FORTE

The ROBE FORTE is a high-performance moving profile fixture implemented in Theatrical: Realistic Pack (TRP).

Its TRP implementation combines advanced colour and projection systems with two serviceable gobo wheels, framing, iris, prism and effect functions, while also supporting TRP’s RoboSpot, FollowMe, Focus Tool and functional flight-case systems.

Official Resources

ROBE Product Page
https://www.robeuk.com/forte

Official GDTF Profile
ROBE provides an official GDTF profile for this fixture through GDTF Share.

Search for:

Robin Forte

Manufacturer:

Robe Lighting s.r.o.

Whenever possible, we recommend using the manufacturer-published GDTF profile rather than a community-created version.

The official profile currently available on GDTF Share contains 2 modes and is maintained directly by ROBE.

Overview

Manufacturer	ROBE
Fixture	FORTE
GDTF / Search Name	Robin Forte
Type	Moving Profile
TRP Status	Implemented
DMX Footprints	7 / 54 / 56 / 10 channels
Focus Tool	✅ Supported
Custom Gobos	✅ Supported
RoboSpot	✅ Supported
FollowMe	✅ Supported
Dedicated Flight Cases	✅ 1-Fixture / 2-Fixture
Documentation Verified	TRP 0.13.7

FORTE is one of the most extensively integrated fixtures in TRP, supporting the main focusing, tracking, remote-followspot and custom-gobo systems alongside its fixture-specific optical functionality.

DMX Modes

The FORTE currently includes the following TRP personalities:

Mode	Channels
Theatrical	7
Mode 1: Standard 16-bit	54
Mode 2: Enhanced Gobo	56
Theatrical Gobos	10

The selected personality determines the fixture’s available control functions and total DMX footprint.

Mode 1: Standard 16-bit provides the main detailed FORTE personality.

Mode 2: Enhanced Gobo expands the personality with additional gobo-related functionality.

The compact Theatrical y el Theatrical Gobos personalities are intended for simpler control scenarios.

Exact DMX value ranges should only be documented once the complete personality has been separately validated.

Implemented Functions

The FORTE implementation includes:

• Pan and Tilt
• Smooth movement
• Dimmer
• Shutter / Strobe
• Colour control
• Colour correction
• Static / serviceable gobo functionality
• Rotating Gobos
• Gobo indexing
• Gobo rotation
• Gobo effects
• Focus
• Zoom
• Frost
• Prism
• Prism / effect functionality
• Iris
• Framing Shutters
• Framing-related controls
• Remote followspot integration
• Automatic tracking support
• Fixture-specific special functions

FORTE is implemented as a detailed moving-profile fixture rather than a simplified generic moving head.

Fixture Configuration

Interact with the FORTE using an empty hand to open its physical fixture display.

The common TRP fixture interface allows configuration of:

• Theatrical Network
• DMX Universe
• DMX Start Address
• Fixture Mode
• Lamp Mode
• Display Brightness
• Display Enabled / Disabled
• Pan Invert
• Tilt Invert
• Pan / Tilt Reset
• All Reset

Available Lamp Modes are:

• Standard
• Quiet
• Power

The physical display can also represent operational states such as:

RESET

PLEASE WAIT

NO DMX

When the fixture belongs to a Theatrical Network, configuration access respects that network’s membership and permissions.

Custom Gobos

FORTE supports the TRP Custom Gobo Service system.

The fixture contains two serviceable gobo wheels:

• Gobo Wheel 1 — 6 slots
• Gobo Wheel 2 — 6 slots

This provides a total of 12 serviceable gobo positions across both wheels.

Use the Gobo Service Screwdriver on the fixture to open the wheel-management interface.

From there, compatible gobos can be installed, replaced or removed from individual wheel positions.

Factory gobos are restricted according to the compatible artwork library for each wheel, while player-created engraved Custom Gobos can be installed in compatible serviceable positions without being tied to a specific manufacturer’s factory artwork.

Removing a gobo returns its item to the player.

Gobo-wheel contents are stored as persistent fixture data.

Focus Tool

FORTE is fully compatible with the Focus Tool.

Multiple FORTE fixtures can be selected and aimed together using TRP’s multi-fixture focusing system.

Point Mode

All selected fixtures are aimed towards one selected point in the Minecraft world.

Two-Point Span Mode

Two world positions define a span.

The selected fixtures are spatially sorted and distributed across that line, allowing multiple fixtures to be focused efficiently across a stage, performance area or other target.

The Focus Tool also provides:

• Auto Focus
• Auto Zoom
• Output Assist
• Manual Focus
• Manual Zoom
• Manual Intensity

The tool can store up to 32 fixture targets at once.

RoboSpot

FORTE is compatible with TRP RoboSpot.

A RoboSpot station can bind a FORTE as one of its remotely operated fixtures and provide a live camera view from the fixture’s position.

RoboSpot can control supported FORTE functions including movement and several optical parameters through its dedicated operator interface.

The overall RoboSpot system supports:

• Live fixture camera
• Pan and Tilt control
• Fine movement
• Dimmer
• Shutter / Strobe
• Zoom
• Focus
• Iris
• Frost
• Colour
• Gobo control
• Gobo rotation
• Framing-system rotation
• Framing blades
• Position / control presets
• Fixture groups
• Per-fixture calibration

One RoboSpot station can bind up to 12 compatible fixtures.

The exact effect of each RoboSpot control still depends on the functions implemented by the selected fixture.

FollowMe

FORTE is also compatible with FollowMe.

FollowMe allows the fixture to automatically aim towards:

• A player
• Another living entity

A configured FollowMe Tracker can control up to 12 compatible fixtures.

The system can automatically handle:

• Pan / Tilt tracking
• Auto Focus
• Auto Zoom

Auto Focus and Auto Zoom can also be disabled individually when another control source should retain control over those parameters.

This allows FORTE to be used for automatic followspot-style tracking as well as manual operation through RoboSpot.

Flight Cases

FORTE has two dedicated functional flight cases:

• FORTE ×1
• FORTE ×2

These cases support:

• Animated opening and closing
• Dedicated opening / closing sounds
• Loading matching FORTE fixtures
• Storage according to case capacity
• Unloading fixtures
• Conversion into a movable case
• Player grabbing / pushing
• Placement back into the world

Only matching FORTE fixtures can be loaded into these cases.

Important: Flight cases store fixture type and quantity rather than a complete independent NBT record for every fixture stored inside.

Individual patch, configuration or installed-gobo data should therefore not be assumed to survive storage inside a flight case.

Rigging & Mounting

The FORTE can be mounted on compatible TRP and recognised rigging structures.

Supported systems include:

• TRP F34 truss
• Theatrical truss
• Theatrical rigging pipes
• Recognised Theatrical Extra Lights structures
• Recognised SEF quad-truss variants

TRP F34 supports appropriate:

• Top mounting
• Bottom mounting
• Side / rail mounting
• Upright placement on the F34 Top Plate

Fixture orientation and mounting hardware respond to the selected mounting position.

FORTE also supports the Truss Mount Tool.

On compatible horizontal F34 side mounts, the physical fixture angle can be adjusted from:

0° → 120°

in:

15° increments

This modifies the physical rigging orientation and is independent of DMX Pan and Tilt.

Known Limitations

• Flight-case storage does not preserve complete individual fixture NBT.
• RoboSpot availability does not mean every RoboSpot interface control necessarily affects every optical function in exactly the same way.
• FollowMe requires the fixture to be loaded and correctly addressed before tracking can be applied.
• Exact manufacturer-style DMX value ranges are not documented here unless separately validated.
• Changes to fixture personalities in future TRP versions may require existing patches to be reviewed.