Help Guide

• Drag panels to form your custom model.
• Double click on panels to flip them, changing the wiring start point.
• Ctrl+Double click on panels to rotate them, changing the wiring start point/direction.
• Drag panels back to the palette on the left to delete them from your model.
• Right click on panels to override the panel order (which should be the order you will be connecting them to your controllers).
• Click export to create your xLights custom model. When exporting, you can set a maximum string length to fit your frame rate preferences and control the need for power injection.
  • Use 'Custom Model Only' format for sequencers other than xLights.
  • Use 'Custom Model + Shadow Models' for xLights versions older than 2022.05.
  • Use 'Unified Custom Model with Shadow Models' for xLights 2022.05 or newer for simplified importing.
• Use save/load to keep a copy of the model to allow future editing. The xModel file produced by the export cannot be reloaded in this tool to be edited, so please make sure you keep a copy of both.
• Each grid square represents a 1 ft square panel. (30cm)
• You do NOT need to build your model up against the edges of the grid.