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Offline Brightlights

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I setup some new models of mini trees and arches as shown in the attachment. I copied these files xlights_rgbeffects.xml, xlights_networks.xml, and xlights_keybindings.xml and moved them to my other computer with Xlights software. All of the models settings showed up in the left panel but none of my models of the mini trees & arches showed up in the preview window. I am using Xlights ver. 48. What do I need to do to get the models to show up in the preview window? Do I need to export the models the import them on the other computer? If I have to import the models how do I link them up with the existing mini tree setting in the left panel?

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We have several "preview" windows.  Which one do you mean?  The screenshot shows all your models in the layout preview.  There is nothing special you need to do.  If you bring the files to a new computer and point xlgihts to that directory then the models are there.

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I was not home to get a screen shot of computer 2 with the missing models after transfer the files over to it. Attached is the 2nd computer. In this picture I have all of the setting in the left panel with start & end channels of the mini trees and arches.

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Well I see a difference between your screenshots.  The first one has the Preview drop-down set to "Default".  The second one is set to "All Models".  Can you make them match for the comparison?

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That is what I thought so I changed the setting and they still did not show up. I just resolved the missing models. After I moved the models to computer 2 and did not see them I thought that I had to scroll down to see them but there was not a scroll bar to scroll down on the right side of the preview window is the Layout. I happened to click on the mini tree 10 setting in the left panel & saw a Blue dot at the bottom of the screen so I used the up arrow and my mini tree 10 appeared on the screen. when I clicked on mini tree 1 & 2 yesterday, noting showed up. That is because the trees were to far down to see. I connected a larger monitor to my laptop, computer 2 and moved Xlights to the larger monitor. Once I did that all of my models showed up. Is there a way to get a scroll bar to appear if the models in the display are below the display or does it do that and it's just my computer not displaying the scroll bar?
Thanks for your help.

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No you can't get a scroll bar.  You need to click on the background and then change the Width and Height properties so the layout fits for that monitor.