Stage automation system

A system comprising:

• a first hoist including a first support line operably couplable to an object suspended from the first hoist;
• a second hoist including a second support line operably couplable to the object suspended from the second hoist;
• at least one user interface device;
• at least one controller device configured to implement one or more instructions for:
• receiving one or more inputs defining a first position of a reference point of the object and a second position of the reference point of the object;
• calculating one or more support line length adjustments for at least one of the first support line and the second support line corresponding to movement from the first position of the reference point of the object to the second position of the reference point of the object;
• controlling at least one of the first hoist and the second hoist to execute one or more support line adjustments to move the reference point of the object from the first position of the reference point of the object to the second position of the reference point of the object;
• receiving a third user input, via the at least one user interface, manually controlling at least one of the first hoist and the second hoist to move the object to a manually adjusted position;
• recording an amount of support line length adjustment associated with at least one of the first support line and the second support line resulting from the manual control of the at least one of the first hoist and the second hoist to move the object to the manually adjusted position;
• computing a third position of the reference point of the object according to the amount of support line length adjustment resulting from the manual control of the at least one of the first hoist and the second hoist.