Offline mode, movinghead shapes, help plz!

[Power]

I use freestyler as The dmx controlling program for my 2 movingheads ayra ERO 001
I can make basic movements like a circle or a square with The shape function,
The one you can use when you click The pan and tilt button. I also have a couple of led pars and a ayra scanner
When i let The sequences i made for The led par or scanner The shapes don't work annymore
And if i try to use The shapes while i'm creating a sequence it says: can't use shapes in offline mode
I want my movingheads to repeat and keep making thuis shapes while my show and sequences are running.
I want it to be a basic movement of my movinghead, can somebody help me?
What's offline mode, how can i leave offline mode and use thuis shapes in a sequence or show?
Why do my movingheads stop making this shapes when i start a sequence?

Help me plz, thanks

[Nathanrs93]

Hi
When it says "offline mode" it normally means that you have a window open (i.e submaster, cue or override buttons) and it doesn't like it you when you're programming. If you close them whilst programming you shouldn't see "offline mode".

[Partyman]

You can only use the shapes in a sequence. If you just grab a fixture and tell it to do circles, the next sequence or override you activate will stop the circles.
This confused me for many builds until someone explained that shapes should only be used within a sequence.

Rusty

[Power]

Yes, but when i'm making a sequence, and i like to use The shape it says: can't use shapes in offline mode.
And it says offline mode because i'm making a sequence, do you know how i can fix this.
Because i like to use for exemple a circle in a sequence, but it won't work.
So if i close all my Windows and only leave The window for programming a sequence open it Should work?

[Partyman]

you cannot have any other sequences running or you will get the "Offline" mode. I find it best to open the sequence editor first then make all adjustments. I find it easiest to program if no scenes or sequences are running

Rusty