The GDTF Group have jointly developed the General Device Type Format (GDTF) for the purposes of creating a unified definition for the exchange of data for the operation of intelligent luminaires.

The General Device Type Format (GDTF) creates a unified data exchange definition for the operation of intelligent luminaires, such as moving lights. By creating a manufacturer-supported, unified standard, customers/users of lighting control systems, CAD systems, and pre-visualizers benefit by knowing the tools they use to perform their job will ...

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2025年2月19日 · we have released another update to the GDTF Builder. This was mainly a maintenance and bugfix release, where we updated the underlying dependencies, improved the project structure and fixed several issues.

2025年2月20日 · Extracting resource files directly from GDTF Sometimes it may be useful to extract some data like gobo images, 3D models, or other files directly from the GDTF file. This is possible, because every GDTF file is a zip archive with .gdtf extension.

2025年1月13日 · My idea of fixing this was, to create a modified version of the GDTF file with a Virtual Channel for just the Aura related effects and another Virtual Channel for just the Beam related effects. However, it unfortunately does not work at all as expected.

2024年10月28日 · There still are limitations when describing some of these complex devices and the GDTF Group has been looking at different ways to solve this in the future. One of the possible proposals is described here.

2020年1月10日 · So, if you would like to use 3D models for MA2 from a GDTF file, just simply use the upload feature of the site https://fixtureshare.malighting.com/?page=upload, we will keep following up about the lamp output portion.

2024年11月25日 · I'd love to discuss with more experience GDTF users. Background: For the sake of this discussion I'm focusing on my setup of a grandma3 console and Martin Mac One fixtures. The Mac One has a single effects channel (22) which triggers effects across its two geometries, Beam and Backlight.

2025年1月11日 · I'm looking to recreate on GDTF a fixture from Coemar called iSpot 575 EB. I've converted it from grandMA2 library to grandMA3, and it works very well. I'm blocked on creating channel 9 Beam_Zoom.