# Unable to Patch Generic Fixture

**URL:** <https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/unable-to-patch-generic-fixture/1381>\
**Category:** Vista 3 Releases\
**Created:** [April 1, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/unable-to-patch-generic-fixture/1381 "2020-04-01T14:36:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpmedia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@cpmedia](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/cpmedia)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/unable-to-patch-generic-fixture/1381/1 "2020-04-01T14:36:43Z")

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For some reason my software is not allowing me to patch any generic fixtures. Anything that already has a profile works, but I cannot drag or manually patch anything from the “generic” list. My firmware is up to date and I have reinstalled the software. This feature is working correctly on the same software in another space in our building. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![jack.moorhouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/jack.moorhouse/32/439_2.png) [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/unable-to-patch-generic-fixture/1381/2 "2020-04-06T12:10:49Z")

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Open your fixture editor.  
Press Library \> regenerate fixture type library.  
Delete any “generic” fixtures that appear in your “user” library.

You should then be able to patch fixtures as normal.

Note: this is a bug that has already been fixed 🙂