Thanks everyone for the help. I was able to get the error corrected and the show working!   It turned out to be the audiobox filename.  

Will,   This is how I manually fixed the issue by editing the script directly.  On the move-in-black I started at 192 (which is effectively 406 degrees or once around plus 45 degrees).   Then the red Move-to goes “down” to 149 (from 192, which is about a 90 degree arc).   #@firmware6,,,,,,,,,, #Trigger Channel,#Trigger Button,#Deadman Button,#Return Channel,#AudioBox Filename,#Script Name,#Disable Firing Button,#Alternate Firing Button,#Alternate 2 Firing Button,#SMPTE Timecode, 1,1,,0,,cobra,,,,, #Event Time,#Channel,#Cue,#Event Description,#Disable Groups,#Fire Time,#AUX Value,#DMX Universe,#DMX Channel,#DMX Value,#DMX Duration 00:00:04.15s,,,UKMH [1200] Move-In-Black // P-01 — Pan (+0),,,,1,1,192, 00:00:04.15s,,,UKMH [1200] Move-In-Black // P-01 — Tilt (+2),,,,1,3,28, 00:00:04.15s,,,UKMH [1212] Red Move-To (lg) // P-01 — Red (+7),,,,1,8,255, 00:00:05.15s,,,UKMH [1212] Red Move-To (lg) // P-01 — Pan (+0),,,,1,1,149, 00:00:05.15s,,,UKMH [1212] Red Move-To (lg) // P-01 — Speed (+4),,,,1,5,223, 00:00:05.15s,,,UKMH [1212] Red Move-To (lg) // P-01 — Dimmer (+5),,,,1,6,255,2.9 END,,,,,,,,,,   Looking from top down on the fixture, it spins 405 degrees (counter clockwise) for the “Move-in-Black”.  Then the “Red Move-To” pans 90 degrees from Right to Left.   This gives me the effect I’m looking for…

Sent!   I deviated slightly by only tilting to 55 degrees instead of 90, but the rest appears identical.   The sweep looks correct in F3D.  But in practice, the RED move-to goes the opposite direction expected – pointing the beam backwards (to the audience(.   This is the script it generated:     #@firmware6,,,,,,,,,, #Trigger Channel,#Trigger Button,#Deadman Button,#Return Channel,#AudioBox Filename,#Script Name,#Disable Firing Button,#Alternate Firing Button,#Alternate 2 Firing Button,#SMPTE Timecode, 1,1,,0,,cobra,,,,, #Event Time,#Channel,#Cue,#Event Description,#Disable Groups,#Fire Time,#AUX Value,#DMX Universe,#DMX Channel,#DMX Value,#DMX Duration 00:00:04.03s,,,UKMH [1200] Move-In-Black // P-01 — Pan (+0),,,,1,1,21, 00:00:04.03s,,,UKMH [1200] Move-In-Black // P-01 — Tilt (+2),,,,1,3,67, 00:00:04.03s,,,UKMH [1212] Red Move-To (lg) // P-01 — Red (+7),,,,1,8,255, 00:00:05.03s,,,UKMH [1212] Red Move-To (lg) // P-01 — Pan (+0),,,,1,1,149, 00:00:05.03s,,,UKMH [1212] Red Move-To (lg) // P-01 — Speed (+4),,,,1,5,210, 00:00:05.03s,,,UKMH [1212] Red Move-To (lg) // P-01 — Dimmer (+5),,,,1,6,255,2.0 END,,,,,,,,,,   Thanks Will

Yes, but you need to get your source data as a SHW file (the export format for the Explo Ignition System).  All you need to do is the menu item “File > Import > Import into new show > Explo SHW file”.  That will import your show!   After that, re-address the show for PTX.   If you only have your script in XLS or CSV format, you can import the show as a “do it yourself CSV” but that would require that you change the column names and convert the data manually.  When Finale imports a SHW file, it automatically applies various conversions of the data, since it knows the SHW format.

Hi, I have the following script generated by the Explo software that I need to convert to another system – Pyrotronix PTX. This is just part of the script file that I have in excel.   BoxxNo. Explo (hh:mm:ss.ms) Distance Zündzeit Effektbezeichnung Art.Nr. Type Cal. Schuss Steigz Effektz Preis Gef.Kl. Piece Description 01×70 00:01.1 0:00:00 00:01.0 Aqua green star with gold will 31039 SINGLE SHOTS 1.2″ 1 0,1 3 0 1 60 05×70 00:01.1 0:00:01 00:01.0 Aqua green star with gold will 31039 SINGLE SHOTS 1.2″ 1 0,1 3 0 1 -60 02×70 00:02.7 0:00:00 00:02.6 Aqua green star with gold will 31039 SINGLE SHOTS 1.2″ 1 0,1 3 0 1 60 04×70 00:02.7 0:00:01 00:02.6 Aqua green star with gold will 31039 SINGLE SHOTS 1.2″ 1 0,1 3 0 1 -60 03×70 00:04.1 0:00:01 00:04.0 Aqua green star with gold will 31039 SINGLE SHOTS 1.2″ 1 0,1 3 0 2 V60 02×69 00:05.7 0:00:00 00:05.6 Aqua green star with gold will 31039 SINGLE SHOTS 1.2″ 1 0,1 3 0 1 -60 …..   Is there a way to import the files in Finale, so that I can later change the modules so that they correspond to the Pyrotronix system and generate the script files for the new system?   Best Regards Assen Assiko Ltd. Bulgaria  

In the search box of the script window, you can type:   Pan = 45   or if you want to filter to multiple angles, you can type,   Pan = 45 || Pan = -45   or if you want to filter to a range, you can type   Pan > 45   Additional search terms are described here:   Filter / search expressions   If it helps, you can also click on the Pan column header to sort by Pan.  If you hold shift while clicking on the Pan column header, you can select multiple sort criteria, i.e., A then B then C.  

Thanks everyone for the advice – I’ve been traveling, but I’m testing out the recommendations tonight.   I will let everyone know what I find.    

I would like to accomplish inside of the script window to type in a specific pan angle so it would only show the effects on the pan angle.  Its not working for me.  I am trying to highlight a bunch of the same pan angled effects that I have created on one launch position with other angles effects and then create another launch position to drag and drop these same angles on.  That way when I address the show that specific angle will have its own module.

Hi Bryan, the short answer is YES! You can see your available inventory quantities count down as you design by unhiding the ‘Remaining Available’ column in the effects window. Then, when you’re done designing your show, you can go to the Effects menu and select ‘Subtract used quantities from available…’ to remove the items in your show from the available inventory. Here’s a video tutorial:

While I was at CobraCon I talked with a rep at the Finale booth who quickly showed me how I could see how many an item I had available from show to show. For example, I am starting with 72 Dark Salutes in “My Effects”. In “$how 1” I use 22 salutes. I am ready to move on to “Show 2”. The “Available” column still shows 72 salutes available.  I am looking for a quantity column that shows I have 50 Dark Salutes available for “Show 2”. Which Quantity value would do that? It would also be great if the Available quantity counted down as we used effects.   I tried this in “Per Show Effects” too. In the Per Show Effects, you have to enter how many of any one effect you have for that show and then just watch as you add to not exceed that amount. But doing that is like rebuilding your inventory for every show.   Is there an easier way to do this in Hobbyist?   Bryan E Wellington, CO