Racks, setting modules to specific racks and elevating racks on positions

[Pyro_51170000]

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Good afternoon. Forgive me if this has been addressed (pun intended) but I didn’t see it when I searched.

 

I have already begun choreographing my show and realized I want to make sure 1 – 16 cue rail is assigned to a specific rack on each of my 5 positions since they will be elevated 12 feet but I do not want to start all over and there will be some multiple effects on the elevated racks.

I use Firetek system and want to avoid scab wire and the like.

I use hobbyist version and also cannot find out how to make 16 shot racks for single shot items which shoot 8 each horizontally. (First time using this effect)

And finally I don’t see how to elevate just one rack within a position to a height.

Is there a way I missed in tutorials on how to have one rail of a module in a separate position?

[DrewFinale]

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Hey Pyro_51170000,

 

To elevate a rack, you’ll need an elevated position. So, if you have some effects on the ground and some elevated effects, you’ll need two positions. Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean you necessarily need two modules. Positions can each have their own dedicated slats while the module itself is “shared” between the positions. This is accomplished using “sections”. A section is the set of positions that share a module or modules. You can also pre-assign specific mod-slat (rail) combinations to your positions. This typically isn’t necessary, but it’s tool option you have at your disposal.

 

Here are some resources for you from the Finale 3D Help Center:

Video tutorial: Towers and Elevated Positions

Video tutorial: Sharing fireTEK modules and slats across multiple positions

Documentation: The Start Module, and Pre-Assigned Rails fields on positions

Video tutorial: Fixing wiring errors caused by ‘Pre-assigned rails’

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