hackwright

But it sure would be nice if ISY allowed a set device state or adjust scene command to take a variable or even another device state as input so we wouldn't have to mess around with these dimmable state ranges in the first place...

I'm doing something similar with about 20 devices so am only going to 25% increments for the dimmable ones to cut down on the number of programs (i.e., Off -> Off, 1-25% -> 25%, 26-50% -> 50%, etc.). My goal was to restore the prior state after turning off a scene. However, I'm not storing the state of the devices in variables but instead in a dedicated "Prior State" scene using Adjust Scene when the associated devices change state. I feel this is a more simple (don't need the multiple "restore the status" programs for each device / dim value range, not to mention all of those pesky variables), durable (survives a power failure) and aesthetically pleasing approach -- I just have to turn the "Prior State" scene on just like any other scene and that's it.