mode which matches one of the LEDs in the Generic category
- Create the fixture yourself, using the built-in editor. Search Mosaic Help for "Custom Fixtures" for instructions on how to do this
- Ask ETC to create the fixture - please be aware that it could take up to a week for the fixture file to be created.
Installing fixtures received from ETC
Windows
- Unzip the file
- Copy the [Manufacturer Name] folder (containing the personality) into the folder: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\My Documents\Mosaic\Library\
- If one is included, append the contents of the functions.txt file onto the functions.txt file in the folder: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\My Documents\Mosaic\Library\
- Take care not to overwrite the file or other custom personalities you may be using could stop working.
- If one is included, copy the manufacturers.txt file into the folder: C:\Program Files\ETC\Mosaic\Designer\library
- If one is included, append the contents of the colours.txt file onto the colours.txt file in the folder: C:\Program Files\ETC\Mosaic\Designer\resources
- Take care not to overwrite the file or you will lose all other colours.
- If one is included, copy the contents of the gobos folder into the folder: C:\Program Files\ETC\Mosaic\Designer\resources\gobos
N.B.
Windows 2000 and XP User documents folder is located:
C:\Documents And Settings\%USERNAME%\My Documents\
Windows Vista and Windows 7 User documents folder is located:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\My Documents\
Windows 8 and 8.1 User documents folder is located:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\
Mac
- Unzip the file
- Copy the directory containing the personality into the directory: /Users/[USERNAME]/Documents/Mosaic/Library/
- If one is included, append the contents of the functions.txt file onto the functions.txt file in the directory: /Users/[USERNAME]/Documents/Mosaic/Library/
- Take care not to overwrite the file or other custom personalities you may be using could stop working.
- Locate the Mosaic Designer application. The default location is: /Applications/Mosaic Designer
- Right-click (or Ctrl-click) on Mosaic Designer and choose Show Package Contents
- Navigate to the package directory: /Contents/Resources/Library
- If one is included, replace the manufacturers.txt file in the package directory: /Contents/Resources/Library using the new one from the zip file
- If one is included, append the contents of the colours.txt file onto the colours.txt file in the package directory: /Contents/Resources/
- Take care not to overwrite the file or you will lose all other colours.
- If one is included, copy the contents of the gobos directory into the package directory: /Contents/Resources/Gobos
When you next open Mosaic designer you will find the fixture has been added to the fixture library. You can then drop it onto your plan to use within your show. Please note that if you have already used the fixture in a show this new personality will not replace them. To update your show to use this new version of the fixture please do the following:
Open your show in Mosaic designer
Go to the Setup tab and select the fixtures you want to update.
Click the "Reset to Defaults" button in the bottom right of the window, then Yes to "Are you sure".