Room Designer Settings

The following settings are provided for configuring a Room Designer project.

Export Project

A project can be exported from Room Designer as a .1brd file. Complete the following procedure to export a project from Room Designer.

1. Enter an email address into the Designer Email text field.

2. Enter a project name into the Project ID text field.

3. Select the Export Project button.

File Settings

The .1brd project file is now saved locally to the system. The Designer Email and Project ID are saved to the Room Designer project for reference in the Update History. To access the Update History, select the Notes button.

Notes

Refer to the following sections for information about the available toolbar settings.

To set the scale of the Room Designer project:

1. Select the Set Scale button. The mouse cursor acts as the beginning point of a measurement line.

2. Move the mouse cursor to a point in the room where the length or width of the object (for example, a conference table) is known.

3. Click once on one end of the object that is being used as a reference. There will now be a red line attached to the start point that was clicked.

   NOTE: Holding shift while using the Set Scale tool will lock the red line to 90-degree increments.

4. Move the mouse cursor to the other end of the object that is being used as a reference. Ensure that the red line is straight, then click on the endpoint of the reference object.

   Caution: Ensure that this process is done accurately and precisely. If the reference object was not measured correctly, then the performance of the Automate VX may suffer.

   Scaling Measurement Line

   

5. A text field is displayed asking for the length of the red line (in either inches or millimeters, depending on if the system is set to imperial or metric). Input the length or width of the object into the field. For more information on changing the measurement units, refer to Units.

   Scaling Measurement Line

   

6. Select Ok to confirm the measurement.

Once the scaling is complete, the floor plan changes size relative to the measurement provided. If assets are present in the room layout (Camera Devices, Microphone Devices, and so forth), they remain their original size once the scaling is set.

Shift Background

Select Shift Background to move the floor plan image in the Room Designer project. For more information on uploading a floor plan, refer to asd

Shift Background

Once selected, the floor plan moves with the cursor. When the floor plan is in the desired location, left click on the mouse once to lock it into position.

Add Camera Device

Select Add Camera Device to add a pentagon-shaped object that designates a camera at the origin point. Place a Camera Device in each location where there is a camera within the room layout. The cameras are numbered in the order they are added. For more information, refer to Camera Device Configuration

Camera Device

Add Microphone Device

Microphone Device

Add Default Shot

A Default Shot is used when no audio is detected in the room for a set duration. The configuration will return from the current shot to the Default Shot after the duration elapses. For information on how to change the duration without audio before the Default Shot is called, refer to AutoSwitch Settings.

Select Add Default Shot to add a circle-shaped object at the origin point that designates the default camera shot. The Default Shot should be placed in a neutral location, such as a wide-angle camera shot of all participants.

When the Default Shot is selected, the settings appear in the right menu and follow the same configuration parameters as Virtual Mics. For more information on the right menu and the Virtual Mic settings, refer to Room Designer Settings

Default Shot

Shift Grid

Select Shift Grid to move the grid overlay created by the Set Scale feature. Once selected, the room layout turns red. Click the grid and move it to the desired location.

Shift Grid Overlay

NOTE: Shifting the grid will not affect its scaling. The grid will retain its 2 x 2 ft (60 x 60 cm) dimensions regardless of its placement.

Select Add Table, Add Chair, or Add Display to add furniture to the Room Designer project. Alternatively, select Close to exit the Furniture Options menu.

Remove Table

Select the Remove Table button to delete the selected table from the Room Designer project.

Lock Chairs

Enable Lock Chairs to lock the chairs around the table to the table, so that when the table is moved the chairs move along with it.

Enter the desired distance in inches between chairs around the table into the Distance Between Chairs text field, then select Add Chairs.

Add Virtual Mics to Chairs

Select the Add Virtual Mics to Chairs button to automatically add Virtual Mics to the chairs around the table.

Add or Remove Chair

Select the Add Chair button to add a chair to the table. Select the Remove Chair button to remove a chair from the table.

Size

Use the Width and Length text fields to change the size of the table.

Position

Use the X, Y, and Rotation text fields to change the position of the table. Alternatively, click and drag the table to move it into the Room Designer project.

Remove Chair

Select the Remove Chair button to delete the chair from the Room Designer project.

Add Virtual Mics to Chairs

Select the Add Virtual Mics to Chairs button to automatically add Virtual Mics to selected chairs.

Position

Use the X, Y, and Rotation text fields to change the position of the chair. Alternatively, click and drag the chair to move it into the Room Designer project.

Remove Display

Select the Remove Display button to remove the display.

Width

Use the Width text field to change the size of the display.

Position

Use the X, Y, and Rotation text fields to change the position of the display. Alternatively, click and drag the display to move it into the Room Designer project.

View Settings

Select the View tab on the left side of the Room Designer page to access the following Room Designer settings.

View Tab

Units

Enable Units to change the units used in Room Designer from imperial units (inches) to metric (millimeters). Disabling this option will revert the units from metric (millimeters) to imperial (inches). The current unit type is indicated by the parentheses next to the Units option.

Units in Imperial (inches)

Units in Metric (mm)

Shot Visualization

Enable Shot Visualization to show which Camera Devices are aimed at a particular Virtual Mic position (or Default Shot). A cone will extend from the Camera Device to the Virtual Mic position, and the size of the cone will coincide with the Shot Width. For more information on configuring Virtual Mics with Camera Devices, refer to Virtual Mic and Blocking Zone Configuration

Shot Visualization

Mic Visualization

Enable Mic Visualization to show which Virtual Mics are associated with the selected Microphone Device. It will be displayed with an orange line going from the Microphone Device to the Virtual Mics. This tool is useful when there is an overlap between two or more Virtual Mics.

Mic Visualization

Live Mode

Enable Live Mode to display a grid view in Wirecast to show all live Camera Device feeds at once. When a virtual mic is selected with Live Mode enabled, the Primary and Secondary Camera Devices will point at the location of the Virtual Mic in the room automatically.

The camera shots react in real‑time if the location of a Virtual Mic or Camera Device is changed. If a PTZ Override is enabled, Live Mode will show the camera shot of the PTZ Override instead of the automatically generated camera shot. For more information about Virtual Mics, refer to Virtual Mic and Blocking Zone Configuration

NOTE: Live Mode is useful when determining the Virtual Mic positions and verifying that they are in the correct position, ensuring that the camera shot is appropriately framed, and checking for obstructions in the camera shot.

Show Global Mic #

By default, Room Designer numbers the Virtual Mics and Blocking Zones in the system separately based on their connected Microphone Device.

Global Mic # OFF

Enable Show Global Mic # to show the total number of virtual mics and blocking zones.

Global Mic # ON

Show Origin

Enable Show Origin to have the origin point visible in the room layout. The origin point is the reference point that is used for all of the coordinates used inside of Room Designer (Camera Devices, Microphone Devices, and Virtual Mic locations). The origin point is indicated by the red circle with a dot in the room layout.

Origin Point

To move the origin point, click and hold the left mouse button on the origin point and drag the cursor. Use the origin point as a measurement tool to determine distances inside the room layout. Wherever the origin point is placed, it becomes the central location (0,0) for coordinates. The system automatically changes the coordinates of all entities in the configuration to reflect their locations relative to the new origin point.

Show Ruler

Enable Show Ruler to display a ruler on the top and left of the room layout. The ruler will use the corresponding unit from the Units option (inches or millimeters). The 0,0 position on the ruler is determined by the origin point.

Ruler Overlay

The ruler displays red lines as the X and Y coordinates indicating where the cursor is in the room layout. Use the red lines as a positional reference when moving Camera Devices, Microphone Devices, and Virtual Mic positions within the room layout.

Show Mic Coverage

Virtual Mic Coverage

Use the text field to input a Virtual Mic radius or use the slider to adjust the radius. Change the Virtual Mic radius to fine‑tune Virtual Mic locations so that there is no overlap between positions.

Virtual Mic Coverage Radius

Adjudicator Settings

Select the Adjudicator tab on the left‑hand side of the Room Designer page to access the following room adjudicator settings.

Adjudicator Tab

• To enable the adjudicator, turn on the Enabled toggle. This should be enabled when there is a DSP involved with the room configuration. When the adjudicator setting is enabled, the other settings beneath it become available. For more information about adjudicators, refer to Configuring Adjudicators

• Select the DSP model used by opening the drop-down menu next to the Model title. The following DSPs are compatible with Automate VX:

  • Shure Intellimix™ Room (IMX-Rm)

  • Shure P300 (P300)

  • QSC Q-SYS™ Core (Q-SYS)

  • Shure SCM-820 (SCM-820)

  • Biamp Tesira™ (TESIRA)

• Enter the IP address of the DSP into the field to the right of the IP title.

• Enter the name that will appear on the DSP that indicates the Automate VX into the Mixer Label field.