• Introduction
• The show editor
  • Adding cues and arranging them in time
  • Arranging effects in space
  • Cues in detail
  • Cameras
  • Edit multiple cues at once
  • Video Export
  • The “Edit” menu
  • The “Show” menu
  • Working with two monitors (only in FWsim Pro)
  • Fronts
  • Flamejets and Lights (FWsim Pro)
• The Firework Editor
  • Overview
  • The building block system
  • Effect Editor components in detail
    • Shell
    • Mine
    • Bursting Charge (“Explosion”)
    • Stars
    • Tails
    • Ascent Effect
    • Ascent Star
    • Eruption
    • Rocket
    • Catherine Wheel
    • Cake
    • Shell of Shells
    • Tourbillon, Whistle, Farfalle
    • Crackling (Popping Flowers) and Crossette
  • How to create many effects efficiently (FWsim Pro only)
    • Custom Components
    • Creating Color Variations
  • Location of effect files on disk
  • Export effects as video (FWsim Pro only)
  • Store custom effect data using the “Firework Database” (FWsim Pro only)
  • Display price information while editing your show (FWsim Pro only)
• Export to Firing Systems (FWsim Pro only)
  • Preparing a show for data export
  • Automatic channel assignment
  • Chains
  • Creating re-usable chains
  • Manual Channel Assignment
  • Firing system export
  • My firing system is not supported by FWsim
• Creating Plans and Labels (FWsim Pro only)
  • Sample files
  • CSV export
  • Firing Plans as HTML or PDF
  • Labels as PDF
• Preferences (Tools → Preferences)
  • General Preferences
  • Preferences for FWsim Pro
• The World Editor
  • The “Objects” Tab
  • The “Settings” Tab

Introduction

This handbook covers FWsim Basic, FWsim Creative Edition and FWsim Pro.

If you find anything missing, please let us know.

You can download the entire handbook as PDF.