Thank you, that is exactly what I need… you’re the best one

Hi UNICUS Pyro/FX, welcome to the Finale 3D community! I love the photos in your gallery, looks like you’re doing some awesome shows.   The “Track” column in the Finale 3D script window is used to fill both the ‘Sequence’ and ‘Sequence Name’ columns in fireTEK script files. You can unhide the Track column in the script window by going to the blue gear ⚙️ > Hide or unhide a column > Track. fireTEK track values can be integers 0-99 or letters followed by integers in that range (example: “1” and “Trk1” are both okay). For more details, visit the ‘Tracks’ section in Table 2 of our fireTEK documentation.     Tip: Track numbers can also be set by going to Script (menu) > Tacks > Set track…

What about an effect like an willow palm that has gold strobing tail? Peach Strobing Willow Palm is how I would normally write it… would I just write it as Gold tipped strobing willow palm then?

  Curtis B wrote: Just curious, I know the color “Peach” somewhat works for gold strobing effects, but when is “Gold” going to be turned into a color vs. an descriptor/editing term?   Gold implies stars with trails of gold sparks. Gold Tip implies gold colored start without trails of sparks. For example, 3″ Gold Tip Strobing.   References: VDL colors Glossary of VDL Effect Terms

Finale 3D doesn’t simulate colored daytime smoke effects yet. We are working hard to add this effect as soon as we can. In the meantime, some Finale 3D users have come up with creative ways to make effects that look pretty convincing using the effect editor. For example, check out this post: https://finale3d.com/groups/english/forum/topic/finale-3d-smoke-mine-streamer-confetti/

TKFX, thanks for sharing!

Hi Jonathan S., to make formatting adjustments to the printed rack layout diagrams, go to the blue gear ⚙️ in the upper-right corner of the racks window > Create or edit rack diagram template > select the template you would like to edit. In the configuration dialog, you’ll need to scroll down using your mouse wheel or the scroll function on your touchpad to get to the ‘Rack layout diagram settings’ section. Here are some settings to try:   • By default, the diagrams are centered around the position, try centering the diagrams around the ‘Center of racks’ • If your rack layouts are typically wider than they are tall, try changing the page orientation from Portrait to Landscape • If the above to settings don’t enlarge the racks enough, try setting the ‘Width’ option to a negative value   Tip: best practice is to enter a new, personalized blueprint ‘Name’ and ‘Title’ in the configuration dialog. This will create a new blueprint instead of changing the built-in rack_layout_diagrams blueprint.     The set of colors that represent the module/pin numbers are predefined and currently can’t be changed.

Hi,   Is it possible to reproduce the daytime smoke single shots and simulate a daytime show?   Thank you so much.

Hi Pyro World!   Here UNICUS from Central America, we like make sync show with good pyro design to integrate video, lights, lasers and special effects.   www.instagram.com/unicus.pyrofx www.unicus.io

Hey Curtis,   Try experimenting with the duration of the effects to get some extra droopiness. For single shots or individual shells (or tube effects that you plan to combine into a cake later), you can specify duration with a number and “s”, like 2s for 2 seconds. As part of a cake or other complex effect, you’ll need to use a number followed by the term DUR, like 2 DUR. The duration applies to the burn time of the stars or the main part of the effect, and if you don’t enter a value, a default value gets used according to the caliber of the effect.   Here’s an example of a 1.2" Brocade effect with various durations set to achieve various levels of droopiness. Setting the duration like this, combined with using other VDL modifiers like Slightly Big or Very Small, and trail modifiers like Long Trail or Slightly Short Trail should be able to get you nearly any level of droopiness you need!