Creating a Blank Effect

[Mike G.]

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Hello All,

 

I’m very new to Finale 3D. I have 6 consumer cakes that I do not have Effect Sims for. I would like to create a place holder in the show for these cakes, but cannot figure out the best way to do this. My thought was to have a blank effect that I can adjust the pre fire, duration time and name to reference and assign a cue/pin to. Thoughts on the best way to do this?

[DrewFinale]

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Hey Mike, welcome to the Finale 3D community!

 

If you haven’t already, be sure to look for your cakes on Finale DB, and submit requests for any you can’t find.

 

While you’re waiting for your sims, creating basic “placeholder” effects will let you continue working on your show right away. Here are the steps:

 

1. On the main menu bar in Finale 3D, go to Effects > Create effect or press Ctrl+G on your keyboard
2. In the “Visual description (full VDL)” field, enter the tube size (or best guess), duration, number of shots, then the words Placeholder Cake, and finally the firing pattern (Fan, Z-Shape, V-Shape, W-Shape or nothing for straight-up). For  example: 25mm 20s 42 Shot Placeholder Cake Z-Shape. The word “Placeholder” produces multi-color peonies.
3. Enter the Part Number for your cake
4. For the “Add to this collection” option, choose My Effects
5. In the “Optional inputs” section, enter the name of your cake in the Name for the effect box.
6. Click Enter to create the new placeholder cake
7. IMPORTANT: After updating products, go to File > Sync with network to save the changes to your My Effects. If Finale 3D closes without syncing, any changes you made to your My Effects collection will be lost.

 

Following these steps, you should be able to create a basic placeholder simulation for each cake in a minute or less.

[Mike G.]

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Yes, I have been using Finale DB and it has been a big help in finding many cakes I have. I like your suggestion and will give that a try.

 

Thanks for the thorough and very timely response.

 

Take care,

 

Mike

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