Site layout and rack layout diagrams contain an optional information panel on the right of the page that displays a variety of information tailored to the purpose of the diagram, such as whether the diagram is for a client, or the authority having jurisdiction, or the display operator’s crew, or the personnel who assemble single-shot racks in advance to bring to the shoot site.
You choose what information to display by configuring the diagram template (blueprint), which is accessed from the blue gear menu in the upper right corner of the rack layout window. The diagram template contains eight configurable text boxes, and the text boxes can contain variables that refer to information from the diagram or the show.
The site layout’s “Diagram side panel text”, which you set from the “Show > Set side panel text” menu or from the button in the top left of the rack layout view for site layout, also supports text box variables.
The table below shows the list of variables available to you and their meaning.
Table 1 – Variable meanings in site layout diagrams and rack layout diagrams
| Variables | Meaning in site layout diagrams | Meaning in rack layout diagrams |
|---|---|---|
| {annotation} | <undefined> | The union of annotations of racks in rack clusters that are associated with racks that are included in the diagram page’s “consists-of” specification and filter. Rack diagrams often have a single annotation per rack cluster, describing the entire cluster of racks, but the annotation itself in the user interface is associated with a specific rack. This definition of the {annotation} variable ensures that if the rack layout diagram displays any of the racks in a rack cluster, the {annotation} will include the annotation describing the cluster. |
| {diagram_page_number}, {number_of_diagram_pages} | <undefined> | Rack layout diagrams contain a collection of diagram pages, such as one diagram page per position, or module, or rack. Each diagram page typically consists of a diagram and a table of information. If the table is short, it may fit on the same page as the diagram, in which case the diagram page requires just a single page of paper, but if the table doesn’t fit on the same page as the diagram, the diagram page may require multiple pages of paper for the overflow. Whereas the page number in the upper right of the page counts the pages of paper, the {diagram_page_number} counts the diagram pages. |
| {diagram_title} | The title of the diagram, from the diagram template. | Same as for site layout. |
| {effect_angles_table} | A table of angle counts for effects in racks in all positions passing the site layout’s position name filter. | A table of angle counts for effects in racks in the diagram page’s position, which may include racks not in the diagram page itself for diagram configurations like per-rack-cluster which create diagram pages for subsets of the racks in a position. |
| {effect_angles_table_per_diagram_page} | <undefined> | A table of angle counts for effects in racks included in the diagram page itself. |
| {module}, {rail}, {rack_number}, {rack_cluster}, {rack_name}, {rack_manufacturer}, {rack_notes} | <undefined> | The union of module numbers, rail numbers, etc. of events included in the diagram page’s “consists-of” specification, and if the specification is “PER MODULE” then also the diagram page’s position’s pre-assigned rails (or modules thereof) that match the diagram page’s module, and if the specification is “PER POSITION” then also all the diagram page’s position’s pre-assigned rails (or modules thereof). |
| {number_of_modules}, {number_of_rails}, {number_of_ematches}, {number_of_pins_used}, {number_of_pins_total}, {number_of_devices}, {number_of_universes} | The count of modules, rails, etc. of all events in all positions passing the site layout’s position name filter. The number of modules is based on used and pre-assigned rails. Total pins includes pins from pre-assigned rails. | The count of modules, rails, etc. of all events in the diagram page’s position, whether included in the shown racks or not. The number of modules is based on used and pre-assigned modules. Total pins includes pins from pre-assigned rails. |
| {number_of_multi_loaded_holders} | The count of individual single-shot holders that contain multiple effects, considering racks in all positions passing the site layout’s position name filter. | The count of individual single-shot holders that contain multiple effects, considering all racks in the diagram page’s position, which may include racks not in the diagram page itself for diagram configurations like per-rack-cluster which create diagram pages for subsets of the racks in a position.
Certain types of single-shot racks, such as those with the rack structure “Single-shot rack, 1-axis tiltable holders for up to 4 tubes,” support multiple effects in the same holder if the sizes are sufficiently small. For such racks, if a holder contains zero or one effect, the holder does not contribute to this variable’s count; if it contains two or more effects, it does contribute. In the physical world, racks of this structure may need a plug in the bottom of their holders if and only if the holders contain more than one effect. The purpose of this variable is to tell you how many plugs are required. |
| {number_of_multi_loaded_holders_per_diagram_page} | <undefined> | The count individual of single-shot holders that contain multiple effects, considering all racks included in the diagram page itself.
Certain types of single-shot racks, such as those with the rack structure “Single-shot rack, 1-axis tiltable holders for up to 4 tubes,” support multiple effects in the same holder if the sizes are sufficiently small. For such racks, if a holder contains zero or one effect, the holder does not contribute to this variable’s count; if it contains two or more effects, it does contribute. In the physical world, racks of this structure may need a plug in the bottom of their holders if and only if the holders contain more than one effect. The purpose of this variable is to tell you how many plugs are required. |
| {position} | <undefined> | The name of the position containing the information shown in the diagram page. |
| {rack_counts_table}, {rack_totals_table} | A table of counts of racks in all positions passing the site layout’s position name filter. The totals table includes one line per rack name and size. The counts table includes one line for each angle of each rack and size. | A table of counts of all racks in the diagram page’s position, which may include racks not in the diagram page itself for diagram configurations like per-rack-cluster which create diagram pages for subsets of the racks in a position. The totals table includes one line per rack name and size. The counts table includes one line for each angle of each rack and size. |
| {rack_counts_table_per_diagram_page}, {rack_totals_table_per_diagram_page} | <undefined> | A table of counts of all racks included in the diagram page itself. The totals table includes one line per rack name and size. The counts table includes one line for each angle of each rack and size. |
| {universes}, {sections} | The union of universes or sections of all events in all positions passing the site layout’s position name filter. | The union of universes or sections of all events in the diagram page’s position, whether included in the shown racks or not. |