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Todd,

When I'm building an effect with "steps" like this, I will generally either enter offsets directly or use in-place fanning within spreadsheet cells. These options allow me to ensure that my offsets are exactly where I want them. There are times, especially when working with large numbers of fixtures or odd selection orders, when it can be tough to tell what your offsets are when fanning using encoders if you're not staring at the offset view of an editor window. I also wanted to make sure that Kyle understood the math behind the offset, rather than giving the "just fan it 'til it looks right" suggestion.

With regards to my ascii diagram, I often find that visuals like this help with understanding the effects engine in a few ways. First, it takes the numbers that we're talking about in the engine window and relates them to something that's happening on stage. Second, if you can diagram the effect that you want to build, it can make it much easier to see the steps or parameters you will need to use.

As much as I hate to be the bearer of bad news, I don't think you get all of the credit for pioneering the use of ascii art in posts.:cop:

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Todd,

When I'm building an effect with "steps" like this, I will generally either enter offsets directly or use in-place fanning within spreadsheet cells. These options allow me to ensure that my offsets are exactly where I want them. There are times, especially when working with large numbers of fixtures or odd selection orders, when it can be tough to tell what your offsets are when fanning using encoders if you're not staring at the offset view of an editor window. I also wanted to make sure that Kyle understood the math behind the offset, rather than giving the "just fan it 'til it looks right" suggestion.

With regards to my ascii diagram, I often find that visuals like this help with understanding the effects engine in a few ways. First, it takes the numbers that we're talking about in the engine window and relates them to something that's happening on stage. Second, if you can diagram the effect that you want to build, it can make it much easier to see the steps or parameters you will need to use.

As much as I hate to be the bearer of bad news, I don't think you get all of the credit for pioneering the use of ascii art in posts.:cop:

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