Thanks  Drew It was so helpful to me Many thanks

Here is a link for a show (.FIN) file containing some examples of pillar mines: https://finale3d.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Sample-Pillar-Mines.fin

Okay, great!   First, let’s focus on how to make a single-color pillar mine. Here are some instructions:   1. Create a new effect using this VDL: 50mm Blue Mine w/ Blue Above w/ Blue Above (this will create a three-layer blue mine)   2. Open the effect using the custom effect editor   3. In the effect editor, you will see three launch nodes. Each launch node corresponds to one layer of the mine.     4. We will adjust the parameters for each layer of the mine one by one. To adjust the bottom layer of the mine, click on the first launch node to display its parameters, then change the height to 10m.     5. Click on the first break node and adjust the following parameters:      • width > 2m      • inherit-velocity > 100% ± 100%      • star-count > 12     6. Make these adjustments to configure the remaining two layers of the mine:   —For layer 2—      • launch > height > 24m      • break > width > 5m      • break > inherit-velocity > 100% ± 70%      • break > star-count > 20   —For layer 3—      • launch > height > 40m      • break > width > 8m      • break > inherit-velocity > 100% ± 45%      • break > star-count > 35   7. Click the green check mark ✅ to save the effect. Your blue pillar mine is now complete!

Thanks  Drew I really like the result you made can provide URLs1&2 Production instructions I need your help make   Many thanks

Hi twfdlfireworks, welcome to the Finale 3D forum!   I know that pillar mines are very popular. We are planning to make it easier to create this kind of effect in the future. In the meantime, I can help you create custom pillar mines using the effect editor.   Here are some examples of pillar mine effects I have created. Are these better than the pillar mines that you have managed to create? If you like these effects, I would be happy to share them with you and give you instructions to make your own.  

What I bought is Finale 3D Pro How to use a combination of VDL and the custom effect editor made Pillar Mine I  Use it the custom effect editor The results were all mediocre ordinary mine Not really I want  Pillar Mine in trouble guide me very  Thanks you

Thanks Drew.

Hey PyroExec,   Yes — to load your slice rack from the bottom up right click on the rack and select Reverse tube loading order.   Notes: When the loading order of a rack is reversed, a line is drawn above the rack as a visual indicator, as shown in the screenshot below. Also, this option doesn’t change the definition of the rack itself; it only affects the specific racks you apply it to in your show. In other words, you’ll need to use the right-click option each time you want the order reversed. There’s not currently a way to edit the rack that will cause it to load from the bottom up by default.  

Is it possible to have a slice rack set the pins in ascending order from the bottom to top? Cant figure out how to make that happen.   See this: https://app.screencast.com/Za8vIbRnzB8Vr

您好，我來自台灣煙火表演公司， 是Finale3D的初學者。 我買的是 Finale 3D Pro， 以下四個特效 是結合 VDL 和自訂特效編輯器製作的。 目前已完成，所有項目均為平均值。 這不是我想要的效果（柱狀地雷）， 因為台灣市場上常用的柱狀地雷種類繁多。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvwdIcjDFPA   URL 2、3 和 4 上的影片 然後會出現多種顏色變化。柱狀礦井 感謝您的幫助。