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Part Run Sections - Selectable Sections and OSC Commands

Summary

Operators discussed building a selectable table of part-run sections and triggering them from external control. The cited workflow is Run > Part Run Sections, then select or run sections using OSC commands.

Symptoms

  • You need to let an external system or operator select and trigger specific sections of a Flair move via OSC without manually changing part-run frame ranges each time.
  • You want to build a table of named or numbered move sections that can be called individually from an external control surface or show-control system.
  • You are looking for the correct OSC command syntax to prepare and run a numbered part-run section in Flair.
  • You want to understand how Part Run Sections differs from a standard part run and when to use it.

WhatsApp Excerpts

Timestamp User Evidence
2025-11-19 03:36 Ben Myers Suggested a workaround using a table of part-run sequences and /flair/command/partsection.
2025-11-19 04:16 Ben Myers Workflow: Run > Part Run Sections. Build a move with waypoints; use /flair/command/partsection [int] to select from the table.
2026-01-01 03:58 Calvin Falk Posted OSC command names for part-section preparation and running.
2026-01-20 18:33 Timothy Heys Cerchio Described the command as turning any move into selectable consecutive part runs.

Workflow

  1. Build the full move with the required waypoints or section boundaries.
  2. Open Run > Part Run Sections.
  3. Create the section table.
  4. Prepare a section via OSC:
/flair/command/partsection [int]
  1. Prepare and run a section via OSC:
/flair/command/runpartsection [int]

Integers start at 1.

Community Solutions

[LIKELY] Use Part Run Sections For Externally Selectable Paths

This is useful when a performer, operator, or external system needs to select between predefined consecutive sections without manually re-entering part-run frame ranges.

Confidence: 0.78

[EXPERIMENTAL] Combine With Goto / Stop Commands Carefully

The discussion included using a go-to command and then a stop command to leave Ready to Shoot state after selecting a section. This needs local testing because behavior can depend on software version and external control timing.

Confidence: 0.58

Official Documentation

Flair Classic Manual — Ch.9 Move Entry: Programming a Move — p.177

Flair Classic Manual — Ch.10 Running a Move — p.185

Flair 7 Manual — Ch.7 Move Entry: Programming a Move — p.143

Flair 7 Manual — Ch.8 Running a Move — p.151