Did you download the LAStudio package for your FB3?
That's what is going to give you all the show-creation tools, including a pretty powerful abstract generator!
As far as DMX control is concerned, using DMX will pretty much give you the same control of the FB3 that you would get using the LiveQUICK application with a computer, including position, color, and intensity access to EVERY cue on EVERY page . With DMX, you would be restricted to the cues that were previously uploaded to the on-board memory card, and of course you won't have the "preview" capability you get when using a computer monitor.
As far as documentation goes, your installation disc should include a help file (PDF, I believe) that pretty well covers stand-alone operation, DMX control, etc.
The FB3 is quite a bit different from the LD2000 package that comes with the QM2000.net, but still VERY capable. Also, even though the LD2000 software will not currently directly address the FB3, you could still use the FB3 in a separate projector, then trigger cues as needed using the DMX output capability of the QM2000.net and LD2000 software. That's my plan for a second "beam" projector I plan on building using my FB3. 
FYI -
Here's part of a thread where the differences between the QM2000.net and FB3 were discussed earlier:
http://www.photonlexicon.com/forums/...3&postcount=34
Last edited by Stuka; 10-01-2008 at 07:35.
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