Music is now displayed on top of the timeline, so that it’s always visible (watch video).

You can now click “Show -> Add More Tracks” or press CTRL+SHIFT+N to add extra empty tracks.

The search box supports normal search (the words you enter can appear in any order) and exact search (the exact words in the same order you specify).

Layout improved, bigger size by default, and its size can now be changed.

When selecting an effect to insert, the effect selection window now remembers the previously selected effect.

Option to rename effects from within the effect selection window (watch video).

Shape shells (smiley, letters, etc…) - create a Shell and select “Custom Shape”.Īdditionally, there is a slider in the effect editor under “Stars” to adjust how clean the shape of the peony looks.

Click the black image, and FWsim will open MS Paint where you can draw your own shape! (watch video) This allows combination of different shapes and timings. Use the arrows on the top of the cake editor to move between the different parts and edit them separately.

Stars can be made larger and speed increased up to 200% (watch video).

Crossette looks better now (watch video).

Crossette and Crackling receive momentum from the star they are attached to.

If a star burns out while it still has considerable speed, the crossette or crackling will continue moving into the same direction.

New option under “Preferences” to make the timing very precise - use this if you prefer a more precise and less realistic simulation.

Less stuttering when you have lots of effects.

More capabilities in FWsim Creative Edition

FWsim Creative Edition now allows to put cues on arbitrary heights, and rotate your fireworks in 3D - features previously only available in the Pro edition.

Undo and Redo for most functions in the show editor (watch video).When you chain effects together, only the first cue of each chain will receive a channel on the firing system. To set this up, click a cue and press CTRL+D, then click the cue you want to connect to. The size of comments in the timeline can be changed.Īlternatively, select two or more cues and press CTRL+D to chain them all together.

Feature to insert empty cues while playing back the music - by using the hotkey CTRL+G.

Channel information is now displayed as a small red box on top of the cues.Firing systems: RFRemotech (new), Pyrodigy (new), PyroIgnitionControl (improved).

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