GDTF fixture files
GDTF is the open fixture format read by more and more lighting consoles and visualisers. Below are all BOS Lighting fixtures with a GDTF file ready to download.
What is a GDTF file?
GDTF stands for General Device Type Format. It is an open, vendor-neutral standard, founded by MA Lighting, Robe and Vectorworks and published as DIN 15800. One .gdtf file holds the DMX modes and channels, a 3D model and the gobos, and is meant for consoles, CAD and visualisers alike.
How to import it
- Download the GDTF file for your fixture below. Do not unzip it: the .gdtf goes into your software as a whole.
- grandMA3: Patch › Fixture Types › Import, choose the USB drive and the file.
- ChamSys MagicQ: copy the file with the File Manager and import it as a head.
- ETC Eos: Browser › File › Import › GDTF Fixtures.
BOS Lighting fixtures with a GDTF file
Frequently asked questions
Which consoles can read GDTF?
Among others grandMA3, ChamSys MagicQ, ETC Eos, Avolites Titan and Zero 88 ZerOS, plus Vectorworks Spotlight and Unreal Engine.
What is the difference between GDTF and MVR?
GDTF describes one fixture type. MVR is a whole lighting plot: which fixtures hang where and how they are patched. An MVR file refers to GDTF files.