Getting Started

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Download and Install BlenderDMX#

See dedicated installation page here.

Create new show#

After enabling the Addon, it shows up at the 3D View, as a DMX tab on the right side, which shows a single panel. Start the addon by clicking Create New Show.

Add fixtures#

The fixture menu allows to Add/Edit/Remove a fixture.

Select Add:

In the GDTF Profile - BlenderDMX, select Moving Beam. Keep the rest as is and click OK:

Setup beams#

Make beams visible via menu Setup → Beam Volume → Create Volume Box, to simulate ambient fog/haze. Make sure to change Viewport to Viewport Shading:

Move and control the fixture#

Select the fixture in the Fixtures list:

In the Programmer, set color, put dimmer to 1, move pan and tilt:

Success! Your first lighting beam fixture:

The rendered volumetric beam can be made much nicer, see Beam Rendering. for more information.

Record keyframe#

Keyframe recording in BlenderDMX is in menu Keyframe Recorder:

• Add Keyframe allows to manually insert keyframes related to the fixture attributes, like intensity, color, gobo, beam…
• Auto Keying turns on Blender internal auto-keying + changes to fixtures attributes (intensity, colors, gobo, beam…) are also recorded.

You can continue to the User Guide