Easy Search and Modify

Description

v1.1.2

Is a plugin for the grandMA3 lighting console, designed to streamline the process of searching and editing Recipes in Sequences and Presets. The plugin offers a powerful set of features for both novice and advanced users:

Key Features:

• Advanced search engine for Sequences and Presets Recipes with flexible filter syntax
• Supports both Standard Recipes and Phaser Recipes — switchable via the recipe type toggle
• Supports searching by parameters: Selection, Values, MAtricks, Filter, Enabled, and more
• Batch operations: Replace, Remove, Clone, and Rename recipes or objects
• Range and wildcard support (e.g., “Sequence 1 thru 5”, “Preset 4.*”)
• Multi-row search for OR logic and complex queries
• Bulk renaming with patterns ({index}, {old}, custom text)
• Preview and confirmation before applying changes
• Intuitive user interface with display selection and windowed/fullscreen modes
• Update checker and auto-update support

NEW IN v1.1.2 — PHASER RECIPE SUPPORT:

Full search and batch editing support for Phaser Recipes. Switch between Standard and Phaser mode using the recipe type toggle button.

Phaser General Parameters (per rule):

• Enabled: Yes / No
• Selection: Group selection
• Shape: Phaser shape (from DataPool)
• Measure: Phaser measure value
• Playback: NShot, Direction, Adaptive Measure, Adaptive Width, Adaptive XY Rotation
• MAtricks: MAtricks preset
• Filter: Filter or World
• XYZ: Sequential MAtricks with individual X/Y/Z axis parameters (Fade, Delay, Speed, Phase, Axis, Group, Block, Wings, Width, Shuffle, Shift)

Phaser Step Parameters (per step row):

• Step number and ValueSource
• Attribute
• Absolute and Relative values
• Curve

SEARCH FILTER SYNTAX:

GLOBAL SEARCH:

• * — Search all sequences and presets
• Seq* or Sequence* — Search only in sequences
• Pres* or Preset* — Search only in presets

SEQUENCES:

• Sequence 1 — Search in sequence 1
• Sequence 1 thru 5 — Search in sequences 1 through 5
• Sequence 1 Cue 1 — Search in sequence 1, cue 1
• Sequence 1 Cue CueZero — Search in sequence 1, CueZero
• Sequence 1 Cue OffCue — Search in sequence 1, OffCue
• Sequence 1 Cue 1 thru 5 — Search in sequence 1, cues 1-5
• Sequence 1 Cue * — Search in sequence 1, all cues
• Sequence 1 Cue 1 Part 0 — Search in seq 1, cue 1, part 0
• Sequence 1 Cue 1 Part 0.1 — Search in seq 1, cue 1, part 0, recipe 1

PRESETS:

• Preset 4 — Search in preset pool 4
• Preset 1 thru 5 — Search in preset pools 1-5
• Preset 4.17 — Search in pool 4, preset 17
• Preset 4.17.1 — Search in pool 4, preset 17, recipe 1
• Preset 4.* — Search in pool 4, all presets

RANGES (works for all filters):

• 1 thru 5 — From 1 to 5
• 5 thru — From 5 to end
• thru 10 — From start to 10

SEARCH PARAMETERS (Standard Recipe):

• Enabled: Yes/No/
• Selection: Group selection
• Values: Preset values (including Generators/Bitmaps)
• MAtricks: MAtricks preset
• Filter: Filter or World
• MAtricks XYZ: Individual MAtricks parameters (XWings, YWings, etc.)

SEARCH PARAMETERS (Phaser Recipe):

• Enabled: Yes/No
• Selection: Group selection
• Shape: Phaser shape
• Filter: Filter or World
• Attribute: Step attribute
• Value: Step absolute/relative values
• Curve: Step curve
• Timing: Measure and Playback parameters
• Playback: NShot, Direction, Adaptive settings

Multiple search rows supported for OR logic.

ACTION MODES:

REPLACE:

• Replace found Recipe parameters with new values.
• Example: Change all recipes with Group 1 to Group 2
• For Phaser Recipes: replace Shape, Measure, Playback, Step values, MAtricks, Filter, and XYZ parameters

REMOVE:

• Delete all found recipes from sequences/presets.
• Warning: This action cannot be undone!

CLONE:

• Duplicate found recipes and optionally modify the clones.
• Original recipes remain unchanged.
• Supports cloning of both Standard and Phaser Recipes.

RENAME:

• Bulk rename sequences, cues, or presets based on search criteria.
• Supports patterns: {index}, {old}, custom text.

Typical Use Cases:

• Quickly correct errors in large showfiles
• Standardize naming and structure across multiple sequences or presets
• Remove or clone recipes in bulk for fast showfile editing
• Search and batch-edit Phaser Recipes by shape, timing, step values, or playback settings

Compatibility:
Works with grandMA3 v 2.4.2 software.