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Software => Nutcracker Models => Topic started by: mgholland on September 17, 2015, 01:28:03 PM

Title: single strand color windows and roof line
Post by: mgholland on September 17, 2015, 01:28:03 PM
I am trying to create AC models in xlights to bring in all my LOR sequences but have not figured out how to create a window or roof line  with 3 AC colors Red, Green and White with out creating a model 3 times for the window setting the color and channel numbers and placing them almost on top of each other. 

Am i do this the right way or is there an easier way to do it?

Title: Re: single strand color windows and roof line
Post by: Gilrock on September 17, 2015, 01:44:35 PM
For a straight line just make it RGB call it 1 node and enter some number of bulbs per node.  For a window you can't do that with the Window model but you should be able to create a custom model using all 1's for the channel number so it should work using RGB nodes also.  One RGB node will give you the 3 channels you need.
Title: Re: single strand color windows and roof line
Post by: mgholland on September 17, 2015, 02:10:35 PM
Thanks Gill I will give that a try
Title: Re: single strand color windows and roof line
Post by: Gilrock on September 17, 2015, 02:23:28 PM
Thinking about this more I'm not sure you will want to do what I said.  The problem is using 1 RGB node it would be difficult to control the individual channels because you would need to drop the proper color on the grid to control all 3 channels at once.  I'm afraid the best way is to overlay multiple models like you were trying to avoid.
Title: Re: single strand color windows and roof line
Post by: flyinverted on September 17, 2015, 03:25:21 PM
You could build an RGB model like Gil first mentioned. You would have to mentally switch White with Blue though when sequencing.  A pain indeed, but it would work.

Title: Re: single strand color windows and roof line
Post by: Gilrock on September 17, 2015, 09:34:51 PM
Yeah but I realized the problem is you may want to control each channel individually.  That's going to be pain having to combine all 3 commands into a single color for each spot you want them to be different.
Title: Re: single strand color windows and roof line
Post by: mgholland on September 18, 2015, 08:42:25 AM
Thanks for the help guys!!!