Reference Warrior

Current Versions
Version R1.0 (Build 2020.18.12.1604)
Version Rx beta (Build 2020.10.3.1113)

What is Reference Warrior?

Reference Warrior is a image viewer and organizer, which will make your day to day creative process easier and more efficient.

The RW Tool allows you to:

• Lock the image viewer and make it transparent so you can trace through to any other 3D or 2D creative software (like digital tracing paper).
• Drag and drop images.
• Opens the following image files - gif(+ani), png(+ani), jpg, jpeg, bmp, tif, tiff, tga, psd, pcx, dds, hdr, ico, emf, wmf and more.
• Manipulate the reference images by rotating, panning, scaling, setting transparency, copying, adding text etc.
• Create image collections (.rwc) which will group reference images together and remember their scale and position etc.
• You can use the Screen Capture tool (Selection Capture) to create art boards and working references.
• Hide tool allows you to toggle your reference images visibility.
• Keep on top allows you to make your reference images the priority over other windows open in your workspace.
• Tiny and task tray modes means you won’t have your workspace cluttered.
• You can access all the tools from the RW task tray icon at any time.

Reference Warrior is in constant development so please let us know if you have any feature requests or find any bugs – info@wilierco.com

For more info please see the video link below:

YouTube Videos
RW2018 Quick Help

Latest News

8th Aug 2020

Reference Warrior beta renamed

• 2020 beta will now be known as RWrx.

12th March 2020

Reference Warrior new beta

• Unfortunately all beta testing is now internal.

31st Dec 2019

Thank you to all

• Last Build and release of 2019 R1:- (2019.12.26.1015)
• See you all in the new year.

17th Sept 2019

Change Over

• Reference Warrior Updates.
• As most people are now using their allotted servers for information
  on updates and releases the wilierco.com website will no longer carry
  Reference Warrior news announcements.
• These webpages will stay in place as legacy help only.

12th Aug 2019

RW2019

• Reference Warrior 2019 R1 Update is now available.
• Reference Manager update 20 is now included with new project.
• New Reference Warrior Beta is now available.
• For testing download new dataset.
• Internal projects

4th July 2019

Closed Testing

• Reference Manager update 15 is now available.
• Beta installer testing.
• Closed beta testing.

30th May 2019

Closed Testing

• Reference Manager update 11 is now available.
• With new Midnight_Blue UI.
• Beta installer testing.
• Closed beta testing.

6th May 2019

Closed Testing

• Reference Manager update 10.8 is now available.
• Everyone must update test data now.
• Closed beta testing.

15th April 2019

Closed Testing

• Reference Manager update 10 is now available.
• Closed beta testing.

1st Nov 2018

Closed Release

• New release.
• A warm thanks to everyone who helped in 2018.
  Enjoy, see you all in the new year, stay tuned...
• Closed testing.

10th Sept 2018

Closed Release of Beta Build (0.2.4.0)

• New build release.
• This build will be valid until the 1st of Nov 2018.
• With Reference Manager Update 7.
• Closed beta testing.

6th Aug 2018

Closed Release of Beta Build (0.1.1.0)

• New build release.
• This build will be valid until the 1st of Sept 2018.
• With Reference Manager Update 5.
• It is with great regret there will be no open beta testing.

7th July 2018

Closed Release of Beta Build (0.1.0.8)

• New build release.
• This build will be valid until the 1st of Aug 2018.
• With Reference Manager Update 4.
• It is with great regret there will be no open beta testing.

6th June 2018

Release of Reference Warrior 2018RT1(free to use version)

• This is a free to use version with a single-seat license.
• This version is unsupported and will not be developed further.
• tga, psd, pcx, dds, hdr file types are not supported.
• This was only made possible by donations.

20th May 2018

Closed Release of Beta Build (0.1.0.0)

• New build release.
• This build will be valid until the 1st of July 2018.
• First look at Reference Manager.
• It is with great regret there will be no open beta testing.

11th May 2018

Release of Beta Build (0.0.9.1)

• New build release.
• This build will be valid until the 1st of June 2018.
• You can now open more file types- Photoshop files and Targa files to name a few (tga, psd, pcx, dds, hdr and more.).
• Fixed image name Unicode Bug in Collections.
• it is with great regret there will be no lifting of the beta restriction.

20th March 2018

Release of Beta Build (0.0.8.5)

• New build has been released.
• This build will be valid until the 1st of May 2018.
• Added support for playing Animated Gif.
• Shortcuts Keys(F11 play mode F12 pause).

6th March 2018

Release of Beta Build (0.0.8.0)

• New build has been released.
• This build will be valid until the 1st of April 2018.
• More Shortcuts Keys have been added.

1st Feb 2018

Release of Beta Build (0.0.7.0)

• New build has been released.
• This build will be valid until the 1st of March 2018.
• Shortcuts Keys have been added.