FINALE Fireworks User Guide

Mine
Mine Launch
FINALE Fireworks User Guide
The Mine launch tab defines the number and distribution of projectiles that are launched at a time.
Name
Thickness
Attribute
Slider (Scaler; 0.0 = one projectile)
This slider controls the number of projectiles that are launched during a single launch. If you want a single
projectile, set the slider to 0.0. Greater values increase the count. The maximum value produces about 200
projectiles.
Cone angle
Slider (degrees)
A mine’s cone angle is the angle across which the projectiles in a single launch are randomly distributed. The
center of the angle is straight up. As you increase the cone angle value, the cone widens symmetrically
around the center.
Cone height
Slider (scaler; 1.0 = natural height)
By default, the height (or distance) of a projectile’s trajectory is determined by the velocity with which it’s
launched, and velocity is directly related to the mine’s caliber (and some other physical properties).
The Cone height slider lets you adjust the projectiles’ velocities (and so they’re heights). If you set the slider
to 1.0, you get the velocity/height that’s determined by the caliber. Values greater than 1.0 produce greater
heights, as much as twice as high as the natural caliber height. Values less than 1.0 reduce the height. If you
set the value to 0.0, the projectiles won’t lift off at all.
Keep in mind that you’re increasing and decreasing the velocity of the projectiles. Their durations will be the
same regardless of this slider’s value.
N O T E
If you’ve modified the mine’s height by dragging the target in the Sky Field, this control will
have no effect.
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