Pattern

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Overview

Creates an effect that draws a pattern and animates it. The pattern is either a basket weave or bricks. This effect works the best on a matrix with a large pixel count.

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String Setup

• Positioning - Determines how the target elements are treated. Either as individual strings or by their actual location in the display preview.
• Orientation - Controls the orientation of the display area (matrix).

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Configuration

• Pattern Type - Selects the pattern (Weave or Brick) to animate.

• Direction - Configures the direction of pattern movement.

  • Moves Up - The pattern moves in a upward direction.
  • Moves Down - The pattern moves in a downward direction.
  • Vertical Expand - The pattern moves outward from the vertical center.
  • Vertical Compress - The pattern moves in a motion that looks like they are compressing in the vertical middle.
  • Moves Left - The pattern moves from right to left.
  • Moves Right - The pattern moves from left to right.
  • Horizontal Expand - The pattern moves outward from the horizontal center.
  • Horizontal Compress - The pattern moves in a motion that looks like they are compressing in the horizontal middle.
  • Center Compress - The pattern moves in a motion that looks like they are compressing in the middle.
  • Center Expand - The pattern moves outward from the center.

• Rotation - The rotation of the pattern. The pattern can rotate in either direction using the following mapping to the curve:

  • 100 - 180 Degrees (Counter Clockwise)
  • 75 - 90 Degrees (Counter Clockwise)
  • 50 - No Rotation
  • 25 - 90 Degrees (Clockwise)
  • 0 - 180 Degrees (Clockwise)

• Speed - Determines how fast the pattern moves.

• Highlight - Creates a white highlighted leading edge on each weave bar or brick. This may not be highly visible in some cases when using location positioning.

• Highlight % - Controls the percentage of the bar / brick that is highlighted. This control is only applicable when the effect is in Locations mode.

• 3D - Makes each color appear as a gradient fading to black.

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Weave Configuration

• Thickness - Controls the thickness of the weave bar. This value is a percentage of the display element.

• Spacing - Controls the blank area between each weave bar. This value is percentage of the display element.

• Advanced Sizing - Enables curves for controling the weave bar thickness and spacing. The horizontal and vertical weave bar thickness and spacing can be configured independently when in advanced sizing mode.

• Horizontal Thickness - Controls the thickness of the horizontal weave bars. This value is a percentage of the display element.

• Horizontal Spacing - Controls the blank area between each horizontal weave bar. This value is percentage of the display element.

• Vertical Thickness - Controls the thickness of the vertical weave bars. This value is a percentage of the display element.

• Vertical Spacing - Controls the blank area between each vertical weave bar. This value is percentage of the display element.

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Brick Configuration

• Brick Height - Controls the height of the bricks.

• Brick Width - Controls the width of the bricks.

• Mortar Height - Controls the height and width or mortar between bricks.

• Rotate Brick - Rotates the bricks by 90 degrees.

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Color (Weave)

• Horizontal Gradients - The color gradients for the horizontal bars that make up the weave. The list supports gradients of solid, or varying colors. Gradients are applied over the width of the bar.

• Vertical Gradients - The color gradients for the vertical bars that make up the weave. The list supports gradients of solid, or varying colors. Gradients are applied over the width of the bar.

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Color (Brick)

• Brick Colors - Controls the color of the bricks. The list supports gradients of solid, or varying colors. Gradients are applied across the bricks.

• Mortar Color - Controls the color of the brick mortar. Gradients is sampled and applied over the duration of the effect.

Brightness

• Intensity - This is an overall brightness intensity curve over the duration of the effect. This is a legacy parameter, consider using intensity overlay layers instead.

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