
Here is what your rendering might look like: That’s it: You are done! Now, you can use your custom gobo in your designs, just as you use any standard gobo available in the Gobo library. The custom gobo is placed in the gobo library using the path that you specified in step 4. Click the Proxy subfolder and select Custom 1.

Click Next, and then click the Browse button.ġ0. You can select any standard gobo from the gobo library, or select a generic gobo symbol from the Proxy subfolder in the Gobo library.įor this exercise, let’s select a proxy gobo from the Proxy subfolder.ĩ. This stand-in or alternate gobo is called a proxy. For this reason, you choose an existing gobo from the gobo library to “stand in” for your custom gobo in Wireframe view only. Essentially, some custom gobo artwork is too detailed to display in Wireframe view. This next Wizard screen explains the next step. Click the Browse button to locate your custom artwork.Ī preview of the image appears in the pane on the right and the image’s attributes are recorded in the box on the left. Choose an image that is in bitmap or JPEG file format.ħ.

Now we need to select your custom artwork. To make this gobo available to other documents, click the checkbox. If you want to use this custom gobo in other documents, then you need to save it to the wysiwyg application’s library.ĥ. In the text field after Custom\, type My Gobo.Ĭustom gobos are, by default, saved for use in the current document only. This is a good idea if you have lots of custom gobos.įor this exercise, let’s create a new custom gobo subcategory named My Gobo.Ĥ. You can choose to store your custom gobo in a subcategory within the Custom category.

In the Custom Gobo Name field, type a name for your custom gobo.īe default, custom gobos are stored in the Custom category of the Gobo library. From the Library menu, choose Gobo Wizard.Ģ.

To generate custom gobos in wysiwyg, you need the artwork in either bitmap or jpeg format.ġ. Custom gobos are stored in the gobo library under the Custom category. In wysiwyg, the Gobo Wizard walks you through the steps of making a custom gobo. Here are some examples showing how different gobos can dramatically enhance a venue. But what if you need a unique pattern - such as a corporate logo or a specialized design? That’s when you use a custom gobo! Lighting Designers can choose a pattern from a manufacturer’s catalogue. The wysiwyg libraries contain 3730 gobos from more than 27 manufacturers. There are thousands of standard gobo patterns available on the market.
