Pyware 3D Charting Programs

Two Free Animation Cds with the purchase of all Pyware Programs & Upgrades
Transitions for Marching Bands Volumes 4 & 5
Over 1000 Pages of Animation Free, a $70 value
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Pyware 3D Interactive Version 5

Pyware 3D Basic

Pyware 3D Professional

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3D Java Interactive Lab Pack of 5

GeoMetric Library for Pyware Ver.4.1 and above

Traditional Tool Plug-in

Floor Covers

Spiral Tool

Personal Drill Book Printer

Pyware 3D Simulator

3D Deluxe Font

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Pyware 3D Version 5 is Here!

Basic $349 Interactive $649 and Professional $1099

Plus Free

Two Transitions CDs with the purchase of any PYWARE  Program or Upgrade for VOL. 4 & 5 (Over 1000 page of drill free for a limited time only ) A $70 value

Only from Dan Ryder Field Drills
Features:

New Features (Interactive and Professional Only):

1) New Production Sheet (available as a popup window or its own individual window that can be moved outside of the program window).

2) New Text Tool allows creation of template text boxes from all information in the Production Sheet.

3) New console panel that allows you to change label position on the fly.

4) Touch Screen Compatibility, new resizable interface.

5) Tool palette is now able to be integrated into the console for more space while designing. This option is available in the Application options.

6) Perspective View now is its own window that can be moved outside of the Program window and resized to any size.

7) Perspective View now has the option to set preset angles that you would like to jump to.

8) Save as version 4 files.

 
New Features (All Editions):

1) Redesigned interface

2) New Set Reference Tool

3) New file format for file stability

Pyware Version 5 update pricing:

Update From:
Update To:
3D Interactive V5
3D Professional V5

3D Interactive Version 1

3D Interactive Version 2

3D Interactive Version 3

3D Interactive Version 4

3D Professional Version 4

$449

$409

$349

$249

-

$849

$809

$749

$649

$249

We have 3D Java Interactive 5 in stock ready to send to you today with Free Software, an Animation CD for "Transitions for Marching Bands Vol. 4 &5", a $70 value, with the purchase of 3D Java Upgrade, or complete Java Interactive Program. The formations on this CD can now cut and pasted into your drills. An exclusive promotion only from Dan Ryder Field Drills

Also, Receive a Free Site Licenses CD "Techniques of Marching Band Workbook" and Techniques for Marching Bands Animation CD for Java with the purchase of a 3D Java Lab Pack of 5 (a $199 value free). Another exclusive promotion only from Dan Ryder Field Drills

Added In Version 4.2.8

Cut and Paste Function

  • Now you can copy any formation from another drill and paste it into a drill at any time. This added flexibility will save you time and improve your drill.
  • This new function will allow you to paste any formation from Dan Ryder's Transitions for Marching Band books and First Page Design Books.
  • Save time pasting solid blocks, wedges and other geometric from Dan Ryder's new Geometric CD.

New 3D Java Helper

  • New Helper system that pops up instructions and tips during the use of 3D. These helpers pop up in tools, functions, and options throughout the program. Each Helper can be set to “don’t show again” and can be reset to show again should a user want them to re-appear. From student lab, to beginner, to power user, many of our users have found some shortcuts and tips in our helpers they were previously unaware of extremely useful.

 Tool Control Panels

  • Added Arrow key options to shift and rotate forms easily without having to change tools or use the mouse.
  • Added a “Hold” option to reset a move (transition) to a “Hold” in all editing tools.
  • Added Enter and Esc keys to accept and cancel any tool. Tabs move orderly through the text boxes.

 Rewritten Count Track

  • Added a button on the Count Track that zooms the count track In/Out. This allows for better visibility for page tabs that are close together (ex. 2 count sets) especially on higher resolution monitors.
  • Improved Page Tab editing. Page Tabs can be added by simply clicking on the count in the Count Track. They can also be removed by <Alt> clicking directly on the tab.
  • Improved Editing Anchor control. <Ctrl> click to move your anchors to a bounding set skipping over any sub-tabs. <Alt> (<option> for Mac) click to move your anchors to a single count.

 Display Options

  • New Application Settings option to “Show bridges during animation” to allow the bridges to be toggled on and off for animation purposes.
  • New Console Panel that is easier to read and contains more information.
  • Improved Perspective View. Displays cleaner, faster, and also removed the tendency for grid lines to slide slightly out of place at some perspective angles.

 Performer's Coordinate Printout

  • Added the number of counts in the each transition to the Coordinate printout.
  • Added the print option to choose to print subsets.
  • Added the print option to choose to print the Performer ID.
  • Coordinates label hash marks more clearly using terms “High School” and “NCAA”.
  • Improved report sizes to fit a variety of sizes from full page to 6 per page (pocket size).

 Knife/Glue Tool

  • Added the “Divide Into” option to split forms in half, thirds, quarters, pairs, groups of 4.
  • Added the “Regroup to Secondary” option for grouping a formation the same way it was grouped on a previous count. Perfect for meshing and un-meshing.
  • Added the “Undo Last” option for undoing the last position(s) cut or glued by mistake.
  • Added the “Pattern” grouping option for creating custom grouping patterns (Ex. ABBCDD).

 Matching System

  • Improved the display to more easily identify matched positions. Matched positions turn green to indicate they have been matched.
  • Improved click and dragging of existing matching line to another performer to flip individual performers matching.

 Rewritten Free Form (Pencil) Tool

  • New option to adjust the frequency that new editing handles are added to a shape while drawing.
  • Improved drawing to allow you to draw a form that crosses itself with out picking up an existing handle erroneously.

 More Added Efficiency Features

  • New “Delete” function that easily allows you to reset a transition or to delete a performer from the drill completely.
  • New “Cast Import/Export” function for copying cast member information (performer name, label, symbol, color, personal notes) between drills.
  • Improved Shortcut Editor to include more tools of the tool palette.

 Corrections

  • Corrected the centering of symbols in Pyware Dot Font that were appearing off center on some printers.
  • Corrected Drill Continuation option in Productions.
  • Corrected regrouping for drills of large bands and unusually large number of individual groupings.
  • Corrected Traditional tools to work properly when creating transitions that move toward the visitor side.
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Updates and Upgrades are available directly from Dan Ryder Field Drills.

Update/Upgrade From
to 3D Interactive 4.2.8
to 3D Professional 4.2.8

3D Interactive Version 4.1.x

FREE
$529

3D Interactive Version 3.x

$199
$649

3D Interactive Version 2.x

$299
$789

3D Version 1.x

$429
$889

3D and Virtual 3D

$539
$939
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The Ultimate Design tool not only saves you time designing and teaching, it will now save you time in the learning process! With Version 4.2.8, the patent pending 3D J Simulator and Pyware March Pad, your students will want to practice! The new version 4.2.8 update has some much requested additions and enhancements including Coordinate printing on a single list for a multi-drill production. Interactive marching truly comes to life with the New 3D Performance Simulator and Pyware March Pad. The Performance Simulator engages student in an interactive setting at home. The Simulator and March Pad accurately evaluates and scores their ability to keep strict tempo and and perform all steps offs of every new direction change as they march their individual part with the step off method used by many high schools and drum corps. Students learning drill at home will never be the same.

  • 1 Includes a designer’s installation of the new 3D Performance Simulator. The Simulator is a downloaded program provided for performers (or students). It engages performers in an interactive setting at home. The Simulator evaluates and scores their ability to keep strict tempo and step off in the correct direction as they march their individual drill assignment. The Simulator includes free, all of the features of the popular 3D Viewer used by performers, students, and drill design clients.
  • 2 Creates 3D Production files for the new 3D Performance Simulator.
  • 3 Manages the 3D Performance Simulator interactive Leader Board.
  • 4 Combine separate drill files and create a single unified individual coordinate sheet. Prints coordinates on a single list of multi-drill productions.

For more than twenty years, Pyware has been recognized as the leader in software specifically designed to meet the needs of Directors and Drill Designers worldwide. 3D has not only been a staple item for High School and College Bands, but it has been used in special events such as Super Bowl half time shows, the Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies, over 90% of all college bowl games, major parades, movies such as “Drumline,” and even on Broadway.

 

Pygraphics provides the #1 drill design choreography tool in the world, 3D, and now offers 3D in three editions:

* 3D (Basic) is a lower cost edition with all of the advanced 3D Java features for designing and printing drill. $349.00

* 3D Interactive includes 3D (Basic), as well as the interactive features of 3D Online Accounts to seamlessly upload/download drills to clients, students, performers, and potential drill design customers worldwide. 3D Interactive is compatible with the 3D family of interactive software. Our interactive software includes 3D Performer’s Practice Tools (a suite of personal practice tools for performers to use at home), 3D Director’s Viewer, and of course, all installations of 3D Interactive. $649.00

* 3D Java Professional includes all of the features of 3D Interactive, 3D(Basic), as well as all of the Plug-ins offered by Pygraphics including the Floor Covers, Traditional Design Tools, and Spiral Tool. $1099.00

Compare the three levels of Java

3D Basic
3D Interactive
3D Professional

Installations per License

2
2
3

All features of 3D for designing and printing drill

*
*
*

3D Online Account for sharing drills online

*
*

Compatible with 3D Performer’s Practice Tools

*
*

Compatible with 3D Director’s Viewer

*
*

Maximum online Drill/Production files

8
40

Floor Covers Plug-In

+
+
*

Traditional Tools Plug-In

+
+
*

Spiral Tool Plug-In

+
+
*

Price

$349
$649
$1099
* included, + purchased separately / The above grid will help you decide which edition is best for you. PLUS Receive FREE CDs Animation CD for "Transitions for Marching Bands Vol.4 &5", a $70 value, offer only from Dan Ryder Field Drills.

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3D Basic

3D Basic Edition is a lower cost edition with all the advanced drawing and printing functions of 3D Version 5.

It does not include the Interactive functions:

  • 3D Performers Practice Tools ( a suite of personal practice tools for performers to use at home)
  • 3D Director's Viewer
  • Additional installations

Hardware Requirements:

Windows - 400mhz machine or greater, 128 meg RAM, Win95, Win98, NT

Macintosh - 400mhz machine or greater, 128 meg RAM Mac OS 10 Tiger or greater

3D (Basic Edition) Price$349 PLUS Receive a FREE CD Animation CD for "Transitions for Marching Bands Vol.4 & 5", a $70 value, offer only from Dan Ryder Field Drills. Purchase extra Installations of the programs for only $200.

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3D Interactive

3D Interactive Edition has all the interactive functions not found in the of 3D Basic Version.

Includes - New software for the Pyware Simulator & Performers Practice Tools

High schools, colleges and universities, as well as corps worldwide depend on 3D Interactive for their designing and teaching needs. 3D Interactive not only offers all of the power and features of 3D (Basic), but also provides interactive features for seamlessly sharing drill files with performers, students, clients, and associates. No emailing, no downloading of email attachments, no handling of data files. Everything is done internally within the 3D family of interactive software. The following 3D programs seamlessly communicate with each other: 3D Interactive, 3D Professional, 3D Designer’s Viewer, and 3D Performer’s Practice Tools.

  • 3D Java Performer’s Practice Tools are downloaded at www.pyware.com by performers (or students) for viewing, practicing, and printing their drills at home. Your performers pick up your drills at home effortlessly. Within minutes the most current copy of drill is loaded directly into the Performer’s Practice Tools on the performer’s home computer. Performer’s Practice Tools (PPT) is a suite of tools personalized for each performer.
  • One of the most popular tools in the Performer’s Practice Tools is the Drill Explorer, which displays and animates a drill to music. The performer’s place in the drill is spotlighted continuously as their position moves from set to set.
  • The most innovative and exciting tool of the Performer’s Practice Tools is the 3D Performance Simulator, which simulates the performance centering on the performer’s place in the drill. Performers march their part using the numeric keypad or the (Optional) Pyware March Pad. While performers compete online for the highest score in the Online Leader Board, they learn their drill without even realizing it.
  • Performer’s Practice Tools includes powerful personalized printouts. Performers can print a personalized Drill Book, personal Coordinate Sheet, and Thumbnail charts at home.
  • Performer’s Practice Tools also includes the iPAS assessment tools for practicing scale studies.
  • The interactive online features of 3D Java Interactive are not only used by performers and students, but Directors and Drill Designer’s clients. Through the Director’s Viewer, directors can download and view drills from other directors and designers. The Director’s Viewer is capable of animating, printing coordinates, and printing thumbnails. Director’s Viewers are downloaded from www.pyware.com.
  • Drill files are seamlessly uploaded to your school (or personal) online 3D Account. Online 3D Drill file access can be set to several levels of security. Online files can have permanent Copyright notices and author information to be displayed each time the drill is opened. Drill files can be locked from editing and/or printing. Locked drill files can be unlocked over the phone with a one time password. This is an excellent and secure way for Directors and commercial Drill Designers to sell drills worldwide online.
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3D Interactive Edition Price $649 PLUS Receive a FREE CDs Animation CD for "Transitions for Marching Bands Vol.4 &5", a $70 value, offer only from Dan Ryder Field Drills. Purchase extra Installations of the programs for only $200.

3D Interactive Version 4.2 Lab Pack of 5 .............Price $1099 and Receive a Free Site License CD of Java "Workbook for Techniques of Marching Bands" and Animation for "Techniques of Marching Bands" a $199 value FREE! Purchase extra Installations of the programs for only $200.

Upgrade Pricing of Lab Packs of 5

Upgrade to 3D 4.2 from Pyware 3D v. 1 $489 (Requires a registered Lab Pack of 3D )

Upgrade to 3D 4.2 from Pyware 3D v. 2 $389 (Requires a registered Lab Pack of 3D or Virtual 3D)

Upgrade to 3D Java 4.2 from Pyware 3D v. 3 $289 (Requires a registered Lab Pack of 3D or Virtual 3D)

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Professional

3D Professional Version includes all of the features of 3D Interactive, 3D Basic, as well as all of the Plug-ins offered by Pygraphics including the Floor Covers, Traditional Design Tools and Spiral Tool.

Includes - New software for the Pyware Simulator & Performers Practice Tools

For the power user, 3D Java Professional includes all of the features of 3D Interactive as well as 3D Basic. The Professional Edition can be installed on one additional computer for a total of three computers, and the number of Drill and Production files that can be uploaded is increased from 8 to 40. Also, the Professional Edition includes all of the 3D Plug-Ins provided by Pygraphics.

Traditional Plug-Ins / included with Professional Edition .... Sold Separately $199

This is a Military Maneuver Plug-in with many requested maneuvers, such as: Sequential Step off, Sequential Drop off, various Counter marches including 2 step and 4 step, various Flanks including Left Flank and Right Flank, Column Left, Column Right, To the Rear and Parade Gates.

Floor Plug-Ins / included with Professional Edition ...Sold Separately $75

Floor Plug-ins are for the designer who has a need for floor covers or any performing surface that needs special markings such as basketball courts and soccer fields. The Floor Covers plug-in comes complete with a standard junior high basketball court, standard high school and college basketball court, NBA basketball court, standard 100 yd x 55 yd soccer field, and a standard 120 yd x 75 yd soccer field. With any paint program that saves 'jpg' files, you can create your own floor cover. Also included is a football field template that you can use to create a football field that has your school’s logo on it. On the display, the floor covering is layered under a grid layout that can be changed using the 3D Java Grid Designer, so you have complete control over how a floor covering is marked off.

Personal Drill Book Printer / included with Professional Edition...Sold Separately $199

Spiral Tool / included with Professional Edition ..... Sold Separately $75

3D Professional Edition Price $1099 PLUS Receive a FREE CD Animation CD for "Transitions for Marching Bands Vol.4 & 5", a $70 value, offer only from Dan Ryder Field Drills. Purchase extra Installations of the Java programs for only $200.

3D Professional Edition Lab Price $1499 (6 Installations) PLUS Receive a FREE CD Animation CD for "Transitions for Marching Bands Vol.4 & 5", a $70 value, offer only from Dan Ryder Field Drills. Purchase extra Installations of the Java programs for only $200.

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COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS

Windows - 400mhz machine or greater, 128 meg RAM, Win95, Win98, NT

Macintosh - 400mhz machine or greater, 128 meg RAM Mac OS 10 Tiger or greater

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ALL PYWARE PROGRAMS

3D is the only drill program that uses a patented count to count technology. This process allows you to view, edit, or print any count of the drill at any time. Our patented Count Track (Time Track) process removes the limitation that requires all transitions to begin and end at the same time. 3D actually records your every move and then uses that information to automatically create animation in the background.

3D’s Drawing tools provide a wide variety of choices for creating shapes. All Drawing tools display a variety of guides and location indicators making exact field placement of a shape simple. Drawing tools include basic shapes like lines, arcs, circles, polygons, as well as complex shapes like blocks, bezier and spline curves, and pencil (free form).

Editing tools have dual controls for editing shapes: you can change values in a control panel, or visually by dragging handles on the field. Clicking Play any time while editing a shape will animate the new change as a preview. The variety of Editing tools make it easy to rotate, scale, stretch, distort, float, follow, track, snap to nearest step, or morph. The Morph tool reforms shapes and creates transitions by morphing existing shapes into new shapes instead of tediously recreating formations from scratch. The Pace tool makes a performer march in double-time or half-time. Mirroring options mirror the transition of one shape to match the transition of another shape or shapes, both in the same or opposing directions.

Regrouping tools make combining and splitting up shapes effortless. Split shapes into new groups using patterns. In one click, divide a shape in halves, quarters, pairs, etc. Use Knife and Glue tools to break up and re-connect shapes into any configuration. In a single click, apply the grouping order of a previous count to the count you are currently working on.

The Selection tools select shapes for editing. Selection tools include Box Select, Lasso Select, Pointer Select and the Performer Profile Selection tool.

The Labeling tool labels a performer. The label location can be adjusted to follow the contour of a shape, alternate sides, or stay on any side or corner. The Labeling Tool also changes the symbol and color of performers.

The Adjuster tool quickly moves a performer or performers. With the Adjuster tool, click and move (drag) one or more performer locations without the need to select them.

Props are placed on or off the field with the Props tool. Each prop can be individually moved during the drill by any performer.

Arrow and Text tools mark a count of drill with notes and direction indicators. In the Text tool, type boxes of text anywhere on the field. Create a list of templates of commonly used text from the charts in your drills, and then click on the template to add the text.

With 3D Java, you can do much more than just animate performer movement. Show any performer moving in double-time or half-time. Show a performer’s uniform change by changing the performer’s symbol or color anytime in the drill. Follow a single performer throughout a drill by placing a spotlight on them. Watch a drill from any side or angle. Add music to the drill and have the animation follow tempo changes of the music. Music files can be most MIDI, wav or MP3 (converters are available for most incompatible music file types).

Drill is constantly seen in perspective while designing and animating. The perspective view can be seen from any angle, in any size, and any color.

Drill can be designed backwards. For example, create a set at count 48 and design backwards to a set at count 24, simply by flipping the arrow on the Count Track.

3D’s patented Drill Rewrite utility removes or adds performers throughout a drill. Powerful logic and user defined options are used to determine whether to adjust intervals or leave holes at each set of a drill.

The Grid Designer utility is used to create a grid (performing surface) according to your specific needs. Designing any type of performing surface is possible. Guides such as hash marks, yard line markers, grid subdivision lines, and pit areas can be placed anywhere.

3D Java has powerful printing features that include printing zoomed charts, printing charts as thumbnails, regular charts, and coordinate lists. Coordinates can be printed for one drill or for an entire production (multiple charts) in a single list.

Print a Director’s drill book containing: a cover sheet, several pages of notes, charts with sets and sub-sets, performer coordinate lists grouped by set and also by performer, cast sheets with each performers name, label and primary symbol, as well as a personal note to each performer.

The Drill Backup feature creates automatic backups every time you save to help prevent loss of work. Choose how many backups you want to keep and where you want them saved.

3D Java Helpers display “how to” information, tips, tricks, and shortcuts. Helpers pop up for tools, functions, and options when you click on them. Helpers are great for new users, student labs, as well as users needing to hone their skills after a long off season.

3D is packed with shortcut keys requested by power users and professional drill designers for the most efficient use of the program. Shortcuts can be saved in setups for each user so they can have their own personal shortcut preferences.

3D Java drill files are cross-compatible. They can be used on any computer type that runs Java. For example, a 3D Java drill file can be written on a Windows computer, yet used on a Macintosh computer that has 3D Java installed. Shapes can be copied, pasted, and mirrored between any 3D Java drill files.

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NEW ! GeoMetric Library for Pyware 3D Java Version 4.1 and Higher

Now with the NEW 4.1 Version of Pyware Java you can copy and paste forms at any time into your drills. One common problem is the time spent drawing solid wedges and blocks in your drills. With this new CD you just highlight the form you need, open your drill, highlight the persons, paste it, then match each person. It's simple it on only takes seconds to do. The Geometric Library includes all types and sizes of wedges and blocks.

There are 230 Solid Blocks & Wedges on the CD for Only $35

Examples of the 23 types of Geometric Library Files

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Video Seminar

Not just a simple "how to video"...

3D Java VIDEO SEMINAR is a must for the 3D Java user wishing the most from the renowned marching drill software in the world.

Presented by Craig Harms...an author of the 3D Java manual and 3D Deluxe Font and, drill designer Pygraphics advisor.

The video includes: "Tutorial and More" / Drawing Tools Option / "Count to Count" concept / Editing Tools / Count Track / Magic of Morphing / Multi uses of editing and drawing tools / Regrouping shapes / Writing backwards / The rewrite function

3D Java Basics and Beyond Basics ..... Price $49.95
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3D Deluxe Fonts

Customize your drills with the 3D Deluxe Font

for Pyware 3D

Add instrument symbols to your diagrams. Symbols are included for all wind and percussion instruments. Also there are six new flags, plus symbols for sabers, rifles and giant flags. For Mac or Win.

3D Java Deluxe Font Price $29

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