Hi all,
In reading some of the past comments about the FB3 and LiveQUICK software, it seems that some of you have been missing a feature for easily doing high power beams.
Ante made some comments about this in the recent past -- about how, up until now, the LiveQUICK software has mostly been oriented toward graphics and fan effects, and not so much beam effects.
Well, we have a new version of software with a new feature that will allow you to add a single point to the frame, and have this single point control how many output points are generated, thus allowing you to control the relative power in each beam. Of course multiple beams can be added to each frame if desired. You can download the latest version from our Updates page here (scroll towards the bottom of the page to see FB3-related software):
http://www.pangolin.com/UpdateFiles.htm
Here's how to create beam point using the new version : Using the Freehand tool, hold Ctrl and do the click. This will create a BEAM point. The BEAM point is designated in the drawing window with a X in the color of the point.
You can also have extra control over this beam in the Point area of the program. If you look at bottom of screen, you will see a kind of point list. This has always been there, but you will notice something new here - pretty wide cell with text. If you double-click on the beam-cell, it will call a dialog that allows you to define the number of points in the beam.
Please give it a try and let us know what you think.
Best regards,
William Benner