Understanding what Offset is Modifying

Can someone please help me understand why Offset is applying to Cell in this example, and not Channel?

I was expecting "Chan 1 Thru 10 Offset Odd Cell 15 @ Full" to apply "Offset Odd" to the proceeding items (Chan 1 Thru 10), in effect acting like "Chan 1 Cell 15 + Chan 3 Cell 15 + Chan 5 Cell 15 + Chan 7 Cell 15 + Chan 9 Cell 15 @ Full"

Instead "Offset Odd" appears to be modifying "Cell 15"...

Offset modifying Cell vs Channel is very obvious in the Even example...

Running EOS 3.1.3 on Puck + Programing Wing

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  • The right syntax will be 1 THRU 10 Cell 15 Offset 2

    Offset Odd is based on the channel number ( this is why you have an error, because 15 cannot be even...)

    odd based on selection : OFFSET 2

    even based on selection : OFFSET 2/2

  • I guess I'm still struggling with the idiosyncrasies of what "OFFSET" modifies with multi-cell fixtures. Sometimes it modifies Channels, sometimes it modifies Cells, and sometimes it modifies differently based on the combo of Channels + Cells. 

    Here's where I think I'm at:

    • The placement of “Offset” bares no change to the behavior of what is modified.

    • Odd / Even pay no mind to Channel when Cell, or a group of Cells, are specified.

    • Offset # only modifies Channel when a single Cell is specified, if more than one Cell is specified it modifies Cells instead.

    • Offset 2 and Offset 2/2 modify Cells, and has contextual differences on even vs odd Channels.

    • Offset 3 modifies Cells Only.

    • Offset 4 modifies Cells, and has contextual differences on even vs odd Channels.

    Examples:

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Offset 2 Cell 15 

     - Modifies Channel, Channels 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 selected; only Cell 15 selected for each

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Cell 15 Offset 2 

     - Same as previous 

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Offset 2/2 Cell 15 

     - Modifies Channel, Channels 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 selected; only Cell 15 selected for each

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Cell 15 Offset 2/2

     - Same as previous 

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Offset Odd Cell 15

     - No Modification to Channel, Channels 1-10 selected; Cell 15 selected for each

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Cell 15 Offset Odd

     - Same as previous 

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Offset Even Cell 15

     - Nothing Selected, as it is modifying Cells and the Cell is Odd

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Cell 15 Offset Even

     - Same as previous

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Offset 2 Cell 1 Thru 15 

     - Modifies Cells, Channels 1-10 Selected; Odd Cells Selected on Odd Channels, Even Cells Selected on Even Channels 

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Cell 1 Thru 15 Offset 2 

     - Same as previous

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Offset Odd Cell 1 Thru 15

     - Modifies Cells, Channels 1-10 Selected; Odd Cells Selected on All Channels

    Chan 1 Thru 10 Cell 1 Thru 15 Offset Odd 

     - Same as previous

  • Puh... there is quite some difficultys.

    What are like to do?

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