• Introduction
• Show Editor Quick-Start Tutorials
  • Part 1 - Show Editor Overview
  • Part 2 - 3D Environment, Camera and Video Export
  • Part 3 - Export to your Firing System
  • Part 4 - High-Speed Choreography
  • Part 5 - Dynamic Sequences{#show_editor_tutorial_5}
  • Part 6 - Automated 3D RACKING
  • Using CraigCo Rack Holders
• The show editor
  • Fullscreen Mode
  • Adding cues and arranging them in time
  • Arranging effects in space
    • Understanding Rotation
  • Cues in detail * How to cut and combine music
    • Beat Synchronization
  • Cameras
    • Importing Camera Move Data from other 3D applications (FWsim Pro)
  • Edit multiple cues at once
  • Video Export
  • The “Edit” menu
  • The “Show” menu
  • Reusing and Merging Elements from Other Shows
  • Working with two monitors (only in FWsim Pro)
  • Positions
    • Adding Multiple Positions with Multi Add (FWsim Pro & Hobbyist)
• Working with Flamejets and other devices (FWsim Pro)
  • How to add DMX devices and cues to your show
  • List of supported devices
  • How to export DMX data
• 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)
    • Custom Components
    • Creating Color Variations
  • Location of effect files on disk
  • Export effects as video (FWsim Pro)
  • Store custom effect data using the “Firework Database” (FWsim Pro)
  • Display cost information while editing your show (FWsim Pro)
  • Display Net Explosive Content (NEM, NEC) while editing your show (FWsim Pro)
• Export to Firing Systems (FWsim Pro)
  • Preparing a show for data export
  • Automatic channel assignment
  • Steppers and Channels
  • Splitting Rails across Different Positions
  • Chains
  • Creating re-usable chains
  • Automatic Cue Combining
  • Manual Channel Assignment
  • Sections (Semi-Automatic Firing)
  • Assigning a Channel to Music
  • SMPTE Timecode Export
  • Firing system export
  • My firing system is not supported by FWsim
• Importing existing shows (FWsim Pro)
• Creating Plans and Labels (FWsim Pro)
  • Sample files
  • CSV export
  • Firing Plans as HTML or PDF
  • Labels as PDF
• Tips and Tricks
  • Creating Ground Waterfalls
  • Setting Up 360° Heads
• Working with Drone Shows (FWsim Pro)
  • General Instructions
    • Step 1: Plan your show in external drone show planning software
    • Step 2: Import the show into FWsim Pro
    • Step 3 (Optional) Put fireworks onto drones
    • How to update the show after it has been imported
    • How to export Pyros on Drones
  • Step by Step: How to plan Drone Shows with Fireworks using FWsim and Drotek
• Preferences (Tools → Preferences)
  • General Preferences
  • Preferences for FWsim Pro
  • How to share your effects inventory with colleagues
• The World Editor
  • Using Real Locations (Google Earth)
  • The “Objects” Tab
  • The “Settings” Tab
    • Water

Introduction

This handbook covers all editions of FWsim. The first chapter contains a series of quick-start tutorial designed to teach the basics of FWsim as efficiently as possible.

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