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1. EEEE EEHEEHE EEEE HEEE This option allows you to adjust the frequency that new editing handles red box are added to shape while drawing For example if you input 2 in the Edit Handle Spacing box while using the Free Form Pencil Tool an editing handle will appear every two yards on the shape you create The Del Last button is used to remove the last entered point when creating the free form The Del Half button is used to reduce the number of points entered in half by deleting every other point entered on the field This us useful if you have too many points to form a smooth shape The Smooth Shape button will smooth the form that has been created to a more fluid form Many of the options in the Free Form Tool Control Panel are exactly the same as options in the Line tool Refer to the Line tool at the beginning of this chapter for details on the Position Interval Clone Symbol Color and Matching Lines options as well as editing handles and Reposition Handles Chapter 4 Drawing Tools BLOCK TOOL 83 The Block tool creates filled shapes The shapes can have any number of sides Typically the Block tool is used to fill rectangles and triangles For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the Block shape is to be entered For transitions of existing performers into a block move t
2. E Hop pup dp oH up pup uuum aC uU E IR ui ET E E EEE EHEHEHEH EEEE EEEE EE EEEE E EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE EEE EEEE upper po E E EE sn E un popup pur o pup pu Up Before accepting the shapes designed you can assign the positions of the shapes a Symbol and Color The default symbol and color is currently show in the Control Panel The symbol should be an X and the color should be blue If not enter them now Click Accept in the Control Panel You should see 40 positions divided into two lines on count O The Console is showing the number of Performers as 40 16 Chapter 2 The Tutorial DRAWING ARCS 17 The next shape we are to design will be a simple arc of 30 positions Both endpoints of the arc will connect to the outside endpoints of the two lines Click on the Arc tool in the Tool Palette An Arc Tool unc b Control Panel will appear afe 2 hz In the Control Panel enter 32 in the Positions text box Positions 32 Omit overlaps Data Interval 50 Clone 0 times Symbols Color To place 1st arc endpoint move the cursor to the RIGHT of the 50 yard line where Location H EEEE HHHH Indicator reads 25 yds 0 stp 142
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4. Sometimes it may take or two more manu al matches for 3D to attempt a prediction depending on the matching order you are entering e Sometimes 3D s prediction starts off well but goes astray When that happens you can use the Back button to back up one match at a time Once you get accustomed to 3D s prediction logic you may find that combinations such as matching partly with Predict Next on then partly with Predict Next off will accomplish matching with the fewest steps When the matching order follows no basic pattern that can be predicted by 3D it is sometimes easier to just do the matching manually from scratch Turn off the Predict Next option Click the Clear button to clear all of the match Positions 18 Omit overlaps Data Matching Line ng tines BEES RN om red bubble will 0 times Jos Geesen S Du HE A E A EHEER EEHEEHE EEE LEE E E EEEE EEEE EEEE EEHEEHE FHH EEEE EEH Hur REGERE IRE RUE EEHEHE EEHEEHE 77 e Click on the selected per former that iden tifies t
5. Cancel Previous Mext Setting Enable Print Functions will control whether or not a production can be printed from within the Performer s Practice Tools program Occasionally if a designer has uploaded a production for preview only they do not want the performers to be able to print Drills can also be individually locked from printing and editing If a drill has been locked it will not be able to print even if the Enable Print Functions is selected Setting Enable Leader Board Functions will control whether or not a production will have Leader Boards Some designers or directors may choose to disable the Leader Boards functions 54 Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Choose which wr 21 3D Java Production Builder drill files you included In To add an existing drill to your production click on a 30 Drill Package located in the left column then click the your production Move button and the 3D Dril Package will move fram the Drills folder inta the Production The order that you want the drills ta perform in the production can be changed by using the Move Up and Move Down The drill files buttons must have been saved as Drill IMPORTAHT When a 3D Drill Package is moved into a Production it is removed from the Drills folder To find it open the Production in which it is contained using the Open Pac kages and Production function of the File Menu they must
6. 82 BOCK MOG t 83 Bezier Curve c 85 eer 86 wer rc 87 CHAPTER 5 SELECTION USTIVENT amp IREGROUPING TOOLS 88 Pointer Selection 001 89 Box Selecion M EE 90 4 Lasso Selection TOOK M Tc 91 Table of Contents Spotlight isenana 92 Profile Selection TOOL tnt atat ict 93 CUNT HU 94 sSnnX 95 Snap To Eding naroa Ea 97 Adjust Editing 97 98 CHAPTER 6 amp MANEUVERING TOOLS 100 PUSH A 100 T 102 yo de M 103 Follow the Leader 105 MMC p 106 Dice 108 CHAPTER 7 PERFORMER LABELING amp SPECIAL MARKINGS 10 Performer 110 MOT VOOM 112 S 114 MT 115 8 PRINTING 118 Priming ineke eR 118 121 Printing a Cast SOL ocu nente 124 Printing a Cover Sheet sese 129 CHAPTER 9 Unurmes 128 Drilll WGN
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8. Look in Floor Covers LisSaccer jpg E NBABBall jpg z 5MSnccer jpg Click Ok if you want change the grid of the currently opened drill file to the new grid CHAPTER 13 Floor Covers Plug In SCHOOL LOGO TOA Grip LAYOUT Included in the Floor Covers folder is a Football Template jpg file This file is created with the correct proportions height and width of a standard football field The file also has a tick mark at each yard line location To add a logo to the file open the file Football_ Template jog with a drawing paint program The paint program can be something like Microsoft Photo Editor The file is located in the Floor Covers folder found in the 3D Java application folder Paste your logo into the template Scale and locate the logo so that it fits correctly in the template using the yard line tick marks as a guide Delete the outer border and tick marks leaving only the logo in the file Save As the file under a new name Make sure the location of the file is in the Floor Covers folder Use the steps in the section above for adding a floor cover to an existing grid TRANSFERRING FLOOR COVERS 166 Should you transfer the drill file to another computer you will need to also transfer the floor cover image used in your drill You can save a 3D Drill File as a 3D Java Interactive Package that will include the floor cover picture used with the drill into one file
9. Version 4 User Manual Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 STARTUP 1 1 rz Nel NT 2 Jr qnare mo 2 3D s Main VVIDCIOW Field Display Count raK i m rti 4 Pade TDS 6 Animation 86 1 7 EE 8 WOON Te UOO aaa RE 8 Perspective 0 9 0 nee et nt een 9 CHAPTER 2 TUTORIAL New 11 Page 11 Drawing SIMIC 12 16 17 Drawing uto cao 19 Circle TOON Take 2 21 Moving EINES 22 Splitting ADCS oo 24 25 Expanding coe qi p ta 27 29 cang EINO E 32 Morphine ING M ER 34 38 Creating Set 4 42 Matening POSINONS PEE T 45 Reviewing 5 47 A UU E 47 2 48 Table of Contents CHAPTER 3 THE Bar New File File Open File File Menu Pro
10. FEEFEE E CIPHER CE ACHE CEES EH Bi BERE IHRER NEED FEHHFH HEHEHEHEHE A CHEE PEE Ee PaaS eee eee 37 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Click and drag BOTH outside editing handles the endpoints until the Location Indicator reads 15 yds 6 00 stp 24 00 stp If necessary re adjust the endpoints to connect with curvilinear forms on either side of the circle 92 2538 135 48 Las 56 Las C28 035 099 395 99 4 fite se EE 2 Use the Play button in the Animation Controls to preview these changes Click Accept to commit the morphed shape to the drill e Save your work Pass THROUGH EXAVPLE In the next exercise we will transform the circle into a meshed vertical line To achieve this we will use Knife Tool Glue Tool and the Morph Tool For this example make sure the Count Track s Yellow Anchor is at count 16 and the Red Anchor is set to count 48 e f not already selected select the circle on the field using either the Pointer Tool Box Select Tool or Lasso Tool e Click on the Glue Tool in the Tool Palette A Knife Glue Control Panel will appear a mr mmm M Click the Regroup AII button in the Halves v Control Panel Observe tha
11. i J 1 Coat Back ony Custom Figurine Set Custom Figurine Sets are used with a spe RM Figurine Set currently setup in the 3D appl Sah Bach unique for one drill A drill must be saved sah Frer oni 5 Park indes a Custom Figurine Setto it Pant Back onby ae a N ioe Pant iront Gedy Add Custom Set This button adds Custom Figurine set to the This button edits the colors of the Custom This button deletes the Custom Figurine Set Custom Figurine Set export a copy of the set m E The Edit Standard Set button brings up the figurine editor window and allows you to change the default figure uni forms inert Esper mm The Add Custom Set copies the standard set and adds it to the current drill package then allows you to edit the uniform colors HELPER The Helper Editor allows you to turn on or off specific helpers and allows you to view all mx Angle of Rotation Contextual Behavior helpers at one time Data Points Helpers appear in pop up Locking Number of Positions windows when your click on Key Options Show in Context This button turns select male 0002 Locking to Vertical Horizontal Diagonal Selected Helper ed helper on to be seen when its tool or function fhe omit overian option Opti ont Show Conte 15 a
12. 4 Enter the key and click Unlock Follow the screen prompts Drill 10 VVBDEMO 3 Lock ID 44FF Key Unlock Ex VERY IMPORTANT Do not click Exit or close this window after you give the provider the informa tion because the Lock ID will change each time you use this function Therefore the key the drill provider gives you will not work The drill provider will give you a key e Enter the key and click Unlock e Follow the screen prompts 146 J d CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only 4 USER FiLE Access amp PASSWORDS The Online Users File Access amp Passwords utility is to be used by the account s administrator to setup the access privileges for visitors to their account Visitors who have signed on to your account are called users Users can access your account from their 3D applications and from downloadable 3D Viewers There are three types of users 1 Anonymous Guest This is a user who can access your account without having to sign on with a User Name and Password These users can only read download files from your online account They do not have the authority to write upload files to your online account With this utility you can setup Anonymous Guests to see only selected files in the account Allowing Anonymous Guests to sign on to your account is useful when you want a large group of users to have access the same list of
13. T 128 131 BIST EGO cse pedis RE RUM 132 OS SINCE MR RR 133 miz9 Modelle TRU TT 135 Table of Contents 136 137 mice e t Tc 137 CHAPTER 10 DESIGN TECHNIQUES 138 Writing Drill BAGKW ANOS UE DEO ar Rd eru nn 138 Sync MUSIC to icnusevin tacit vn iban erm idi eoi 139 CHAPTER 11 INTERACTIVE FEATURES 142 Online File Manager Only Interactive and 142 Unlock this Drill Only Interactive and 146 Online User File Access amp Passwords 147 Performer s Tools Menu eese 150 Leader Board 151 Drill Lock 151 Check for 152 Check for MESSAG CS iasstasinnsedines 152 Pyware WEB 153 Frequently Asked Questions 153 Get Plug Ins and 153 Instantly Upgade 3D NOW 154 12 TRADITIONAL TOOLS PLUG IN 155 FSI NETT 156 Sequential Push TOOl etti ation 157
14. different location on the field drag the center of the Reposition Shape of Rotation Handle You can also use the Reposition Handle to reposition the shape by rotating it The center of the Relocation Handle is the Point of Rotation You can change the Point of Rotation by dragging the outer ring of the Reposition Handle Positions 20 n d Omit overlaps ment of the share wil pp by dragging the Clone 3 times Horz Vert FEEFEE Rotator of Symbols x FEEFEE the Reposition EEHEEHE EEHEEHE Handle HEE a EEEL EEEE FEE EEEE EEES e a ER EEEE EEEE EHE EEEE EEHEEHE EEHEEHE EEHEEHE H HEEE EEEE EEEE ETH EE HEHEH E B EEEH HEHE EEHEHE aH EEHEEHE EEEE PE EEEE E EEEE EEHEEHE E E EEEE EEEE EEEH EEEE EEE EEEE EB EEEE a DEP IE EEE E 15 E H Hh Chapter 2 The Tutorial time to stop experimenting and to actually enter a shape Let s cancel the shape we have been working with and start again Clicking on any tool in the Tool Palette will exit from any tool you are currently using If the tool you click on is the same tool you are currently using it is like starting over with the tool So click on Line tool in the Tool Palette to deselect it and therefore
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16. Previous Chapter 3 The Menu Bar OPEN PRODUCTION Productions are collections of drills combined into one file to make a production When you select Open Production you will see the list of drills within the production to open Select Open Production from the File 7 Open a 3D data file menu MEE D Drill files in e You will see in the Open dialog the list of productions Click on a production you BB First Production prod Getaarieonine to open and click Open Click this button to dawnload drill or roduction filas fram an online The list of drills found in the production account will display Click on the drill within the production you want to open and click Go To Backups Directory When production is opened you can only work with drills in that production To work with other drills not in the production you will need to first close the production by using Close Production from the File menu Nm gt Data File Types Only 3D Productions File name Cancel CLOSE PRODUCTION When productions are opened you can only work with drills that are in that production When you are ready to work with a drill that is not in the production you will need to close the currently opened pro duction first To close a production select Close Production from the File menu PRODUCTION OPTIONS Production Options consist of the pro
17. murum IEEE is gi 5 E LO TAN e Press and hold the lt Shift gt key while clicking the mouse approximately halfway up one of the path ways of one of the arcs A new editing handle red square will appear on the RIGHT path E EEHEEHE cast oot coat EEEE EE EEEE EEEa aE HE E EEEE dM Lp EGEE EEEE E e EEE EE OU E eas ees EEEE EEE eE EE EPEE E aE E e EEEE HEHEHEHEHE EEEE er E EE EE Chapter 2 The Tutorial Click and drag the new editing handle until the Location Indicator reads 15 yds 5 00 stp 41 stp Using the Play button in the Animation Controls of the Count Track preview the animation Click Accept to commit the change e Save your work GLUING LINES There will be times when you will want to connect or reconnect one shape to another This function is most important when maneuvering two or more shapes into one large formation For this example make sure the Count Track s Yellow Anchor is at count 16 and the Red Anchor is set to count 48 e Select the Box Select tool from the Tool 2 by LIA 9 Zio 5 e field select both lines TNR Teek G E A s
18. e Before committing this transition to the file this would be a good time to experiment with various editing options of the Push Control Panel Press the down arrow key of the computer keyboard 16 times This procedure is used to push a shape implementing the down or up arrow keys You can drag any editing handle located on each performer in the selected lines to a new location All selected places will similarly move as well dece eee Click on the Revert button The shape will return back to the original location Enter in the Stride text box the number 8 This will cause each position to move a distance at a stride of 8 steps to 5 yards in 16 counts chide i s E Distance 10 0 EEHEEHE Harz vert C Show Symbois Direction ee Cee atten ae ae Chapter 2 The Tutorial Located on the left side of the Count Track are the Animation Controls Click on the Play button and the selected lines will move forward When the pointer of the Count Track reaches count 16 the animation will stop Click Accept to accept the movement of the selected lines e Select Save from the File menu SHAPES There will be times when you will want one portion of a shape to separate and split off from the rest of the shape First you nee
19. Table of Contents Count Editor Utilities 68 Cast List Editor Utilities Menu 68 Grid Designer Utilities 68 Page Tab Editor Utilities Menu 68 Shortcut Editor Utilities 68 Helper Editor Utilities Menu 68 Figurine Editor Utilities 68 Interactive 8 8 70 Online File Manager Interactive 70 Unlock This Drill Interactive Menu 70 Online User File Access amp Passwords Interactive Menu 70 Drill Lock Decoder Interactive Menu 70 Check for Messages Interactive Menu 70 Pyware WEB Site Interactive Menu 70 Frequently Asked Questions Interactive Menu 70 About 3D Reference 70 CHAPTER 4 DRAWING TOOLS 71 First Time or HT 71 Line TOOl 71 Matehing a 74 Sea 78 PONE T 79 WOO 80 CUNE 81 PCC
20. CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts WNDOVWS Once you have opened a file several windows menus palettes and control panels will appear on the screen All of which will be explained in this chapter Items addressed in this chapter The Field Display Window The Count Track and Animation Controls he Console The Tool Palette The Perspective Window Pyware 3D Java Interactive Professional Licensed to Dustin Serial 33DJPRO 00013 WNEAU File Edit Tools Display Utilities Interactive Performer s Tools Reference 3 OL TOP PER IN iO A Ss rim Lie 35 yds 3 00 stp114 00 stp 1 fe fh Hi ODT 23 0 of 0 positions selected Editing count 0 Palette H Console ye coed ee ad aed a Ea rdg ru ud E Perspective View HUI NU Spo ENSE 1 4 4 1 HH E H ter Lu 2 7 5 ll X uh 81 2 3 s pum 2a a owl T i SES GSES ERED 1 Eu Ed E EI i ibd nimation Con
21. To place the circumference point of the circle move the cursor on the field until the Location Indicator reads 45 yds 4 stp 1 48 stp and click the mouse button In the Control Panel change the Symbol to for Guard and the Color to a shade of red a Select Symbol Color Preview mn 1 Sample Text Sample Text Sample Text Sample Text 3 m Sample Text Sample Text Click Accept button to enter the circle _cancet_ _Reset_ e Select Save from the File menu Chapter 2 The Tutorial LINES We have now created the opening formation at count 0 which is Set 1 Now we will create the next set by morphing or reshaping your formations at Set 2 Initially 3D has established a mark time between Set 1 and Set 2 As we reshape the formations at Set 2 3D will automatically create the transitions to Set 2 from Set 1 To indicate the count of the next set and the number of counts in the transition from the last set we will spread the anchors in the Count Track over those counts Setting the Yellow Anchor at count 0 and the Red Anchor at count 16 will setup the field for editing of the formations at count 16 and create a 16 count transition between counts O and 16 Click on Page Tab 2 The Red Anchor will snap to count 16 leaving the Yellow Anchor at count 0 When advanc ing the Red Anchor the performers field locations will not appear to change even though we are now be looking at count 16 This
22. Count Editor you will notice a jump in the animation This is because the continuity of the drill has been disrupted It is similar to removing frames from a movie it will cause a jump in the picture This is easily remedied You will need to re build the transitions To re build the transitions Place the Yellow Anchor at the beginning of the transition In this example it is count 0 e Place the Red Anchor at the end of the transition In this example it is count 16 Use a selection tool to select all performers except those performing any Follow the Leaders Click the Morph editing tool and click Accept without making any changes This will rebuild the transitions of all forms with the exception of the Follow the Leaders If there are any Follow the Leader transitions they will need to be corrected one shape at time by selecting the shape clicking Follow the Leader and clicking Accept 131 132 CHAPTER 9 Utilities Whether you have a large band or a small band the cast sheet is a very useful tool The cast sheet will display and print all symbols labels and names of the performers in the drill When you select Print Cast Sheet from the File menu the Cast Sheet Manager will display aj Cast List Editor m Label Swm Figurine Motes 30 M Baritone Figure A 26 M th Baritone Figure 33 M th Baritone Figure 26 M pantens Figure 29 M Barton Figure 34 M th Baritone Figure 31 M Baritone
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24. When saving the package option Include Floor Cover must be set To change the format of an existing drill file to a 3D Java Interactive Package choose Save As from the File menu and set the Save Options 3D Java Interactive Package files are compatible only with 3D version 2 or greater Should you need the file to open on 3D Java version 1 it is best to put the external files in the same folder as the drill You can determine which images are used in the drill by selecting External Files from Document Options of the File menu
25. click on each performer until a red editing handle appears over each performer you want to move then drag one of them The others will move similarly CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools To edit individual steps of a performer s existing path click Edit Steps Editing handles will appear at each step of the selected performers If you select more than one performer and edit a step of one performer the same step for the others will similarly move Since an editing handle appears at each step it may be necessary to Zoom in to the area of the performer to drag the handles easily Show Paths shows all of the paths of the selected performers or the performe This option is sluggish on some slower processors r you are adjusting Show Symbols shows the symbols of the selected performers while you are adjusting Revert removes all changes made while adjusting and starts the Adjust tool over Stride and Distance boxes show the current stride and distance of the performer whose location you are dragging Pace TOOL 98 The Pace tool is used during animation to show a performer moving in double time half time or regu lar time one step per count When a performer is marking time the mark time pace is displayed by flashing the performer twice per beat for double time once every other count for half time once per beat for regular time or no flashing at all for performers holding their position Move th
26. exactly the same in both Then it copies the cast information from one to the other e Choose what information you want to import The information can be cast list name and label Itis important to remember that the name and or labels of performers that are found in both drills will be overwritten in the drill you have opened Click Import to begin the search and copy the cast information into your drill When you click Done from the Cast List Editor you will be asked if you want to save the changes If you do not want the changes saved you can click No here and nothing will be saved of the import PRINTING A SHEET 127 The Print Cover Sheet function will I m print a cover sheet for the drill book Print Cover Sheet When you choose Print Cover Sheet from the File menu the Print Cover Edit Drill Title Sheet dialog will display Close Import 1st Page of Notes Print Previev Impont2nd Page of Notes Edit Drill Title will open the Document Options to the Preferences tab so that the title may be changed Edit Author Info will open the Document Options to the Properties tab so that the Author Info may be changed Import 1st page of Notes and Import 2nd page of Notes will allow you to import a text file to have as notes pages to follow the cover sheet for any additional instructions Close will close the Print C
27. irri B 4 24 32 40 12 3 The space between the two anchors determines the count range of a transition The Red Anchor is the ending count of a transition It is the count where a shape can be edited At this count the posi tions in the formations are displayed on the field in symbols For example X s T s flag symbols The Yellow Anchor is the beginning count of a transition and is used as a reference or background chart The positions at this count are displayed in black dots the default setting In the old days when designing on paper or using a light board the Red Anchor could be compared to the actual sheet you would be drawing on The Yellow Anchor is the underlying sheet of paper with a formation from the previous set to be used as a reference When you start a drill you will typically first create an Yellow and Red Anchors opening formation at count 0 You will set both Red and Yellow Anchors to count O d 16 24 32 40 48 B 2 3 0 After you have created the opening formation you will cre ate your transitions to the next set by morphing or reshaping your opening formation To indicate the count of Yellow Anchor the next set and the number of counts in the transition 7 from the last set you will soread the anchors over those counts For example setting the Yellow Anchor at count and the Red Anchor at count 16 will start the next set _ at count 16 and c
28. 32 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Select the Glue Tool in the Tool Palette A Glue Tool Control Panel will appear With your cursor click on one of the two positions closest to the 50 yard line A red bubble will appear IUUD S 4 Click on the other position closest to the 50 yard line red line connecting both positions will appear The two lines will now behave as one line when selecting it B ex HE a la el hd MPs ER PUR PER PIT EINER eu ree e Save your work 33 1511 4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial IMDRPHING In this exercise we will reshape the lines into a new shape For this example make sure the Count Track s Yellow Anchor is at count 16 and the Red Anchor is set to count 48 f not already selected select the line with one of these selection tools Pointer Tool Box Tool or Lasso Tool Click on the Morph Tool in the Tool Palette A Morph Tool Control Panel and red editing handles will appear over each performer of the selected line a E ak In this exercise let s experiment with some of the options in the Morph Tool and its Control Panel Drag any of the editing handles to any position on the field When one handle is adjusted path ways for each position of the selected shape will be altered in order that equal spacing is maintained in the new shape muU E H EE EEEE E
29. 3D first then choose New or Open from 3D s File menu In Windows you will find 3D in the Programs group of the Start button In Macintosh you will find the application icon initially on your desktop or dock While 3D Java Interactive is loading the 3D Java Interactive cover screen will display A new file will display using the default field grid with a maximum of 300 counts of drill for you to start immediately This file has a maximum of 300 counts of drill If you need to increase the maximum number of counts later you will use the Count Editor of the Utilities menu Should you want to Start a drill file with more counts or a different field display layout see the next step You can create another new file with a different maximum number of counts or a different Field Display grid by selecting New from the File menu When determining the number of counts in a drill we recommend that you do not make a drill file with more than one song per file You can also choose to open an existing file by selecting Open from the File menu important that you save often You can always revert to an early backup of the file if after writ ing you realize an earlier version of the file is better Also power surges and file corruptions are a fact of life Having backups of the file are extremely important In addition backing up files on CD is beneficial See Backup Drill at the end of this chapter for more details on backup techniques
30. 4 48 56 64 88 t the Count track The page tab will appear small white box with the number 4 will on the track at count 72 3 Tab at Count 72 Finally to complete adding page tabs click on the Page Tab Editor button at the right of the count track This will close the Page Tab Bin and lock the new page tabs in place 136 144 152 160 168 176 11 Chapter 2 The Tutorial e Select Save from the File menu to save the drill file with its new page tabs DRAWING LINES 12 The first shapes to be entered in our drill will be two mirrored horizontal lines Click on the white Page Tab at count 0 on the Count gt Track The page tab appears small white box BD OR ELE EE HE ET EE ANANI beneath count 0 of the Count Track The Yellow and Red lu Anchors will return to the beginning of the Count Track Locate the Tool Palette typically located in the upper left corner of the screen and click on the Line tool button A Line Tool Control Panel will appear In the Line Tool Control Panel click on the padlock Positions 0 omit overlaps 5 assigned to the Restrict Horz Vert option This will Restrict lock the lines to be drawn as only horizontal vertical ou Ne 45 degree diagonals r Symbols X Color We can choose to first determine positions and interval prior
31. 93 CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools You can use combinations of these buttons to modify your selection For example let s say you want to select all Trumpet players Let s assume the Trumpet and Trombone players are both labeled T1 T2 etc Also the Upper Brass are colored Red and the Lower Brass are colored Blue If we search by labels starting with T we will get the both Trumpets and the Trombones Likewise if we search for Upper Brass we will get all the Upper Brass instru ments including the Trumpets Here is the solution 1 Search for Labels starting with T to highlight both Trumpets and Trombones 2 Click Include to include both Trumpets and Trombones in the selection 3 Search for performers with Color of Blue to highlight the Trombones as well as the other Lower Brass instruments 4 Click Exclude to remove the Lower Brass instruments from the current selection therefore leav ing only the Trumpets selected GLUE TOOL 94 The Glue Regrouping tool is used for combining two or more shapes into single shapes For example imagine three lines floating into a curve To make the editing easier we would first want to glue the three lines into a single shape using the Glue tool After gluing we can select all three lines at one time as a single shape We would then simply morph the selection into a curve To select the Glue tool click on the Glue FEL rebum the Glue T
32. Omit overlaps Data f not already checked check the Lock to Circle Interval 2 400 option Clone times Lock to circle Offset spacing d 1st place top of circle Symbols To place the cen ter point of the circle use Location Indicator in the Console to move ic the cursor to 50 yds 0 stp 56 stp and click the mouse button iim HIDE ERE M T EE o place the cir cumierencepont f of the circle h on the field until indicator reads 45 yds 4 stp 148 stp and click the mouse button e EEEE Chapter 2 The Tutorial itti this shape to the Positions 24 Omit overlaps Data t with vari i i __ Me Symbols X Color CENE ontrol Panel Select the Offset spacing opton uL 01 is will attem to equally distrib ute the positions of the circle HHHH KK Cor E EE xcd abdo across the point Rp gee E entered as cir cumference E 9 Unlock th Interval diode _ Pasitians 24 n d Omit overlaps Data FPH ed ete la u to Circl tion i This creates an 02 oval shape T
33. Printing Print will send the job to the printer Previous Page will move to the previous preview page of the print job Next Page will move to the next preview page of the print job Page Setup button opens the printer s page setup dialog Done button closes the print preview and returns to the cast sheet manager List INFO 126 Cast list names and labels can be imported from one drill to another This is very handy when you add cast list information such as cast member names or labels to a drill after you have finished it This is often done if you have purchased a custom or pre written drill Before Import you would have to make the changes to all of the drills in a production or show Now you can make changes in the first drill of a show and then import the changes to the other drills of the production or show Typically you will want to import into your drill the cast information of the previous drill of the show you are writing Usually the formation at the first count of the drill you are editing is the formation at last count of the drill you are importing from Import will find the counts with matching formations in both drills lookup the name and or label of each performer and then set that name and or label in the drill you are editing e Select Print Cast List from the File menu or Cast List Editor from the Utilities menu and the Cast List Editor will display Click the Import Names amp Labels button located
34. Route traditional maneuver Delete button will delete a saved Route Revert button resets the handles to their initial position Accept button accepts the shape into the drill 162 163 CHAPTER 13 Floor Covers Plug In In 3D Java a performing surface is most always made up of a grid created by the Grid Designer of the Utilities menu Grids are the lines on the field display such as yard lines on a football field Most performing surfaces can be defined using simply these horizontal and vertical grid lines However in some cases there are other characteristics of a performing surface that would be handy to show on the screen For example the markings on a standard basketball court would be nice for Winter Guard per formances These special markings or background can be displayed using Floor Covers When creat ing a grid using the Grid Designer you can add a Floor Cover that is placed under the grid The floor cover usually represents the markings of a basketball court soccer field or other standard field howev er it could also be the logo that 15 painted in the center of a football field or the design on a canvas that lays over the performing surface in an indoor performance There are many uses for Floor Covers Floor Covers Plug in is an optional purchase To see if Floor Covers Plug in is installed on your program select Application Options from the File menu and click on the Plug Ins tab 30 Application Op
35. The Online Connection Monitor monitors the connection to the online account and displays the user and account information Online Connection Monitor UserName Dustin Status Online User Lewel Administrator Account Dustin User Name is the current user logged in User Level is the privilege level of the currently logged in user Account is the account in which the user is currently logged on to Status is the current status of the file manager 145 CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only DRILL This function is used to unlock drills that have been locked from full access by a drill provider To unlock a drill Contact the drill provider for a key The drill provider will want to know the Drill ID and Lock ID displayed in this window 30 Drill Unlock Utility Locked Drill Information File VBDemo 3d Demonstration File provided by Warner Bros Publications Designer Craig Harms This function iz used to unlock drills that have been locked from full access To unlock this drill 1 Contact the drill provider for a key 2 Thes drill provider will want to know the Drill Ib and Lack ID shown below Important Do not click Exit or close this screen after you give the provider the Information because the Lock ID will change each time you open this function and the key the provider gives vou will not work The drill provider will give you
36. an existing upgrade or Plug In purchase prompts you to revalidate your program If you have purchased an update and have internet access at the time you are attempting to revalidate your new purchase will take effect after completing the online validation CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features 154 CHAPTER 12 Traditional Tools Plug in 155 The Traditional Tools Plug In includes tools that are used in military corps style marching These tools include the Sequential Push tool which is used to create step offs and drop offs the Counter March tool for counter marches Parade Gate tool for wide sweeping turns and the Traditional tool that allows you to create a custom transitions Traditional Tools Plug In is an optional purchase To see if Traditional Tools Plug in is installed on your program select Application Options from the File menu and click on the Plug Ins tab 30 Application Options E3 Display i Plug Ins Backups System Info Installation Plug Ins Installed in this installation of 3D standard 3D Java Plug In Tool Set Lentine Spiral Drawing Tool Traditional Tool Set Floor Covers 3D Plug In Instant Purchasing Information Reactivate Plug Ins Cancel CHAPTER 12 Traditional Tools Plug in INSTALLATION The Traditional Tools Plug In will not operate on any version of 3D that is less than version 1 1 1 3D Java can be updated from
37. and modify information about performers such as their label or num ber Also these tools are used to draw special items such as instructions or arrows CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts PERSPECTIVE WNDOW The Perspective Window is manipulated by using the tools in the upper right corner of the window The Perspective Window defaults to the minimized hidden status when the program is opened The Perspective view will appear by clicking on the Minimize button After the perspective view has been restored you will NOT see positions entered until you click on the main area of the Perspective View window The Minimize button reduces the window to show only the title bar When the window is minimized the perspective view calculations are disabled allowing for a faster refresh rate of the field window The Resize button changes the size of the window between two sizes There is a smaller faster size and a larger size that fills most of the screen The Tilt button tilts the view in the window After clicking on the button move the mouse into the per spective view window click and drag in the direction that you want the display to tilt The Shift button moves the view up or down After clicking on the button move the mouse into the perspective view window Click and drag up or down to shift the display Alt click on the Shift but ton returns the window to its default view The Zoom button zooms the view in or out After clicking on the butt
38. and transi tions without having to first select the individual performers See Chapter 7 Adjuster Tool for details 5 MENU The Tools menu contains many of the same tools as in the Tools Palette The tools in this menu are 66 some of the most used tools They are found in the Tools menu as another handy way to select tools especially through the menu tools shortcuts Your preference of shortcuts used in the Tools menu can be changed through the Shortcut Editor of the Utilities menu Chapter 3 The Menu Bar The Display menu contains functions which control the way the counts of drill appear on field Many of which are also shown as buttons on the title bar of the Field Display Window and the Console These are some of the most used display related tools They are found in the Display menu as anoth er handy way to change display characteristics especially through the menu tools shortcuts Your preference of shortcuts used in the Display menu can be changed through the Shortcut Editor of the Utilities menu Whole Step option causes the cursor to jump to whole step intervals when entering locations on the field Similarly Half Step Quarter Step Eighth Step Sixteenth Step behave like Whole Step These options are also found as buttons in the upper right corner of the Console Show Hide Props switch controls the display of props on the field This switch is also found on the right side of the title bar
39. as well as the Largest Stride and Largest Distance Bridge lines are drawn from the original shape to the new morphed shape These lines repre sent the paths taken by the performers The bridge line drawn in red is the performer taking the largest stride and the Largest Stride is shown on the Console along with the Largest Distance Initially there is one editing handle per performer in the shape This is often too many handles to work with Editing handles can be removed and added several ways Remove editing handles by clicking Fewer will remove half of the handles Each time Fewer is clicked the number of handles is cut in half Another way to remove editing handles is by using the cursor to drag a box onto the field PEE around a group of handles you want removed HHHH a EHHH For example move the cursor just above and to the left of the second handle in a shape and drag down to the the location just below the third handle will remove the two handles c NE EUH UM cl E BST st ET lat ee E al sen atta 103 104 CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools An editing handle can also be removed by clicking directly on the handle while holding down the lt Shift gt key Likewise to add editing handles to the shape click directly between two handles while holding down the lt Shift gt key Curved Shape option will create curved shape between the handles When the option is off the s
40. cancel the cre ation of the new shape LINE TOOL TAKE 2 Click on the Line tool to select if it is not already selected A Line Tool Control Panel will appear Click on the padlock assigned to Restrict Horz Vert option in order to restrict line to either horizon tal vertical or 45 degree alignment If not already done enter these values into the Control Panel Positions 20 and Interval 2 On the field place the 1st endpoint of the line to the LEFT of the 50 yard line where the Location Indicator reads 45 yds 6 stp 42 stp and click the mouse button Place the 2nd endpoint of the line to the LEFT of the 50 yard line where the Location Indicator reads 20 yds 4 stp 42 stp and click the mouse button Twenty positions will appear in a line at a 2 step interval Change the value in the Clone text box to 1 There are now two horizontal lines on either side of the 50 yard line LT 9 Abs LI 15 vds 4 00 stp 39 00 stp 9 OPT 23 0 of 40 positions selected Set Editing count 0 ET Le Length 16 4 stp 26 2yd Positions 20 Omit overlaps amp EEHEHE EHEHEHEH EN i a i mund EET EEEH E To e purum Tip BHEHUHBEHEHUHEHEIEUHEHEIEUE LI pp BfefeteteGteeseseserupeseseeetetesetotetet
41. covered in detail in the Interactive menu See Chapter 11 Interactive for details The Go To Drills Directory will show the list of drill files in the default drill files directory The Go To Backups Directory will show the list of drill files in the default backup drill files directory The location of the backup drill files directory can be changed from the Application Options Backups Tab of the File menu The Go Up One Directory will move up one directory from any sub folders found in the default drill files directory Chapter 3 The Menu Bar FILES Version 4 now has three types of 3D data files 1 30 Drill file original data file in Pyware 3D 2 3D Drill Package file which is a combination of a 3D Drill file and its external files External files consist of the drill s audio file images for props and the floor cover image 3 3D Production files which are a collection of 3D Drill Packages that when combined make a complete production or show Using 3D Production files has many advantages over a 3D Drill file or a 3D Drill Package file 1 An entire production with all of its drills can be downloaded into a viewer or a 3D Performer s Practice Tools program at one time 1 Printing reports such as drill books and coordinates of a 3D Production file will combine all of the drills in the production into a single printed list 2 3D Production files are used by the 3D Performance Simulator of the 3D Performer s Pra
42. graphically the resizing formula used on the selected group This is rarely used however can be useful with the Distort mode to understand how the handle movement is dis torting the group Revert button resets the handles to their initial position At any time during the entry of the resizing the Animation controls can be used to preview the resized shape in the drill Other useful functions that can be accessed during the entry of the resize are locat ed in the upper right corner of the field display window They are functions for controlling the field dis play such as moving or zooming the field showing hiding the text boxes and showing hiding the per former labels Also accessible is the measuring tape Accept button accepts the resize into the drill Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the resize The resize can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools TRACK TOOL 108 The Track tool moves a group of performers uniformly along a path This is not like follow the leader The shape of the selection does not change The entire shape follows the path at the same time as a group This is especially useful for pulling a single performer out of a group for solo s and creating a path for that performer to take To establish the counts where the track transition is to begin and end in the drill set the Red Anchor on the Count Track to the count where t
43. have 3D Packages in Drills Folder This Production any audio files VENICE gt gt Fiddler Part 392 gt gt gt hloye gt gt gt included To Fiddler Part2 3dz move a drill into Fiddler Part3 3dz the production click on the drill and then click the move right but ton To move a drill out of a pro duction click on it in the produc tion list and then click move left Cancel Previous You can also rearrange the order the drills will appear in the production by clicking on a drill in the production list and clicking move up or down Remember when you move a drill into a production you will no longer find it loose in the drills folder You will find it by opening the production then opening a drill within the production The production is like a sub folder in the Drills folder The summary will 5118 Java Production Builder display showing the production setup Click Build Production and you are done Now if you want Production Summary performers to Title My First Production download the pro File Hame First Production prod Print Enabled true duction you must Leader Board Enabled true first upload it to Drill Files Fiddler Part1 3dz Fiddler your 3D Account Part2 3dz Fiddler Part3 3dz Use the Online File Manager Click Here to Build the Hew Production from the Interactive menu to do that
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45. in the Animation Controls to preview these changes Click Accept to commit the changes to the drill e Save your work 41 1511 4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial CREATING 4 You have completed the first 48 counts of drill Let s move on to the next set In the final set of the drill we will 1 Segment the large arc into two smaller arcs 2 Draw two new mirrored shapes on count 72 with performers coming from two pre existing arcs located on count 48 3 Match the positions of the pre existing arcs on count 48 to positions of the two new mirrored shapes on count 72 Click on Page Tab 4 The Yellow Anchor will jump to count 48 and the Red Anchor will jump to count 72 4 16 24 32 ib Sh B4 at 2 3 4 Select the large arc using Pointer Tool Box Select Tool or Lasso Tool Click on the Knife Tool in the Tool Palette zai EE um Li A Knife Glue Control Panel will appear E 7 5 2 2 Regroup gt Knife Apply Pattem gt ABC v ens Condo tase TE Unde Last Group like the Secondary Count a each change and stick around Click on another tool when finished e We will cut the arc into two smaller arcs With your cursor click on one of the two positions closest to the left of the 50 yard line A red bubble will appear R EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE IE NC LI
46. in the lower left corner of the editor and the follow ing dialog will display 1 Import the cast sheet from drill file Browse 2 Setup the Cast Member cross reference method Order Entered The order performers were entered is the same for both files Use this method when drill tile was created using New Drill as a continuation of the other drill file Q Matcing Set Look for a set whose formations are the same in both drill tiles Use this method when drills were created independently of each other but there is a matching set in both drill files 3 what information Import Cast Member YWARNING This CV ERVVRITES any existing names Cast Member Label WARMNG This OVERVYRITES any existing labels Cancel Click Browse and find the drill whose cast list information you want to import into this drill e Select the Cast Member cross reference method Method 1 Order Entered Once you have finished a drill file if you start another drill file using the this drill is a continuation of the drill then both drills will have performers entered in the same order However should you add new performers later then the order may no longer be the same at least for the newly added performers and the second cross reference method may give you better results CHAPTER 8 Printing 30 4 Method 2 Matching Set This scans both drill files and looks for a set whose formations are
47. in the path in half Each time Fewer 15 clicked the num ber of handles is reduced Show Symbols will display the position symbols instead of a plain dot Reset to Hold resets the transition to a Hold from the secondary count Revert button resets the handles to their initial position 109 CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools At any time during the use of the Track tool the Animation controls can be used to preview the tracked shape in the drill Other useful functions that can be accessed during the entry of the track tool are located in the upper right corner of the field display window They are functions for controlling the field display such as moving or zooming the field and showing hiding the text boxes showing hiding the performer labels Also accessible is the measuring tape Accept button accepts the track into the drill Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the track The track can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track Bi v 4 CHAPTER 7 Performer Labeling and Special Markings This chapter covers Special Tools in the Tool Palette These tools are Performer Labeling for entering the identifying attributes of performers such as their symbol color label usually a number and label position Text Boxes for placing text directly on a chart usually for instructions Arrow Indicators for clarifying movement in a drill Props for placing items such as stages o
48. matching lines are drawn between the positions in the line and the selected performers of the drill Often the positions in the line are matched correctly or simply need to be flipped over to be correct using the Flip button If more matching control is necessary clicking the Clear button will clear all of the match ing lines for you to replace manually See the next section of this chapter called Matching Lines for details on matching At any time the Animation Controls can be used to preview the line in the drill Other useful options that can be accessed during entry of the line are located in the upper right corner of the Field Display Window These functions control the field display appearance such as moving or zooming the field showing hiding the text boxes and showing hiding the performer labels Also accessible is the meas uring tape The Accept button will commit the line into the drill page Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the line The line can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track Chapter 4 Drawing Tools MATCHING LINES 74 When drawing tools are used to create transitions of existing performers you will need to identify or match the new places made by the drawing tool with a selection of existing performers in the drill This process is automatically done by 3D and is shown by the matching lines extending from the new places to the selected performers Often the ma
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50. of the selected positions to HOLD or Mark two choices Delete Performers This option permanently deletes the selected postions tram the entrire drill Delete Transition resets the transition between counts X and X whichever page tabs Transition cancel your red and yellow anchors are on at the EE time of the selected positions to a HOLD Mark Time After selecting the Delete Transition radio button and clicking the Delete Transition but ton you will NOT be prompted to confirm Delete Performers permanently deletes the selected positions from the entire drill Upon selecting the Delete Performers radio button then clicking the Delete Performers button you will be prompted to confirm the permanent deletion of the marked positions For your safety on this window you cannot hit lt Enter gt to confirm the deletion You must click the Delete button Eor Mnu This function will copy the selected performers into a clipboard for pasting elsewhere In order for Copy to be available you must first select performers to copy Use one of the selection tools such as the Pointer tool to select the performers Then select Copy from the Edit menu Eor 65 This function pastes performers that have Paste copied selection to 0 been stored in the clipboard with the Copy r Paste with same matching order Invert pasted shape vertically
51. on each selected per HHH former These handles can be dragged and F ii thus rotating all performers to the final location of the rotation transition While dragging the editing handles the location of the cursor is HH displayed in the Console as well as the Largest Stride and Largest Distance The Rotation Control Panel also displays the angle of rotation H A Point of Rotation handle will appear in the center of the selected performers The point of rotation can be changed by dragging this han dle to a preferred location Entering an angle in the Rotation text box will move the editing handles to reflect the angle entered Mirroring Options are available if two or more shapes are selected When mirroring the rotation of the shapes can be set to rotate on each shape s individual point of rotation The rotation can be in the same or opposite directions Show Symbols will display the position symbols instead of a plain dot Reset to Hold resets the transition to a Hold from the secondary count Revert button resets the handles to their initial position At any time during the entry of the rotation the Animation controls can be used to preview the rotation in the drill Other useful functions that can be accessed during the entry of the rotation are located in the upper right corner of the field display window They are functions for controlling the field display such as moving or zooming the field showing hiding the
52. performers in shapes and transitions without having to first select the performers To use the Adjust To function On the Count Track move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the change of path adjust ment will stop Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition where the path adjustment will start usually the previous set you want to limit the adjustment function to a number of performers select them first using one of the selection tools This is optional however if you don t select a group of performers and have large drill with a slower computer the function can be sluggish Click on the Adjuster editing tool or select E Adjust To from the Edit menu and the EN zt Adjuster Control Panel will be displayed Mee AAO Distance Stride to 5 Show Symbols Amows mowe Show Paths low e If any performers were selected when starting the Adjuster tool red editing handles will appear over each performer If you want to move them all click and drag on one of the editing handles and they all will move E TE ra LJ EEH you want to move only one individual click Deselect if any per formers are selected to remove all of the editing handles then click i and drag any single performer you want to move a few performers at the same time while hold ing lt Shift gt
53. shape Since we have locked the interval the number of positions Positions 22 5 F Omit overlaps Interval 2 Restrict Clone 0 times Symbols Color the interval stays same While leaving the value 2 in the Interval text box enter 28 in the Positions text box The padlock is now locked on both the interval and positions Since we have locked the interval and the number of positions the shape automatically scales to keep the defined interval and number of positions locked interval Unlock the pad lock assigned to the Restrict Horz Vert option When restrict is unchecked line endpoints canbe placed at any point on the field Drag the red edit handle assigned to the LEFT end point of the line until the Location Indicator reads 15 yds 4 stps 28 stps placement Unlock the padlock to the left of the Positions text box D he red edit handl igned the LEFT endpoint of the ine unl E mouse button As you drag edit handle positions are added PEE removed to accommodate the gm OO Interval 2 Restrict Clone times symbols x deor Bi gii DHEIEHEHETEHIEEEIUEHIOEHIE HET IHRE QI he ieee eee ee Ba E Bii Cade d DEDE e Re Lock the padlock assigned to Restrict Horz Vert optio
54. sub tabs between set 2 and 3 the numbering sequence would be 1 2 2A 2B 3 4 etc You also can choose to print the sub tabs or not from the Print Charts function To enter a sub tab Enter a page tab on the Count Track as usual After the tab appears on the Count Track double click on it and a Page Tab Options dialog will appear Choose whether the tab is a Standard Page Tab or Sub Page Tab and click Okay TIP You don t have to set page tabs before you start designing Tabs can be set as you progress through the drill Tabs also can be inserted in the middle of a transition which will force subsequent page tabs already entered to be renumbered CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts CONTROLS Animation Controls are found on the left side of the Count Track Jog Tools All Countz Shep Snuuuxabion The Play button starts drill animation from the beginning of the drill or from the Yellow Anchor depending on the setting of the All Counts switch found along the bottom of the animation controls The Pause button pauses the animation The Stop button stops the animation The Jog Tool is used to jog the animation forward and backward for a quick review Releasing the jog returns the display to its previous condition The Continuous Loop option causes animation to loop continuously between the Yellow Anchor and Red Anchor The All Counts options starts animation at beginning of the drill file and continues to the end of the drill regar
55. text box changes the label of the performer marked with the red bubble If the label value ends ina numeric value the Repeat button will be active Clicking on the button will change all of the remaining selected performers with an increasing value starting with the number entered in the Label text box For example 1 will generate T2 4 Likewise clicking on the button changes all of the remaining selected performers with a decreasing value Entering text in the Name text box changes the name of the performer marked with the red bubble Clicking on a red dot in the Position compass will change the position of the labels relative to the loca tion of the symbol assigned each performer Contour A will move the labels on each performer to a position perpendicular to the contour of the shape T 4S ESTEE PT OR o RES Contour does the same as Contour except the positions are on the other side of the shape Alternate follows the contour of the shape but alter nates each label position to each side of the shape ja SEES 111 CHAPTER 7 Performer Labeling and Special Markings The default performer label position can be set Select Document Options from the File menu In the Preferences tab find the option Default label position Choose one of the positions in the list All new transitions will initially set the label position t
56. that is about to be removed The Rewrite Control Panel will display the counts that are about to be involved Depending on the options set one or more of the following buttons are available Equalize equalizes the intervals of the shapes involved during the count range shown in the con trol panel 129 130 CHAPTER 9 Utilities Leave a Hole cuts out a hole in the shapes involved during the count range shown in the control panel Undo Last Set backs up to the previous count range rewritten Cancel reverts to saved version of the drill Adding a Performer This function will add a performer to an entire drill and resize shape intervals Select Drill Rewrite command under the Tools menu A dialog box will appear The Drill Rewrite will only edit a drill file that has first been saved You may be asked to save before continu ing Click on two perfarmers between which Remove Performers Insert Performers new perfarmer will be inserted then click Continue Click the Insert Performers tab in the Drill Rewriter dialog Cancel Click on the performer adjacent to the location where you want a performer added The performer you selected and the adjacent neighbor will be highlighted Sometimes the adjacent performer is the wrong one Double check to see that the location where you want a performer added is between the two selected performers If not try again by clicking on the other adjacent
57. the Page Tab Editor button enables the entering and editing of page tabs directly on the Count Track When the Page Tab Editor button is enabled the Page Tab Bin will turn yellow indicating that the page tab editor has been activated Page tabs can be added to the Count Track in two ways The first way is to drag a page tab from the Page Tab Bin onto the Count Track The second is to simply click on the count track at the loca tion you want the tab to be entered Page Tabs are removed from the Count Track by dragging a page tab from the ruler back to the Page Tab Bin or by holding the lt alt gt lt option gt for mac users key and clicking on the page tab to be removed While the Page Tab Editor button is on any page tabs on the Count Track can be dragged to any location on the ruler Turning off the Page Tab Editor button will set the mode of the Count Track back to normal use The Page Tab Editor button must be OFF in order to access any tools Page Tabs can also be used to indicate sub sets Often a page tab is useful to create a complex tran sition however you only want to print a chart at the beginning and end of the transition In previous versions of 3D you had to add page tabs to make it convenient to create the transition and then remove the page tab before printing Now you can create a sub tab This will prevent the set num bers from incrementing thru the sub tabs because the sub tabs are label A B C For example with two
58. the User column displays the Name you have designated for each for the users or user groups you have established The Level column displays the type of level given to each user you have established The levels are Administrator has full access to the online account to add update and remove files Guest has read only access for downloading files from the online account No Access can sign on but will not see any files in the online account The remaining columns in the table designate each file in the online account and the type of access privilege this user is given to the file The column title is the name of the file The privileges are Read Write the user can upload download and update this file from the online account READ the user can only download this file from the online account hide the user will not see this file in the online account The Allow anonymous guest for public access is used when you want to allow users access to your account without a unique User Name and User Password This option is typically useful for school band programs who want student performers access to certain files on the account without assigning user names and passwords to each student This option is also used for Commercial Accounts that anyone to see a selection of files visible to anonymous guests on their account 148 CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only Bu v 4 o add a new user or user group
59. then the positions will drop off at the rate of 2 every count until the end of the maneuver If there are not enough counts in the maneuver then some positions may just mark time The Animation Controls are always accessible while using this tool for previewing the maneuver Reset to Hold resets the transition to a Hold from the secondary count Revert button resets the handles to their initial position Accept button accepts the shape into the drill IVhncH TOOL 158 To access the tool set the Count Track up for a transition with the Red Anchor at the end count of the transition and the Yellow Anchor at the beginning The performers you want doing this transi tion must also be selected Click on the Counter March tool button you will then see the Counter March Control Panel RE p ZEE 27 Stride 8 5 TiFlank right left atthe blue line 2 2 steps and flank don t flank again 221 Pause OF count and go don t pause mowe action Rewert Editing handles appear on each of the selected per formers Drag any editing handle the direction of the counter march to the location on the field where the counter march is to begin A blue line will desig nate the location where the counter march maneuver will begin In the Counter March Control Panel the value in
60. these Division Markers are used as yard line markers on a football field where the center marker is the 50 yard line The Division Markers are movable For example the markers displayed horizontally can be dragged vertically to any location Often with football field grids the markers are placed in the exact location as they appear on the field however sometimes it is preferable to move the markers just off of the field grid area so as not to clutter the display or the printout Division Markers can be hidden so that only certain yardline markers will be shown To hide the Division Marker double click on the large oval that corresponds the the yardline that you want the marker to be removed To have the yardline marker reappear double click on the large oval that corresponds the the yardline that you want the marker to reappear Field Grid Border is the red border surrounding the grid On a football field the border represents the side lines and the endzones The middle of each of the four border lines is a number that represents the location of the border The four numbers can be drug to change the top bottom left and right side of the border Division Line Sub Division Line Hash Mark editing handles located along the bottom and right margins can be dragged to move the lines or hash marks up and down or across the grid area The editing handles associated with Division Lines are the longer ovals Editing handles associated with Sub Division
61. to beginning and ending EVERY transition at the same counts in the drill Some transitions may span over several printed charts In our example we created a set of transitions that span from 0 16 and from 16 40 so typically we would print a chart at 0 16 and 40 But what if you also wanted a group of performers let s say the guard to travel from 0 to 40 in a single transition That is easy Set the Yellow Anchor to 0 and your Red Anchor to 40 Reshape the formations that make up the guard and you re done The placement of the guard at count 16 as with the other transi tion counts are automatically created for you Another great thing about the Count Track is that with this approach you do not re create a chart from scratch at each set With 3D you are usually re shaping the formations of a count at the Red Anchor based on a formation s shape at a previous count at the Yellow Anchor Since transitions are evolutionary it is almost always easier to build a chart from its predecessor than to create it from scratch The Tutorial that follows will help you better understand how this concept works NOTE Dragging the Yellow Anchor through the count of the Red Anchor will leap frog the anchors This time saving feature allows you to continue on to the next set by moving just one anchor instead of two TIP 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 sin
62. track Last Count jumps the Red and Yellow Anchors of the Count Track to the last count on the track Hide Selection hides the selected performers throughout the drill This is useful when performers that you are not currently editing are in the way of performers that you are editing Show All sets any performers that you have currently hidden to be visible again REWRITER Unumes 67 The Drill Rewriter is found in the Utilities menu The Drill Rewriter changes the number of perform ers in a drill by adjusting the spacing of the shapes within the drill Performers can be removed or added to a set and the adjustment is made throughout the drill See Chapter 9 Utilities for details Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Unumes MENU The Count Editor is found in the Utilities menu The Count Editor adds or removes counts from a drill Counts can be inserted or removed at any place within the drill This function is most useful to extend the length of a drill when additional counts are needed at the end of the drill See Chapter 9 Utilities for details Cast List EDITOR Unumes MENU The Cast List Editor is found in the Utilities menu The Cast List Editor is an editor for creating a customized cast list or importing the cast list from an exhisting drill file See Chapter 9 Utilities for details GRID DESIGNER Unumes The Grid Designer is found in the Utilities menu The Grid Designer is an editor for cre
63. v 4 e Make quick hard drive backups by choosing Save As from the File menu and changing the name of the file One common method of making backups is by ending a file name with a number such as 01 and then incrementing the number for each backup For example Name your opener Opener01 Then after an hour of work choose Save As and change the name to Opener02 and so on The name with the largest number is the most current and all others are older at one hour increments This makes it easy to go back to earlier versions After you have collected several copies start delet ing the oldest ones and occasionally move copies to floppy or CD Use the Backups section of the Application Options found in the File menu Check Always backup after using Save See the Backup section of Chapter 3 Menu Bar for details 10 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Perhaps the best way to learn Pyware 3D is to progress through the development of a simple drill Please read the previous chapter before beginning this tutorial to understand some of the terminology We strongly urge you to complete this tutorial It will introduce you to the basic functions and options of the program New DRILL Start the 3D program After a few moments the 3D cover page will appear A new file will be created and displayed using the default field grid layout A Count Track will appear at the bottom of the screen The Count Track determines which count of the drill
64. will be displayed To name our file choose Save As under the File menu Click in the Save As box type Tutor and click Save TABS First we will set four page tabs on the Count Track to designate specific counts as Hit points for our drill Page tabs will allow you to to jump to various parts of your drill quickly and easily Click on the Page Tab Editor button to the right of the Count Track 136 144 152 160 168 176 Page Tab Bin will appear to left of the Count Track SET 0 ETE FIT EFI ITI o 16 24 32 Fage Tab Bin Click on the Page Tab Bin and drag the cursor to count 0 SET of the Count Track The page tab will appear as a small 4 white box the track at count 0 Make sure that you drop the small box on count 0 and not on count 1 When it is on count 0 only half of the box is showing Page Tab at Count 0 SET Click the Page Tab and drag cursor to count 16 165 of the Count Track The page tab will appear a small white box with the number 2 on the track at count 16 16 24 32 4l Fage Tab at Count 16 Click on the Page Tab Bin and drag the cursor to count 48 the Count Track The page tab will appear a small white box with the number 3 the track at count 48 Tab at Count 48 Click on the Page Tab Bin and drag the cursor to count 72
65. would be 1 2 2A 2B 3 4 etc The Print column in the table enables disables the printing of the set The Overlay column in the table enabled disables the printing of a background chart for the set The Paths column in the table can be set to None for no paths printed or Paths for a dot per step for every performer or Path Midpoint for a single dot for each performer marking the midway point to the next set CHAPTER 8 Printing The Title column in the table can be used to enter a title for the set to be printed along the top of the printed chart Close button will exit the Print Charts window Save as Default will save settings of the options from Print Preferences as default values Print Selection option will not be saved Print Preview button opens print preview and page setup dialog 30 Print Preview s amp Print Page Setup Page 1 016 gt gt 100 A LI close Drill From Batman Begins Batmobile Chase Set 1 Count 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 95 0 SET 1 Counts Mea ZEIT IEIIYN EE B X j Hr x5 X4 Y x X ta X x 1 X 0 758 10 45 20 35 40 45 50 4540535530255 20915 10 5 0 Director Viewpoint From Batman Begins Batmobile Chase bs A 2 Alfred Publishing arr by Mike Story Drill by Craig Harms For Custom Drill and Clinic Services Call S00
66. 16 None 3 32 48 None Subset 3B 84 Subset 4 E 68 None 84 Subset 5 100 None 132 BA 158 None Subset 7 154 Hone 8 180 None BA 198 None Subset g 204 None BA 212 Subset 10 2201 None Print Prablem Shortcuts Print Overlay w Paths v Save as Default Print Preview Close Print Selection options are used to determine which counts of a drill are printed From Page Tab option will print the selected page tabs showing in the Drill book Currently Displayed Count option will print the current count displayed The displayed count is determined by the location of the red anchor Thumbnails per page will print small grids to fill the page Ideal settings for dotbooks are 8 thumb nails per page in portrait orientation or 4 thumbnails per page in landscape orientation Print Preferences Print all performers black is useful when it is important to make clear black and white reproduc tions of the printout You may choose to check this option for color printers because the color sym bols will not copy as clear when in color You may also choose to check this option for black and s white printers because colored symbols will be printed as a shade of gray and also will not copy as 119 CHAPTER 8 Printing clearly as if they were black Typically if you plan to reproduce the printouts you will want all of t
67. 56 864 2 80 88 UB 104 112 120 1 1 2 NOTE Do forget to return the small red arrow back to its normal direction when wishing to con tinue writing forward 138 CHAPTER 10 Design Techniques Sync To DRILL A 3D Java drill file can be synchronized to one of three types of sound files MID MIDI file WAV audio wave file MP3 audio file To setup an audio file for use with a drill file do the following e With a drill file opened select the Preferences section of Document Options of the File menu Click Choose File for the audio file and select an Open Audio File Look in 18 Desktop My Documents Folders Computer My Network Places Faxes 3 0 5 5 s File name Files of type AN Files To indicate sound with animation click on the Sound button under p 1 the animation controls of the Count Track e After clicking on the Sound button if there is no audio file selected the following message will dis play Audio File 2 Unable to Find an audio File For this drill Click to display Document Options For choosing an audio File Ge 139 T CHAPTER 10 Design Techniques e f the selected audio file has not been synchronized to the drill file the following message will display Audio Synchronization E3 The drill needs to be synchronized
68. 934 319 www creativeconsultation com Print will send the job to the printer Previous Page will move to the previous preview page of the print job Next Page will move to the next preview page of the print job Page Setup button opens the printers page setup dialog Done button closes the print preview and returns to the print charts dialog 120 CHAPTER 8 Printing COORDINATES With 3D Java Interactive coordinates for any count of a drill can be printed However one usually only wants coordinates for the set points in the drill 3D uses the Page Tabs on the Count Track to deter mine the sets in the drill Prior to printing you may want to add or remove certain Page Tabs from the Count Track so the Sets will printout according to your preference It is useful to use Sub Sets on the Count Track to indicate sets that are used for design purposes but not to print selecting Print Coordinates from the File menu will display the Print Coordinates dialog Print Coordinates 25 Report Sort Performers 2 Print Performers Coordinate Sheet Shape and Rank Combine coordinates of all drills in this Q Original Entry Order production into list Name List Size quarter page index card size 2 Symbol and Label 2 Print Directors Coordinate Sheet 5 gt Label and Symbal List size half page hull Preferencez Grid Terminology Left Side Lett Don t print sub sets Right Side Rig
69. AGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK 88 88 CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools Many tools used to design a drill work with existing shapes For example a Push tool is used to move a formation across the field as well as create a transition from the previous location In order to use the Push tool one must select the performers that will be pushed That process is called selection and is accomplished using Selection tools Typically you would use the Pointer selection tool to click on the shape that you want to push and the shape would become highlighted Then you would click on the Push tool to perform the maneuver This chapter covers using the Selection tools Pointer tool Box Select tool Lasso tool Select By Profile tool Other tools in this chapter include the Pace tool With this tool you can change the pace of performers moving in a transition For example you can set the pace of performers moving across the field to double time You will also find a Spotlight tool which is used to select a single performer who will be highlighted with a spotlight throughout a drill sometimes cutting a shape into smaller pieces or combining two or more shapes into one large shape is useful For example imagine an arc splitting into thirds and each third floating into one of three lines To make the editing easier we would first want to split the arc into three parts That can be done using the Knife tool After cutting the ar
70. Add Account Remove Account 2 Show My Personal Account List Cancel 2 Show Commercial Accounts Add Account will add an account to the list of accounts If an account is selected in the list Delete Account will remove it from the list Show My Personal Account List shows the list of accounts that you have entered either through Add Account as well as the account to you were given during the initial setup of the program show Commercial Accounts displays the list of commercial accounts currently accessible on the Pyware Online Account system e Clicking an account in the list and clicking Open will open and display the Sign On to Account dia log Cancel will close the list of Online Accounts dialog where you can choose to Log On again Signing on to Account Dustin ESI Sign as Unregistered User Group Anonymous Guest gt Registered User or Group User or Group Mame Dustin Password t Location Sign Cancel 142 143 CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only When signing on as a Anonymous Guest you will be able to see the files on the account that have been given public access by the account administrator Anonymous Guests are typically students of school accounts or shoppers on commercial accounts Anonymous Guests require no sign on name or password When signing
71. Close m Click Print and your printer s print dialog will appear Clicking OK or Print will start your print job FINISH You have completed your first drill We ve tried to show you as many 3D features as possible in a short tutorial in order to create your first drill There s still much more Pyware 3D is the most used drill design software in the world It is used for a variety of design styles We encourage you to review the manual to get the most out of your design efforts 48 Chapter 3 The Menu Bar This chapter references each menu item of the 3D menu bar NEw DRILL Fite New Drill is 9g 7 Drill File used to create a new drill file or continue Drill Title and exhisting drill from another file Maximum Counts 300 Only one musical number ber drill is recommended Selecting New 7 Drill from the File menu will This drill file is Field Stage Grid Layout default ard v Browse display the new drill It is not continued from a previous file New Drill File dialog e Drill Title is the title as it appears in in printouts and productions Field Stage Grid Layout is the type of grid that is used for the design and performance surface Clicking Browse will display the list of available fields You can create your own grid layouts from from the Grid Designer found in the Utilities menu See Chapter 9 Utilities for details e Maximum number of counts is the numbe
72. Counter March 158 Parade Gate TOO adr dtt aaa 159 feo rcc 161 13 FLOOR Covers PLUG IN 163 PTS TAU E A E 164 Designing a Floor Cover in Grid Layout 165 Adding a School Logo to a Grid Layout 166 Transferring Floor 166 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts Welcome to Pyware 3D the complete drill designing tool We at Pygraphics wish to express our grati tude to you who have supported our products and company by allowing us to serve your software needs for more than two decades Our hope is that this program will become an invaluable tool in your drill designing efforts Adjusting to the many innovative concepts of 3D will take a minimum of time however we do urge that you work through Chapter 2 Tutorial in order to better understand the concepts behind 3D Pyware 3D was inspired by video animators and a wish list of input from end users You will begin to create evaluate and instruct drill never thought possible In short you ll soon be wondering how you got along without it WERE START In this chapter you will learn the main windows of 3D Java Interactive and many of the terms that are to be used throughout the application and manual Chapter 2 The Tutori
73. EEEE HEHEHEHE EEEE Rue E E EEEE PEE EE IESE ene bob bb E EE NEN EE 34 35 Click on the Fewer handles option in the Control Panel The Chapter 2 The Tutorial Click Revert to return the shape back to its original shape Cuned Shape Handles fewer number of editing handles you work with the more fluid d Lock Intenrals shapes will become mowe Show Bridges d Shom Symbols e Continue to click the Fewer button until only three handles are remaining on the shape If you click too many times click Revert and try again a EEHEEHE ats Hes or Cee CE E WI E eh EP EEE tie the second editing handle until the Location Indicator reads Right 40 yds 0 00 stp 12 stp um pm pli T T T JAT np Dr uH 2 aa O EEEE EEEE ii d Wi pan f Use the Play button in the Animation Controls to preview these changes and then we will continue to experiment with more Morph Tool options 4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Now we are going to put an editing handle back in the shape
74. Figure 35 M th Baritone Figure 71 a Bess Drum Figure h Bass Drum Figure h Drum Figure 74 ex Drum Figure 70 Drum Figure 68 nare Drum Figure 69 ponere Drum Figure nare Drum Figure 66 Quad Drum Figure 65 fe Quad Drum Figure 54 L Flute Figure 53 L Flute Figure L flute Figure sort 2 by order entered Import Names amp Labels by Name Symbol Label by Label Symbol Name Print Preview by Symbol Label Name Save as Default Print all symbols black Print Sort order will sort the names in the cast sheet according to one of the following options by Symbol Label Name by order entered by Name Symbol Label or by Label Symbol Name The name is entered using the Label Tool or can be entered directly from this dialog the Cast Sheet Manager The Figurine column allows for the assignment of figurines to each performer in the cast list These figurines are shown in the Perspective View The Notes column 1 just a space on the printout for taking notes on performers during rehearsals This feature was added in version 3 If this drill is opened with a version earlier than version 3 the notes will not be found Print all symbols black will print all symbols in the cast sheet black instead of the color defined in the label function Show unlabeled cast members shows all perfor
75. I Close Print will send the job to the printer Previous Page will move to the previous preview page of the print job Next Page will move to the next preview page of the print job Page Setup button opens the printers page setup dialog Done bution closes the print preview and returns to the print coordinates dialog jt x CHAPTER 8 Printing PRINTING A Cast SHEET Whether you have a large band or a small band the cast sheet is a very useful tool The cast sheet will display and print all symbols labels and names of the performers in the drill When you select Print Cast Sheet from the File menu the Cast Sheet Manager will display 30 Cast List Editor X Symbol Notes 15 D X 15 C 15 B HEA 5 B 5 11111 9 12 12 C 12 B 11 0 11 11 11 4 OR R qme III INN IM bk ae ae ae ale ale ate ae ale ole ole ole ole ole ole ole ole oe oe 20 4 Sort C by order entered Import Hames 8 Labels 5 by Symbol Label by Label Symbol Name Print Preview gt by Symbol Label Name Print all symbols black Save Default Show unlabeled cast members 124 125 CHAPTER 8 Printing Print Sort order will sort the names in the cast sheet according to one of the following options by Symbol Label Name by order e
76. Lines are the smaller ovals Editing handles associated with Hash Marks are rec tangular in shape All the editing handles are yellow until they are moved when their color changes to green To add a line or hash drag a new handle out of the handle bin into the grid area To remove a line or hash drag its editing handle back into the bin area The small numbers located along the left and top margins of the editor indicate in yards the location of the line or hash When creating a grid representing a football field it may be interesting to note that you can add as many hash marks as you would like Color Options are used to change the color of the grid elements Clicking on Color Options will dis play Grid Color choices Within the Grid Color dialog clicking directly on a color swatch will display a color palette for changing the color Save and Save As buttons will save the field grid layout to the Layout folder If you name your file Default it will be the field grid layout that is use by default in the New drill file function of the File menu Load button will load a grid field layout Clicking OK will copy the current field grid layout in the Grid Designer into the currently opened drill file Clicking Cancel will exit the Grid Designer without changing the grid layout currently embedded in the opened drill file CHAPTER 9 Utilities TAB 135 The Page Tab Editor is an editor for changing the Page Tabs that appear
77. MENU There are four print functions found under the File menu These function are covered in detail under Chapter 8 Printing The functions are Print Charts Print Coordinates Print Cast Sheet Print Cover Sheet 58 S 4 Chapter 3 The Menu Bar DOCUMENT OPTIONS This function is used to change the properties and preferences of a particular file For example through this function you can change a file s symbol font file locking properties copyright information and file title To display the Document Options select Document Options from the File menu PROPERTIES TAB The Properties tab contains settings that are the file characteristics which define the use of a file you are creating There is a section for typing your author information and copyright You can set the file up to be an un editable file for use as a demo The properties can be changed and then locked with a Master password This is useful if you would like to distribute your drill file but make it operate only as a demo Its value is most seen on the Internet You can create a drill file put a com pany name and contact number in the file that displays when the file is opened restrict its use for only previewing and post it on your web site for sale or upload the file to your Pyware account Anyone can download your file for preview Should they want to purchase your drill you can unlock their copy of the file for use by giving the customer a ke
78. Press and Hold Shift key while clicking the mouse to the left of the second editing handle A new editing handle will appear on the shape EET E d E pup EEEE EEEE EEHEEHE E HHHH EHEHEHEH EEHEHE HEHEHEHEHE H EEEE EEEE EEEE EEHEEHE E EEEE teaser BEIM E Pup T puppe SE Eee a eC Click and drag the new editing handle to the location indicated by the Location Indicator Left 40 yds 0 00 stp 40 stp HEN 9 Im Use the Play button in the Animation Controls to preview these changes and then we will continue to experiment with more Morph Tool options 36 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Now let s remove a single editing handle Press and hold the lt Shift gt key and click directly on the second editing handle to the left of the 50 yard line The handle will vanish and the shape will change accordingly ice Cepia E fa i i 2088 EEE PEER Ernst T e EHEH EEEE EEEE e Click and drag the next to last editing handle until the Location Indicator reads 50 yds 0 00 stp 0 00 stp um 24 A 1 E oe um E T T T T T T T T
79. a point for two or more clones The Cloning Handle will be placed in the center of the field and can be moved or rotated to reposition the cloned lines Omit Overlaps will watch for places where performers of a line are on top of other performers in the drill The overlapping places in the line will be omitted Omit Overlaps can watch for either overlaps involving only performers at the line s endpoints or overlaps involving any performer anywhere in the line Restrict Horizontal Vertical forces the second endpoint to a location on the field that is in line hori zontally vertically or 45 degrees diagonally with the first endpoint When entering the line as first time performers Symbol and Color is used to enter the symbol and colors for the new performers entered Symbol and Color options are only shown for first time per formers To enter a symbol sequence such as X O X O type the sequence one time For example XO will enter symbols X X X O through out the line Clicking on the Color Palette will display color options for the first time performers The performer s symbol and color can be changed for existing performers using the Labeling tool When entering the line as a transition Matching Lines options are used to match the positions of the line to their respective performers in the drill Matching Lines options are only shown when a shape is entered as the destination of a transition from a previous set On the field display
80. accessible files 2 30 Java Online File Manager get a from Dustin click the check box in the column GET THIS FILE File Mame Online Description Online Local CHECK TO PICK THE FILE Earth ind and Fire prad Traditional Drill v d v 4 ilocal E Half time time test 3dz Half time time test vd v d local Leader board 3D 3dj Leaderboard file v 1 ilocal E Leaderboard 302 file Sdz Test Leaderboard 302 file Leaderboard Production prod Test Leaderboard Production Paul Simon Dbl Tim 392 Paul simon Dbl Time Test 2 FI d 30 30 Java Online File Manager access online files in account Dustin make a change inthe TO DO column File Mame Online Description Online Local ver TO DO Earth Vind and Fire prod Traditional Drill 4 v4 local click here to do something with this file Half time Dbl time test dz Half time dbl time test 2 v 2 here to do something with this Leader board 30 34 Leaderboard zdj file click here to do something vith this Leaderboard 302 file ddz Test Leaderboard 3DZ file v 1 click here ta do something with this file Leaderboard Production prod Test Leaderboard Production click here to do something with this ti
81. ack are the Animation Controls Click on the Play vi 1 button to preview the moving arc with the E moving lines Click the Accept button to commit new move to drill Select Save from the File menu to save the changes to file EXPANDING CIRCLE From Counts 0 through 16 we will expand the color guard circle e On the Count Track make sure the Yellow Anchor is set to count 0 and the Red Anchor is set to count 16 Clicking on the page tab on count 16 will set both anchors at one time First we need to use a selection tool to select the circle Click on the Pointer tool in the Tool Palette or press the second button of your mouse Click on any position in the circle and all of the performers in the circle will be highlighted in red indi cating that they are selected Click on the Resize Tool in the Tool Palette m n A Resize Tool Control Panel will appear Lol 4 59 In the Control Panel if not already clicked Scale Scale to 1000 click on the Scale option Stretch Show Bridges Slant Show Webbing Distort Showy Symbols r move Let s experiment with options in the Control Panel Click and drag the lower left red handle until the Location Indicator reads 40 yds 0 00 stp 40 stp The circle will expand away from the center The outside edge should to
82. al This is probably the most important chapter for learning the fundamentals of 3D It guides you through the design of a short drill During the off season develop your skill with Pyware 3D After you have created the Tutorial drill take an old drill and practice inputting a few pages Learning a computer and its applications is similar to learning how to play a musical instrument You must learn the fundamentals and practice before performing in the recital The remaining portion of the manual is to be used as a reference material Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Describes the functions of the application menu bar Chapter 4 Drawing Tools Describes how to enter shapes using the drawing tools as well as details of special options common to most drawing tools such as clone and shape adjustment han dles Chapter 5 Selection and Performer Regrouping Tools Before using the editing tools in 3D a group of performers must first be selected This chapter shows how to select an individual or group of performers Chapter 6 Editing Maneuvering Tools This chapter describes how to edit and maneuver per formers in a drill Chapter 7 Special Tools This chapter covers special items important to the presentation and instruction of drill such as performer labeling text boxes and arrow indicators Chapter 8 Printing This chapter describes how to print charts coordinates and other reports Chapter 9 Utilities This chapter c
83. ape needs to be com bined from another shape or cut out of a shape do the follow ing Click on the first page tab and select Select from the Edit menu Evaluate how shapes are grouped Especially the shapes that you expect to be involved in interval adjustments during a drill rewrite The shape will be involved when one or more performers within the shape are to be removed or added For example if a performer of this square is to be removed then the intervals of the entire box will be adjusted because the performer resides in the box shape If regrouping appears to be needed select which shape needs regrouping Select either Knife tool or Glue tool and make the necessary adjustments to the grouping of the involved shape s In this example we want the performer to reside in only one side of the box and not the whole box This is done by cutting the box into four lines e Repeat these steps at each page tab in the drill CHAPTER 9 Utilities Removing a Performer This Remove Performer option will delete a position from the entire drill and resize shape intervals or leave a hole within a shape e Select Drill Rewriter from the Utilities menu and the Drill Rewriter Wizard will appear The Drill Rewriter will only edit a drill file that has first been saved You may be asked to save before con tinuing Remove Performers naer Perfarmerz Click a performer or performers remowe and select fram th
84. as well as editing handles and Reposition Handles Chapter 4 Drawing Tools FREE FORM TOOL 82 For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the Free Form shape is to be entered For transitions of existing performers into a free form shape move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the free form shape should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition into the new shape This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the free form shape using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Free Form tool will dis play the Free Form Control Panel ao r i X7 Positions 16 Omit overlaps Handles X Matching Lines Del Last Rever Clear Edit Handle spacing 1 yds Smooth Predict Next The free form is drawn by clicking points on the field display The first click on the field is the first end point of the free form The second click on the field places an editing handle at the second point of the free form shape By continuing to click on the field you add more editing handles that extend the shape You can draw continuously by holding the mouse button while moving the mouse across the field
85. asso Selection tool on the Tool To select the Lasso Selection tool click re Fg 1 Palette Clicking dragging a line around the performers will select them XXKKXENXXX L DELL Holding down lt Shift gt key while dragging line around unselected performers adds the perform ers to the selection Likewise holding down the lt Shift gt key while dragging a line around selected performers removes them from the selection Clicking on the field but not on a performer clears the selection 91 CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools TOOL 92 The Spotlight Selection tool is used to select and highlight a position to help a performer watch their movement while animating a drill To select the Spotlight tool click on the Spotlight tool on the Tool Palette and the Spotlight Tool Control panel will display Eg iN LI Click performer type below to search 22 bridges gt Bridge spotlight Name Symbol and or Label ymbol and or Labe Bridge all spaces To spotlight position you can either type in the positions Name Symbol and or Label There are options that allow you to see the bridges or paths that the positions will take to go to their ne
86. ating cus tomized field grids You can use this editor to design any type of grid such as winter guard floors soc cer fields and parades See Chapter 9 Utilities for details TAB EDITOR Unumes IVENU The Page Tab Editor is found in the Utilities menu The Page Tab Editor is useful for entering page tab titles Page tabs are considered sets when printing If titles are entered then the title is printed on the chart Use this when you want to title a set for clarification For example Set 1 could be titled Opening Formation and Set 4 could be titled Concert Formation The Page Tab Editor is also another way to enter page tabs Typically page tabs are entered from the Page Tab Editor button on the Count Track however they can be entered from this editor just as easy See Chapter 11 Utilities for details Page tabs can also represent sub sets Often a page tab is useful to create a complex transition how ever you only want to print a chart at the beginning and end of the transition You can create a sub tab This will prevent the set numbers from incrementing thru the sub tabs because the sub tabs are label A B C For example with two sub tabs between set 2 and 3 the numbering sequence would be 1 2 2A 2B 3 4 etc You also can choose to print the sub tabs or not from the Print Charts function SHORTCUT EDITOR Unumes MENU The Shortcut Editor is found in the Utilities menu The Shortcut Editor is used to change the
87. c we can select one part of the arc independently of the oth ers We would then select the first part of the arc and morph it into a line and repeat the process for the remaining parts The process of splitting and combining performers is called regrouping and is done using the Regrouping tools This chapter covers using the Regrouping tools Knife tool and Glue tool Adjustment tools are used to make quick adjustments in the transition and placement of formations You will find in this chapter the following Adjustment tools Snap To Adjust To CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools POINTER SELECTION TOOL 89 The Pointer Selection tool is the basic tool for selecting shapes This tool is used to quickly select all of the performers of a shape The Pointer Selection tool only selects whole shapes In other words when you use the Pointer Selection tool you will get ALL of the performers in a shape If you only want to select a portion of the performers in a shape other selection and regrouping tools will be used E PN Fie Lie 25 Tia To select the Pointer Selection tool click on the Pointer tool on the Tool Palette or click the right mouse button Clicking a shape on the field will select all of the performers of the shape When only one shape is selected the Console will display the Average Interval of the selected shape in steps To add another shape to the
88. ccept button would simply add an unnecessary step However if you want to make the Knife Tool Control Panel behave like typical 3D Control Panels click off the Accept each change and stick around option When the option is off the Accept button will be available and if not clicked when you are finished cutting then no changes will occur CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools 96 To perform a cut on a highlighted shape click 4 the performers on each side of the cut loca tion NEEDS AV DLL OLLI D mM LL nee anal tlt a eat H EEEE EEEE pns E EEEE EEHEEHE HEEE eG HE H E Regroup All button will break all of the performers in the highlighted shape s into individual points After the performers are broken up the tool will switch to a Glue tool for re connecting the performers in a different order Normally this is not used when all of the shapes of a page are highlighted To high light a smaller group of performers select the group prior to clicking on the Knife tool The Regroup All option is commonly used to change the grouping order of block shapes as shown Apply Pattern is available when only one shape is highlighted To highlight a single shape use the Pointer tool to select the shape prior to clicking on the Knife tool To use Apply Pattern select a pattern from the pop up menu and click Apply Pattern The AB patter
89. ce the red bubble to the next new place Likewise the up arrow key will advance the red bubble to the previous new place After pressing an arrow key any matches done afterward will advance the red bubble in the same direction as the last arrow keypress Should the up down arrows keys stop responding click once in the Positions text box At any time during the matching process the Animation Controls can be used to preview the transi tion in the drill Other useful functions that can be accessed during matching are located in the upper right corner of the field display window They are functions for controlling the field display such as mov ing or zooming the field showing hiding the text boxes show hiding the performer labels Also accessi ble is the measuring tape 78 For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the circle is to be entered For transitions of existing performers into a circle move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the circle should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the begin ning of the transition into the new circle This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the line using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Circle tool will display the m El Fe Circl
90. center of performer locations Thumbnails 8 per page Starting Set 1 Magnify symbols _ Zoom chart for largest printout Set SubSet Count Print Overlay Paths Title 1 all 0 ka 2 i 16 v None 3 48 v 4 Ir 72 v None Print Problem Shortcuts Print Overlay w Paths v Save as Default Print Preview n the Print Selection options click From Page Tabs In the Overlay Set options click Use Previous 47 191 v4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Click the Print Preview button A dialog box will appear allowing you to preview the printout and configure Page Setup options The Page Setup dialog box differ depending on the printer you are using 30 Print Charts 53 Print Selection Preferences Overlay Set Currently Displayed Count Print all performers black Thicker grid lines Suse Previous Som Page Tabs v Print each performers label Performer viewpoint reverse view Use Next Thumbnails 8 DE DERI i Print text d center of performer locations Starting Set amp 1 Magnify symbols Zoom chart for largest printout Set SubSet Count Print Overlay Paths Title 1 0 2 16 3 a 48 4 72 M Print Problem Shortcuts Print Overlay M Paths iili v Save as Default Print Previews
91. ctice Tools PRODUCTION Since a production is essentially a collection of drills that when combined make a whole show you must have at least one saved drill available to put into your new production before you can create the production When a drill is added to a production it is moved from the Drills folder into the production file You will longer find your drill in the Drills folder You will however find your drill when you open the production That is very important to remember so you don t panic and think you have lost your drill A production will appear in the Open Drills dialog just like a drill or a drill package When you open the production you will see the list of drills in the production in the Open Drill dialog The production is just like a sub folder in the Drills folder Select New Production from the File menu and the following dialog will display Click Next to continue to the next step Cancel 51 The 3D Production Builder is used to combine multiple drills into a single file called a Production Productions are comprised of drills created with 3D Java Interactive music audio files as well as any other external files such as floor covers and various production options Productions have enhanced capabatilities over typical 3D Drill files With a Production you print a drill book consisting of an entire show Coordinate sheets can be printed where all drills in the product
92. ctivated a snow in context_ Helpers that are set to pop up within the program are listed above in bold Don t Show in Context This button turns the This multi function button zooms the Count Track when the button appears in 1 Sten Aan corte selected helper off and will not be shown when its tool or function is activated Click the button zooms IN lt Shift gt click the button zooms OUT id Control click the button zooms to its default size program Show all in Context _ Thie bution ine all be setin the Display section of Application Options listed cin how arr wt prevent all helpers from helpers on to be seen when its tool or function is PEU dha on of activated Save Don t Show Any This button turns off all s helpers and will not show when its tool or func tion is activated 137 CHAPTER 10 Design Techniques BACKWARDS There will be times when you might wish to write backwards from a set later in the drill For example imagine your second set of a drill is actually the opening formation and the first set is a transition into the opening formation In this case it is easier to create the opening formation at the later count first then chart backwards to the beginning of the drill As with the above example Set 2 is the opening formation In this case we need to create perform ers for the first time in the drill at Set 22 These
93. curve is drawn by clicking three or more points on the field display The first click on the field is the first endpoint point of the curve The second click on the field continues the curve The third click on the field continues the curve and so on with the fourth and fifth The less points you have on the curve the smoother it will be There will be an editing handle at every point entered You can use these han dles to further oun the shape of the curve Positions 44 G _ Omit overlaps Handles E p D 2 amp Clone times Deltas J FEFE Symbols Color 2 EE EE EEEE D 4 E Im 552 EEDORSNDHESHEPE NEED ERE The Del Last button is used to remove the last entered point when creating the curve The Del Half button is used to reduce the number of points entered in half by deleting every other point entered on the field This is useful if you have too many points to form a smooth curve Many of the options in the Curve Tool Control Panel are exactly the same as options in the Line tool Refer to the Line tool at the beginning of this chapter for details on the Position Interval Clone Symbol Color and Matching Lines options
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95. d to preview the push in the drill Other useful function that can be accessed during the entry of the push are located in the upper right corner of the field display window They are functions for controlling the field display such as moving or zooming the field showing hiding the text boxes showing hiding the performer labels Also accessible is the measuring tape Clicking the Accept button will commit the push transition to the drill Clicking on any tool without click ing Accept will cancel the push The push can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools TOOL 102 The Rotate tool is used to gate a selected shape around a point along curved paths To establish the counts where the rotate transition is to begin and end in the drill set the Red Anchor on the Count Track to the count where the rotation is to end This is typically the count of the set you are currently working on Set the Yellow Anchor to the count where the rotation is to begin This is typically the previous set See this chapter s overview for more details After selecting the shape or shapes that Pr ut P you want to rotate clicking on the Rotate D 2 tool will display the Rotate Tool Control Panel Rotation 0 0 deg Tow keys rotate 5 deg Mirroring 99 50 Show Symbols Accer Editing handles appear
96. d to select a shape that you want to split into two parts In this example we will select the arc Select the Pointer tool of the Tool Palette You can also activate the Pointer tool by press ing the second button of your mouse e Click i tion of the arc AL E E DUE EEEE E performers inthe dL b LL Ll arc will appear in EEEH HEE aa E bold red to indi cate that the shape is selected EHHE RRO SCI ERG CORSE PRIS tte baer Hus REGERE Ha BHU HE E H i E WU Click on the Knife tool in the Tool Palette A Knife Tool BRE ER Control Panel will appear The Knife tool is used to cut a e zo it shape into two or more shapes m The Knife Tool Control Panel behaves differently from other tool panels By default there is no active Accept button Every cut with the knife is accepted without having to click the Accept but ton This is usually preferred because the Knife tool is used quite frequently for single cuts Y Requiring the click of the Accept button would Glue pou M simply add an extra step However if you want to make the Knife Tool Control Panel behave like Accept each change and stick around typical 3D control panels you would click OFF the Accent on another tool when fished Accept each change and stick around
97. des an overlay Use Previous will print the previous set as a background chart Likewise Use Next will print the next set as a background chart Starting Set will change the starting set number For example if the first drill ends with page tab 23 the continuation file can begin with page 24 Shortcuts pull down menus change the settings in the drill book options in the print charts dialog The Print shortcut menu will remove or add all of the checks from the selection boxes in the TT EM TP nr wena print column Similarly the Overlay LUTEA SE y shortcut menu will remove or add all of Print the checks from the selection boxes in All the Include Overlay column and the All But SubSets Paths shortcut menu will select all None none or mid point options to print paths Sets and SubSets are derived from the Page Tabs of the Count Track Typically a chart should be printed at each page tab and therefore each page tab is a Set Sometimes however it is useful to create a page tab a location where you don t necessarily need a printed chart Such as com plex transition where you only want to print a chart at the beginning and end of the transition but you may need a few tabs placed within the transition to make it easier to create These mid transition page tabs can be changed to a Sub Set so the set numbering will be correct For example with two sub sets between set 2 and 3 the numbering sequence
98. dless of the placement of both Red and Yellow Anchors If All Counts is turned off then the animation will start at the Yellow Anchor and end at the Red Anchor When the Sound option is selected you can choose and play a MIDI MP3 or WAV file to play along with your drill When Step Animation is selected after clicking Play animation will advance one step per space bar or right arrow keypress The left arrow keypress will reverse the drill one step The Fast Animation option will play animation at a fast tempo for quicker review of transitions TIP combination of both Loop and Fast Animation is a great way to preview the interaction of maneuvers of shapes to other shapes CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts CONSOLE TOOL PALETTE The Console is the location for finding detailed information about a function you are currently using Location Indcator ae 30 vds 1 00 stp 28 00 stp 0010 positions selected Editing count 0 Whole B rte The top line of the Console is called the Location Indicator It provides information regarding cursor placement relating to steps from vertical division lines and horizontal reference points from either back side line front side line or middle of field Information in the Console changes depending on the function currently being used Typically the con sole shows information such as number of positions selected average inter
99. du a up m HC THE HE THE 42 4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Now click on the other position closest to the 50 yard line A gap will appear between the two posi tions indicating the large arc is now two smaller arcs Heed Heed Goda feud EEEE i EE EEEE EEEE en ER Ea EEEE E E EEHEEHE eE Hop E eA EEEE e Select both arcs again using either Pointer Tool Box Select Tool Lasso Tool Click on the Curve Tool in the Tool Palette A Curve Tool Control Panel will appear ato E In the Curve Tool Control Panel enter 20 in the Positions text box Positions 8 overlaps Handles Matching Lines interval Del J Reven J Clone 0 times Beam Rak r Predict Next Emi hk zr E Click OFF the Omit Overlaps option Positions 20 8 d Omit overlaps Handles Matching Lines Click ON the Predict Next option Clone 0 mes fip ck Accent Predict Next 43 15 4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial V On the field click on the followi
100. duction Files File Menu New Production File Menu Open Production File Close Production File Production Options File Add Remove Drills in Production File Menu Save File amp Save As File Fil Backup File Revert Saved File Menu Printing File Menu Document Options File Properties Tab External Files Tab Preferences Tab Application Options File Display Tab t EC o Backups Tab Installation WAND System Info Undo Edit Mni rra rtr rrt pt ott ne Delete Edit Menu Copy Edit Menu Paste Edit Menu Select Recent Edit Menu Select Edit Menu Snap To Edit Menu Adjust To Edit Menu TOOLS E g E Display Menu Drill Rewriter Utilities Menu 49 50 51 55 55 55 55 55 56 57 58 58 59 60 60 60 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 67 67
101. duction description Performer s Practice Tools settings and the list of drills that are in the production Production Options will be available only if you have a pro duction currently opened See Open Production or New Production The Production Options are the same as the options that you set when you create a New Production See New Production for details ADD REMOVE DRILLS IN PRODUCTION When a production is opened you can change which files are in the production with this function You 25 can also create a new drill or create a continuation drill of an existing drill in the production This is handy when you have finished one drill and want to move on to the next Chapter 3 The Menu Bar SAVE Fe amp SAVE As RLE 56 Selecting Save from the File menu will save your recent changes to the file If a file has not been saved before a Save As dialog will display for you to name the file on the storage device typically the hard disk You can also choose Save As for a file that has already been saved This will allow you to save another copy of the drill file with a new name This is a great way to keep copies of earlier versions of a file should you choose to go back for some reason To keep your file versions straight we recom mend you rename the file by adding a number to the end of the name such as opener01 opener02 openerO3 This is the dialog that appears for Save As 4l Save a Drill File Drill t
102. e options then click Continue Stop at each page tab to make choice fram the following Equalize Internals Leave a Hole Equalize intervals throughout the drill C Leave a hole throughout the drill Cancel Click on the performer or performers that you want to remove from the drill The Drill Rewriter Wizard is displayed in the upper right corner of the field dis play window If it is covering your per formers it can be moved by dragging the control panel s title bar The Stop at each page tab option will display each count that has a page tab or sub page tab and highlight the performer to be removed At each page tab you will decide how this shape is to handle the removal of the selected performer For example if the shape is a part of a filled block of horizontal and vertical lines it may be preferred to leave a hole in the shape rather than to adjust its intervals The Equalize Intervals option adjusts the intervals of each shape that the removed performer s occupies The Leave a hole throughout the drill option inputs a hole in each shape that the removed per former s occupies Click Continue and the Rewrite Control Panel will display The control panel is typically displayed in the upper left corner of the field However if it is covering your view you can move it by dragging its title bar A red X will appear on top of each performer
103. e Tool Control Panel 2 y The circle 5 Positions 63 5 d Omit overlaps Data HEE drawn by click Interval 2 5 100 a the fied dis Du pa Offset EEEE HHEH play The first click on field FH Accept Symbols X Color will be the ter point of the ES 997 click will b the first per FEC EE HEE EEE former along i edge of the cir oi tea ing performers will be drawn counter clock wise from first performer A Many of the options in the Circle Tool Control Panel are exactly the same as options the Line tool Refer to the Line tool at the beginning of this chapter for details on the Position Interval Clone Symbol Color and Matching Line options as well as Editing Handles and Reposition Handles Entering a number in the Data Points will change the number of points in the circle This is useful to create different shapes For example 3 data points creates a triangle 4 a rectangle and 5 a pentagon The Offset Spacing option will offset the first performer of the circle by half the interval For example this is useful when you want an equal number of performers on each side of a yard line Place the cir cle edge handle on the yard l
104. e red editing anchor to the count of drill where the change of pace will stop Move the yellow editing anchor to the beginning of the transition where the change in pace will start usually the pre vious set Select the existing performers whose pace will be changing using a selection tool such as the Pointer tool Click on the Pace tool and the Pace Control Panel will be displayed 7 E Ma Pace Information Hold Enter the pace change information and click Accept You can pre C One step per beat view the change by clicking on the Play animation button prior to Two steps per beat Double Time clicking Accept 1 2 Step per beat Half Time Accept s v4 CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK 99 CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools The tools in this chapter are called Editing Maneuvering tools These tools are used to reshape exist ing shapes displayed at the count indicated by the Red Anchor of the Count Track However the power of these tools go much further than just editing a single count These tools also create the tran sition to the count at the Red Anchor from the count at the Yellow Anchor Typically the count at the Yellow Anchor is the count of the previous set you have completed For example imagine you are working on Set 2 of your drill Set 1 of your drill is at count 0 and Set 2 of y
105. e route In this case the route is simple LF Left Flank 161 J d CHAPTER 12 Traditional Tools Plug in 4 The Traditional tool allows you to create custom transitions They are created by entering a Route consisting of any combination moves You have 6 different moves available Code Movement LF Left Flank RF Right Flank MT Mark Time FM Forward March TR To the Rear ST Step Off such as Step 2 The route is entered in the Route box by typing the code for the move followed by a number of steps Each move is separated with a comma For example LF2 LF The above example is a Left Flank LF then take 2 steps and make another left flank LF then con tinue marching to the end of the length of the transition This is a standard left counter march Type in the route in the Route text box and as you type the description will appear in the Description area This will help you confirm that you are entering a correct route Action Line Slope changes the slope of the starting line of the route Typically the slope will be O However you can set the line to a 45 degree slope which allows you to create column left and right formations You have 3 different settings 0 45 and 45 degrees depending on what direction you want the column to turn New button creates a new traditional maneuver Save button will save your Route as a traditional maneuver to be used again later Copy button will open and display a saved
106. each select ed performer These handles can be dragged and thus dragging all perform ers to the final location of the push tran sition While dragging the editing han dles the location of the cursor is dis played in the Console as well as the Largest Stride and Largest Distance The resolution of the cursor can be con trolled by the whole half and quarter step switches in the upper right corner of the Console The Push Tool Control Panel also displays the Stride and Distance 101 CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools A Reposition Handle will appear in the center of the selected performers Dragging the center of the p Reposition Handle is the same as dragging one of the Inner Ring Outer Ring performer handles Dragging the Rotator Arm that Dra gs Whole Mbves Point shape of Rotation extends from the Reposition Handle will rotate the shape The point of rotation can be changed by drag ging the outer ring of the Reposition Handle to a pre ferred location Rotator Arm Use the Arrow Keys to shift and rotate forms easily without having to change tools or use the mouse Moving forms with the Arrow Keys without the shift or lt ctrl gt keys is disabled in drawing tools because this feature is primarily used for matching performers when regrouping You can however use Arrow Keys to move the form when you have any editing tool open Simply select the form you wish to move select y
107. eactivate your 5 plug Ins should you need to 30 Plug In Instant Purchasing Information Reactivate Plug Ins reinstall your software TAB The Backups tab contains 30 Application Options ES options for controlling the rM matic backup feature The Display Plug Ins Backups System Info Installation Backup Directory 15 loca tion of your backup file folder Number of backups main tained per drill option changes the maximum number of copies created Always backup after using Save option turns on or n off the automatic backup feature P lis Backupsi Prause When on checked a new back up file is saved every time you choose Save from the File Always backup after using Save menu Backup Directory Number of backups maintained per drill 5 63 L um 4 INSTALLATION TAB SYSTEM INFO TAB 64 Chapter 3 The Menu Bar The Installation tab contains the encryption information If you Application Options x have not entered your encryption information the 3D Java Display Plug Ins Backups System Info Installation Interactive program will function as a demo The encryption infor J Licensed mation is entered the first time the program 1 run Mame of person or organization who licensed this of 3D Java Serial Humber 3DJPRO 00013 Com
108. end of the arc to the other SL CLS Se o pug ha EE EE mud EE EE teat fant cast adi fate tout cast esti The picture above 1 a sample of leaders where the leader in the left arc is on the incorrect endpoint NA D TW _ CODODODODOOOQO0OQOOC NA Ht The picture above is a sample of leaders who are correct In the Follow the Leader Control Panel click on the Left Right Mirror option Curved Shape andes mirroring 50 Delete Half Delete Last Clicking on leader red dot changes leader Chapter 2 The Tutorial 31 e Click the mouse on the RIGHT side of the field at the location where the Location Indicator reads 35 yds 0 00 stp 44 00 stp to start a path A straight path for both shapes will appear A red editing handle square will appear at the point where you clicked nan RC fo ae tab la illiid e II Hii Hunni NE Ip Hunni DOBOOOOOOC ipae
109. es paths during preview animation in the Display tab toggles on or off the match ing bridges to help provide a cleaner animation while drawing new forms 62 Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Reset Prompts amp Helpers Some prompts will appear during the use of the program for the pur pose of providing extra guidance These prompts could pop up in tools functions and options throughout the program The prompts will only appear once if the user clicks Don t display this again Reset Prompts amp Helpers will reset the Don t display this again check box on all of these prompts Reset Window Locations in the Display tab resets the location of windows and tool palettes to their default location on the screen PLuG INs TAB The Plug Ins tab lists all of the 4 plug ins that are installed 90 Application Options your installation of Pyware 3D Display Plug Ins Backups System Info Installation 3D Plug in Instant Purchasing information Selecting this but ton brings up a new window with pricing and accessibility for purchasing 3D Upgrades and Accessories A valid Credit Card and internet access is required to complete the purchase Plug Ins Installed in this installation af 3D standard 3D Java Plug In Tool Set Reactivate Plug Ins Selecting this button brings up a new win dow that allows you to reacti vate a 3D Plug In you have pre viously purchased It will be necessary to r
110. ew performers This option will enter the performers as new performers This is typically done at count 0 of the drill New performers are rarely entered at any other count The only time you might want to enter new performers at a count other than count 0 is when you are starting a new drill by creating your first time performers at set 2 and plan to chart backwards to set 1 Mirror ing Less Options Clicking this button expands the Paste Control Panel to show Mirroring Options which allow you to Invert paste shape vertically horizontally and across mid stage This inverts the copied shape prior to pasting it on the current count of drill SELECT RECENT Mno Choosing Select Recent from the Edit menu re selects the last made selection of performers If a new shape is entered then the performers of that shape will be selected Double clicking on the Pointer tool does the same as Select Recent SELECT ALL Eprr Choosing Select All from the Edit menu selects all performers displayed on the current count of drill Snap To This function snaps the selected performers to the near est whole half or quarter step Choosing Snap To from the Edit menu will display the Shape To dialog where E Whole Step you can choose the snap to resolution d Half Step Quarter Step ust To Eprr The Adjuster editing tool is used for quickly moving and or adjusting performer s locations
111. f the picture in the same proportion as the performing surface For example on a football field the height is 52 5 of the length Included with the floor covers is a Football field template that is already created to these proportions Within this picture file is a drawing representing the surface design of the perform ance All floor cover files are located in the Floor Covers folder of the 3D Java Application folder To create a grid that includes a floor cover you will use the Grid Designer found in the Utilities menu of 3D e Select Grid Designer from the Utilities menu e f the grid that you want placed over the floor cover is already created but not currently displayed click Load and select the grid you want to be placed over the floor cover 2 ad Select a Floor Cover to include with field grid covers located in the Floor Covers folder If you want to create a different floor jpg cover you will need to use Football Template a paint program to design JrHsBBall ipg the floor cover with the width and height of the pic ture in the same proportion as the performing surface Save it in the Floor Covers folder as a jpg or file File name Files af type All Files gt Cancel After the floor cover and grid layout are setup as you would like save the layout using the Save or Save As button so you can use the new grid design on new drill files
112. f the FTL the Animation controls can be used to preview the FTL in the drill Other useful functions that can be accessed during the entry of the FTL are located in the upper right corner of the field display window They are functions for controlling the field display such as mov ing or zooming the field showing hiding the text boxes and showing hiding the performer labels Also accessible is the measuring tape Accept button accepts the FTL into the drill Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the FTL The FTL can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track RESIZE TOOL 106 The Resize tool is a multipurpose tool for changing the size of a selected group of performers The selection can be resized any of the following ways Scale changes the size of the selection in equal amounts vertically and horizontally Stretch changes the size of the selection in differing amounts vertically and horizontally Slant stretches the shape while also skewing the shape in horizontal or vertical directions Distort changes the size of the selection in differing amounts in all four directions To establish the counts where the resizing transition is to begin and end in the drill set the Red Anchor on the Count Track to the count where the resizing is to end This is typically the count of the set you are currently working on Set the Yellow Anchor to the count where the resizing is to begin This is typically the prev
113. files such as all performers in a marching band Since a User Name and Password are not required to be an Anonymous Guest it is also useful for Commercial Online Accounts for potential customers to be able to sign on 2 Registered Guest This is a user who can access your account with a sign on User Name and Password These users can read download files from your online account but do not have the authority to write upload files to your online account With this utility you can setup Registered Guests to see only selected files in the account Setting up Registered Guests is useful to give unique file access to a single user such as a customer picking up commissioned drill from a designer 3 Account Administrator This is a user who can access your account after signing on to the account as a Registered User using the account administrators User Name and Password This user can read and write files from your online account All files in the account are visible to this user The administrator can use this utility to add or edit users and change their access privileges You can setup different users to have differing access to files in the account This utility can only be run by the account administrator To start the Online Users File Access amp Passwords select Online Users File Access amp Passwords from the Interactive menu The Online Users File Access amp Passwords will attempt to go online and find your online account Once co
114. follow the movement of the performer Before entering a prop use to Count Track to move to count 0 of the drill and the Prop tool will be enabled Props are always added at count 0 and they exist throughout the drill Clicking on the Prop tool will display the Le Foe L Prop Tool Control Panel Em T Choose Prop Image d Prop is carried by performer Drag the upper left comer af the prop to the performer chosen as its carrier Height above floor 0 0 yds mts Clicking on top of an existing prop will select the prop for editing prop is selected when it is outlined in red Clicking a location anywhere else on the field will start the creation of a NEW prop The first click will be the location of the upper left corner of the prop Then move the cursor to the location for the lower right corner of the prop and click A red box will indicate the location entered Editing handles will appear on a selected or new prop Dragging the handle in the upper left corner will move the location of the prop Dragging the handle in the lower right corner will change the size of the prop Clicking on Choose a Prop Image in the Prop Tool Control Panel will display a file dialog for finding an existing jpg or gif image Clicking on Prop is carried by a performer in the Prop Tool Control Panel will cause the prop to move with the movement of a selected performer To selec
115. from incrementing thru the subsets or sub tabs because the sub tabs are labeled A B C For example with two subsets between set 2 and 3 the numbering sequence would be 1 2 2A 2B 3 4 etc Click in the set Title column to enter a title for the page tab When a title is entered the title will be used in printouts Page Tab titles are useful to clarify reports For example imagine Page Tab 4 is a concert formation Titling Page Tab 4 Concert Set will print Concert Set on any printout where Page Tab 4 is involved CHAPTER 9 Utilities Many functions of the 3D menu bar can be accessed directly using keyboard shortcuts To edit your keyboard shortcuts You can create more than one set of shortcuts This is useful if more than one person is using your installation of 3D Each individual can setup the shortcuts according to their pref erences Initially there are two sets Default and a Version 2 The Default set is a set of shortcuts created at Pygraphics containing preferred shortcuts from the Pyware Tech Staff as well as some of our users The Version 2 set contains shortcuts to match the previous version of 3D The Default set cannot be changed If you want to modify the Default set you must create a copy of the Default set and modify the copy 3n Enter a Shortcut ESI Enter the keypress combinations to be used as a shortcut for the function Add Remoave Drill in Production Modifier Keys shift Contr
116. function nothing is stored in the clip Paste with different matching order Invert pasted shape horizonally board the Paste function will be dim Paste as new performers Invert pasted shape across mid stage Select Paste from the Edit menu and the Symbols X Color following will display Paste with same matching order Pastes the performers into the current count of drill and main tains their same identity matching order as the performers they were copied from Paste with different matching order This option will only be available if performers were selected on the currently displayed count prior to choosing Paste The selected performers will be the perform ers 3D will try to move match the pasted performers into Matching Controls will display in the right area of the Paste Control Panel Matching Controls are used to match the positions of the pasted shape to their respective performers in the drill On the field display matching lines are drawn between Chapter 3 The Menu Bar the positions of the pasted shape and the selected performers Often the positions in the line are matched correctly or simply need to be flipped over to be correct using the Flip button If more match ing control is necessary clicking the Clear button will clear all of the matching lines for you to replace manually See the end of Chapter 6 Manual Matching for details on manual matching Paste as n
117. g gate Gate 1 right at the blue line Steps during gate 16 mous move Revert e Editing handles will appear on each of the selected performers Drag any performer to determine the initial marching direction and the point at which the rotation of the gate maneuver should begin The center point of the rotation will occur at the final location of the editing handle you drag You can change the center point of rotation by dragging the center point indicator inm Ld L ra r1 Ld E ra Ld Ld 2 UDUUUEUDUDDERREBE Ee HO e Hu DIET HE TER dE Ht a 0 159 160 CHAPTER 12 Traditional Tools Plug in In the Control Panel the value in the Stride text box designates the stride length the performers will be using during this maneuver except during the actual gate During the gate all performers will be taking different strides Gate left right at the blue line designates which way the positions will turn when performing the gate The gate will not begin until the performers cross the blue line The value in Steps during gate designates the number of steps taken in the gate The default is 16 This means the performers take a total of 16 steps during the execution of the gate maneuver Reve
118. g per formers of the selected line These Matching Lines indicate which performers in the line are mov ing into which new place in the circle LINE TOOL For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the line 15 to be entered For transitions of existing performers into a line move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the line should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition into the new line This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the line using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Line tool will display the HK VIE Line Tool Control Panel 5 ol ol Positions 0 5 F Omit overlaps Interval 0 Restrict Horm ert Clone 0 times Symbols X Color The line is drawn by clicking two points on the field display The first click will enter the first endpoint and the second click will be the second endpoint While entering the endpoints the cursor location 15 dis 45 vds 0 00 stp 75 00 ste played in the Console The resolution of the cursor can positions selected be controlled by the whole half and quarter eighth Editing count 0 sixteenth step switches in the upper
119. gle count This multi function button zooms the Count Track when the button appears in green Single clicking the button zooms IN Shift click the button zooms OUT lt Ctrl gt lt option gt for Mac click the button zooms to its default size Default size can be set in the Display section of Application Options listed in the File Menu Zoomed Count Track View accum Y 16 24 32 40 46 o 0 4 9 E Track Resolution Button 9 CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts TABS User determined page tabs are markers placed on the Count Track ruler for making it easier to jump to counts in the drill Clicking on a page tab jumps the Red Anchor to that count and the Yellow Anchor to the previous page tab In printouts page tabs are considered Sets in the drill Page Tabs can be entered two ways One is visually using the Page Tab Editor button located on the Count Track and the other is using the Page Tab Editor in the Utilities menu The Page Tab Editor on the Utilities menu is covered in Chapter 9 Utilities The procedure of implementing the Page Tab Editor button on the count track is outlined below j Tab Bin TAB 48 8 40 2 32 56 5 1 184 192 200 208 4 Tab on Tab Editor Button Clicking on
120. hape consists of straight lines between the handles Show Bridges displays the bridge lines between the morphing shape and the initial location The bridge lines represent the paths of the performers Turning this option off is useful when there are so many performers that the bridge lines begin to clutter the screen Show Symbols will display the position symbols instead of a plain dot Reset to Hold resets the transition to a Hold from the secondary count Revert button resets the handles to their initial position At any time during the entry of the morph the Animation controls can be used to preview the morph ing shape in the drill Other useful functions that can be accessed during the entry of the morph are located in the upper right corner of the field display window They are functions for controlling the field display such as moving or zooming the field showing hiding the text boxes and showing hiding the performer labels Also accessible is the measuring tape Accept button accepts the morph into the drill Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the morph The morph can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools FOLLOW THE LEADER TOOL 105 The Follow the Leader FTL tool is used to create a new shape resulting from the paths taken by positions of the selected shape The path is determined by the leader of the shape To establish the coun
121. he sms x E HEH can be used to SE P Shape the oval EERE Err E RAE REL BENT Reposition EEEE HEHEHEHEHE anaies io snl oval Recheck the Positions 24 Omit overlaps Data Pts p DUE Lock to Circle Intewal 1 842 option The circle times will snap back 1 Lock to circle Offset spacing into place 1st place tap of circle e Change the value inthe dui 4 Notice this 2b am nia Eb an dE Dur is procedure creates na 4 you could create FEEFFE enclosed number of sides 20 30 4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Click on the Circle Tool in the Tool Palette to de select the Circle Tool and cancel the creation of the circle TOOL TAKE 2 21 Now let s re enter the circle Click on the Circle tool in the Tool Palette A Circle Tool Control Panel will appear e f not already entered in the Control Panel enter Positions 24 and Interval 2 If not already checked check the Lock to Circle option If not already checked check the Offset Spacing option To place the center point of the circle use Location Indicator in the Console to move the cursor to 50 yds 0 stp 56 stp and click the mouse button
122. he Red Anchor to the count of drill where the block should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition into the new shape This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the free form shape using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Block will display the IS e E Block Tool Control Panel Positions 0 omit Handles Matching Lines Harz Int 2 0 8 d Stagger Verint 20 Show Bridges Flip Bak Clone 0 times Predict The block is drawn by clicking three or more points on the field display The first click the field is the first point of the first side of a multi sided block The second click on the field finishes the first side and Starts the next side and so on A block form can have as many sides as you would prefer Positions 49 Omit Overlaps Handles smse mum 1 Vetint 4 8 Show Bridges FEEFEE Clane Symbols X celer ml Entering a value in Positions will lock the positions box to the value entered If both of the Horizontal and Vertical boxes are locked one will be unlocked automatically in order to adjust the intervals t
123. he symbols to be printed black Print each performers label determines whether a label is printed usually a number beside each performers symbol Normally if labels were entered with the Performer Labeling tool this option is checked However sometimes when a chart is very cluttered it is preferred to remove the labels to make the chart more clear Print text option determines whether the text created with the Text tool will be printed on the chart The Print text option also determines whether arrow indicators created with the Arrow Labeling tool will be printed Magnify Symbols option will enlarge the symbols and labels printed on the charts Thicker grid lines option will print the field grid with thicker lines This is sometimes useful on laser printers low on toner Also on some printers the grid lines are too thin to reproduce well Performer viewpoint reverse view will print the charts from the performers perspective Mark center of performer locations will place a dot in the center of the positions where the per former will be standing Zoom chart for largest printout will print Zoomed in charts The printout will be zoomed in as much as possible while still keeping the performers in the picture When selecting this preference some options will display for determining which charted items are visible in the printout when zoomed Overlay Set has two options Use Previous and Use Next When checked if a chart selection inclu
124. he Text Tool is used to enter boxes of text directly onto a count of drill Usually a text box contains drill instructions for the performers Clicking on the Text tool will display the lm gt Text Tool Control Panel 22 5 T T X Font Size Framed Templates d Transparent zadf 26 d Serif All existing text boxes if any will appear on the screen with editing handles in the upper left and lower right cor ner of each box 113 CHAPTER 7 Performer Labeling and Special Markings Clicking on the field and not on any existing text box will create a NEW text box The location of the first click will become the upper left corner of the new text box Move the mouse to a location for the lower right corner of the new text box In order to type text inside the box click in the middle of the box to place a cursor in the context area for typing Clicking and dragging on an editing handle located in the upper left corner of a text box will move the text box Similarly clicking and dragging on an editing handle located in the lower right corner of a text box will resize the text box Clicking in the middle of an existing text box will select the text box and place a cursor in the boxes content area for typing A text box is selected if the frame around the box is red After a text box is selected changes made in the Text Box Control Panel will only affect the selected te
125. he count track Typically showing a number every 8 counts is preferred Secondary Count Performer Style settings in the Display tab changes the size and color of the symbol used for secondary positions At low screen resolutions the secondary dots will be larger on the screen so you may want to draw smaller symbols than the default settings If you are new to 3D this setting can be changed at any time Its usefulness will become easier to understand after using the program New Performer Style settings in the Display tab changes the size and color of new performers At low screen resolutions you may want to draw smaller symbols than the default settings Just as with the Secondary Count Performer Style its usefulness will become easier to understand after using the program Show Perspective Window in the Display tab shows or hides the perspective window This is useful on slower computers or computers with low RAM Unchecking Show Perspective View will make 3D run faster and with less memory usage Use 3D Figurines takes a lot of memory shows actual figures with uniforms defined through the Figurine Editor instead of the standard pyramid Check for Pygraphics messages in the Display tab checks online for messages from Pygraphics concerning critical and optional updates and items of possible interest to 3D users Draw Tool Bar Vertically in the Display tab draws the Tools Palette vertically instead of horizon tally Show bridg
126. he new place marked with the red bubble A match line will connect the performer with the new place e The red bubble will move to the next place in the new shape Matched posi tions turn green to indicate they have been matched Click on the selected performer that identifies this new place Repeat this step for each new place e If you make a mistake click the Back button to back up one matched place Another way to correct a mis take is to click on the matching line drawn over the incorrect performer and drag the line to the correct per former Chapter 4 Drawing Tools Positions 18 8 d Omit overlaps Data Pts Matching Lines Interval 3 101 Clone times me eme Jo d d PredietNext upper EEHEEHE EEEE E EE EEHEEHE EEEE EEEE He pueri peu uuuuuuuJ m wok ck CK a k ck A OB OB OB O8 08 80808 tt pei peu EE BD EHE EEEE EEEE Se sees H HER HEHEHEHEHE HH EEHEEHE les Head HEHEHEHE Chapter 4 Drawing Tools The down arrow key the keyboard will advan
127. he track 15 to end This 15 typically the count of the set you are currently working on Set the Yellow Anchor to the count where the track is to begin This is typically the previous set See this chapter s overview for more details After selecting the shape or shapes that Blige AN E FF ES Fis you want to track clicking on the Track es ip tool will display the Track Tool Control Panel Cured Path Handles F Show Symbols Hali A red dot will appear on the one of the per formers of the selection to highlight it Clicking anywhere on the field will start a path from the EHEHEHEH EEHEEHE at HEHEHEHEHE highlighted performer to that location An edit FA e E ing handle will be placed at the location of EH EEEE E E AR HEHEHEHE Er EEEE H E HEHHEE Continuing to click on the field will extend the A path of the selected group to the location of each click A new editing handle will be added at each location clicked Clicking on an editing handle while holding down the lt Shift gt key will remove the handle from the path Likewise clicking along the path between two handles while holding the lt Shift gt key will insert a handle into the path The Delete Last button shortens the path by removing the last editing handle of the path This is use ful when you inadvertently add an editing handle to the end of the path The Fewer button cuts the number of handles
128. ht Step Resolution Top Visitor 52 Quarter Steps Half Steps Bottom Home Eighth Steps Whole Steps Starting Set amp Print Performer ID Print date and time of printout s Print Problem Save as Default Print Preview Close There are two coordinate Report Type options 1 121 Print Performer Coordinate Sheet is a list of coordinates for a performer The coordinate list contains a coordinate for each Page Tab location set in the drill a Combine coordinates of all drills in this production into one list This option is available when choosing M d Combine coordinates nf all drillz in this Print Coordinates while a Production file or a drill in P EM a Production file is currently opened quarter page index card size Print Performers Coordinate Sheet b List Size This is the size of the printout This is use Print Directors Coordinate Sheet ful for performers who want lists to be printed in a con venient size for fitting on index cards or small pocket List size half page size for a wallet Print Director Coordinate Sheet is a list of all performers The list contains a coordinate for each performer at a Page Tab set A Director Coordinate Sheet can be printed for each Page Tab in the drill by selecting the Include coordinates for all sets option CHAPTER 8 Printing Performer Coordinate
129. ick an a performer type information to search After selecting the characteristic enter a search value in Search for box The Label Include performers matching that characteristic value 2 Symbgi Search for Labels starting with will be highlighted with red boxes As a O Color shortcut you can also just click on a 7 Name former on the screen that has that search value and it will be entered for For Accept Click on a performer type information search example if searching for a characteristic of Color if you click on a red performer all of the red performers will be highlighted If the highlighted performers performers in red boxes are performers that you want to include in the selection click Include The selection will be modified performers in the selection will be marked with a red dot You can repeat the process of picking a characteristic entering a characteristic value then clicking Include or Exclude The buttons Include Exclude Clear are used to modify the current selection with the highlight ed performers Include will include the highlighted performers in the current selection Exclude will remove the highlighted performers from the current selection will all performers to the current selection Clear will remove all performers from the current selection
130. ile are located on the local computer only Notice the online file versions for the files that are online are shown in the Internet Copy column If there are local copies that have been downloaded from the online account the Local Copy will display the local ver sion You can use the versions to determine whether the drill file on your computer or in the online account is the most current When logged in as the account administrator there are four tasks that can be chosen to do to the files in the list Beside each of the drill files is a TO DO pull down menu listing the applicable tasks Do Nothing will not make any changes to the file Get the online internet copy of the file will download the online version of the file to the local computer e Send file copy to the internet account will upload the local version of the file to the online account This option is only available to the administrator Remove the file from the internet account will remove the file entirely from the online account This option is only available to the administrator Other control buttons in the Online File Manager window are Save Changes will perform the tasks selected for each file Cancel will log off the online account and close the Online Account Manager Show File Information will show the file information dialog of the selected file in the list on to another account will log off the current account and re display the list of accounts
131. iles in Drill Backups Save Options C3 3D Java Interactive Package gt 3D Java Drill File Heed Help File Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Drill files in shows the directory on the storage device that 15 displaying in the file list Browse will change the directory shown in the list The drill file list contains drill files drill packages and folders Clicking on any of them and clicking Save will save the file to the location in the list The Go To Drills Directory will show the list of drill files in the default drill files directory The Go Up One Directory will move up one directory from any sub folders found in the default drill files directory The Save Options contain options available for the type of file that is being saved 3D Java Interactive Package is a package that contains not only the standard 3D Drill file but also contains any audio and picture files used within the drill file The files that can be included are optional as well They are Include Audio File Include Drill File Include Props Include Floor Cover 3D Java Drill File is a standard drill file that includes no picture files for props or floor covers It also does not include the audio file if an audio file was used within the drill BACKUP This function is used to backup the currently Backup File opened dril
132. ine and the performers will be spaced equally on each side of the line Chapter 4 Drawing Tools The Lock to Circle option will create a circle Turning off this option will create an oval When creating an oval there will be two Editing Handles which are used to define the inner size and outer size of the oval Should you want to create the oval rotated then use the Rotation Arm of the Reposition Handle located at the center of the oval BEES JARRE COC CO The First Place at Top of Circle will make the matching order begin at the top of the circle This is sometimes useful to make matching of the circle easier Point TOOL For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the point or points are to be entered For transitions of existing performers into the point or points move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the points should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition into the new point s This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the point s using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Point Tool Control Panel 4 LE 5 5 Many of the options in the Point Tool Control Panel are exactly the same as options in the Line tool Refer to the Line lone 0 times _ Matching Li
133. ion The Field Zoom Tool is used to zoom the actual field grid within the field display Click on the tool and click on the field grid to zoom in Alt click on the field grid to zoom out lt Option gt click for Mac lt Alt gt click directly on the tool to revert back to the default field view Count TRACK The Count Track is typically located along the bottom of the screen Its main component looks like a ruler with a tick drawn for every count in the drill A Red and Yellow Anchor can be dragged along the ruler which determine the count of the drill that will be displayed and edited on the screen The Count Track is very important and is fundamental for the proper operation of 3D Java Interactive wm wu 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 128 136 144 152 160 168 176 184 192 200 208 216 224 23 0 During typical use sliding left right above the counts of the Count Track is Red and Yellow Anchor Directly to the left of the ruler in the Count Track is an area that displays the Red and Yellow Anchor values When writing forward the top number represents the count of drill where the Yellow Anchor is located The next number represents the count of drill where the Red Anchor is located and the last number represents the number of counts between the Red Anchor and the Yellow Anchor BN
134. ion are printed in a single coordinate list Productions can be automatically downloaded by performers inta a 3D Java Simulator far in home drill practice and simulator competitions After creating a Production it be uploaded it a 3D Online Account Once online your performers can download the productions directly inta their 3D Java Production Simulator ar 3D Java Viewer for performing and printing 52 Enter the title of the produc tion The pro duction title will be used as the file name of the production s main title After entering the production title click Create and then click Next to contin ue to the next step If there is a production with the same title in your Drills folder you will be asked to choose anoth er e Enter the description of the production that will appear on cover sheets Click Next to continue 3ll 3D Java Production Builder Chapter 3 The Menu Bar 3D Java Production Builder Enter the title of this production The title will be shown when the production is used in 30 applications The title will also be used as the production s file 3D Production Tithe Grand Champion Celebration Create Cancel Previous Enter a short 4 line description of this production The description will appear in applications such as a 3D Java Production Simulator when the production is selected 30 Java Production Description Celeb
135. ious set See this chapter s overview for more details After selecting the shape or shapes that 4A AEF T 1 L z gt you want to resize clicking on the Resize tool will display the Resize Control Panel Zk ZUo SPS OS Seale Scale to 1000 Stretch Show Bridges b Slant d Show Webbing Distort F Show Symbols mowe 107 CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools The selected performers are bordered on all sides by a Resizing Box The Resizing Box LE has editing handles at all four corners that sce can be moved Dragging the editing handles will manipulate the shape in a behavior based on the resize mode cho sen Scale Stretch Slant Distort While dragging the editing handles the location of the cursor is displayed in the Console as well as the Largest Stride and Largest Distance Bridge lines are drawn from the original shape to the new resized shape These lines represent the paths taken by the per formers The bridge line drawn in red is the performer taking the largest stride and the largest stride is shown on the Console along with the largest distance Entering a value in the Scale To text box will uniformly scale the selection by the amount entered Show Symbols will display the position symbols instead of a plain dot Reset to Hold resets the transition to a Hold from the secondary count Show Webbing displays
136. is because since editing has not been done performers at count 16 are simply marking time from count 0 In fact has established mark time to the end of the drill N Hr rnnt 4 B 4 24 32 40 4 2 1 1 create the formation Set 2 you will be selecting shapes and then using edit tools to reshape them In this example our Red Anchor is at count 16 and therefore the shapes we are editing are at count 16 Since the Yellow Anchor is at count 0 the transitions will be created between count 0 and 16 From count 0 to count 16 we are going to have the two lines Push or move forward towards the home sideline In order to Push the lines we first need to select the lines on the field In this example we will choose a Box Select tool for that purpose Select the Box Select tool from the Tool Palette AlN ad Fs ES E o Click above and to the left of the first position of the left line and drag down and to the right until both lines are encompassed within the rectangle you will be creating The performers of both lines will be outlined in bold red indicating that the two lines are selected 22 23 Chapter 2 The Tutorial TA e Now that we have selected the two lines we gt mle 2 need to choose tool to manipulate them Click on the Push tool in the Tool Palette A Push Tool Control Panel will appear
137. l cause all other perform ers to follow behind in a sequential move ment The position that is dragged will always be the performer that will travel the furthest in the maneuver If there are not enough counts in the transi tion for all performers to have time to step off then those performers will mark time Entering a value in the Stride text box moves the positions into the new location that reflect stride length entered Likewise entering a number into the Distance text box moves the positions into the new location that reflects distance entered Clicking on the directional compass will move the positions to reflect the new direction Snap to Horz Vert padlock will snap the positions to nearest horizontal vertical or 45 degree direc tion Multi Segment allows you to select more than one shape segment and have the step off be uniform in all of the selected shapes as shown here The value in Step Off designates the counts between each step off For example if you entered 2 then the positions will step off every 2 counts until the end of the shape is reached or the number of counts in the maneuver is reached 157 CHAPTER 12 Traditional Tools Plug in The value in Drop Off designates the counts between each drop off Typically you will enter a value for either the Step Off or the Drop Off and leave the other at 0 For example if you enter a 0 as the step off and 2 as the drop off all positions stepped off together
138. l file The backup Is saved in the default backup files direc tory Selecting Backup Backups are named using sequential suffix For example 3 backups af from the File menu will Sample 301 would be Sample 1 3dj Sample 2 3dj Sample 3 3dj The backup with the suffix of 1 3dj is the mast recent Upto 5 backups are kept The oldest backups are deleted first Backups are located in the Backups folder of the Drills folder This function makes backup ofthe currently opened drill display Backup Options Backup cance Backup Options opens the Application Options dialog to the Backup tab where you can change the default backup directory as well as other backup options See Application Options for details With a computer bad disks damaged files computer lock ups and hard disk crashes are facts of life Although these occurrences are few and far between they inevitably seem to happen to everyone at least once Take the precautions mentioned below and your drill designing days will be virtually trouble free prevent losing large amounts of work it is advisable to create a separate file for each drill seg ment opener production closer Smaller files will also speed up animation and at times solve cer tain printing problems e Your time and effort is very valuable We suggest saving every fifteen minutes when working on a file Nothing is more frustrating than losing drill because you did not save your w
139. l file opened select the Preferences section of Document Options of the File menu 2 Click Choose File for the audio file and select an audio file 3 The next time you click ON the animate with music button you will be instructed to synchro nize the music to the drill Animation Fixed Tempo is used to set the speed of the animation that is played with no music 61 J Chapter 3 The Menu Bar 3 v 4 APPLICATION OPTIONS This function is used to change the preferences of the 3D application Preferences such as Secondary and New Symbol display size and color count track settings tool palette setup installation encryption information DISPLAY TAB The Display Tab con A EG tains options pertaining Sil Application OPES x to the appearance of Display Plug Ins Backups System Info Installation items and windows Part Track Track count increment 8 Default size 4 pixels per tick secondary Count Position Style Size 4 Color m Sample Mew Position Style bic Size 7 Color mM Sample Show Perspective View window Use 3D Figurines takes a lot of memory LI Check for Pygraphics messages during startup Draw Toolbar vertically Show bridges paths during preview animation Reset Prompts amp Helpers 1 Reset Window Locations OK Cancel Count Track the Display tab changes the count increments of t
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141. le Template 1s Small To use a template select the template from the Serif Templates combo box and click Use Initially there 5 are no templates in the list and only the Edit List item will be found sample Template 1 Edit List mm Adding a template to the list is accomplished Text TOORE EON Ed by first creating or selecting an existing text Sample Yemgidie 1 box with the desired text typed into it Select Edit List from the Templates list to display the Text Template List Editor Within the Text Template List Editor clicking Add will add the selected or just created text box to the list Likewise clicking Replace will replace the selected template in the list with the selected text box on the chart Similarly clicking Delete will delete the select Adds the text box curently selected on page X to the list ed template from the list Replaces the currently selected text box on page X with the selected item in the list Done CHAPTER 7 Performer Labeling and Special Markings Accept button accepts the text changes into the drill Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the text changes The changes can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track ARROW TOOL 114 The Arrow tool adds arrow indicators to a chart Arrows are usually used to indicate directio
142. le menu and set the Save Options 3D Java Interactive Package files are compatible only with 3D version 2 or greater Should you need the file to open on 3D Java version 1 it is best to put the external files in the same folder as the drill You can determine which images are used in the drill by selecting External Files from Document Options of the File menu lt 4 CHAPTER 7 Performer Labeling and Special Markings THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK 117 CHAPTER 8 Printing CHARTS With 3D any count of a drill can be printed However one usually only wants printouts at set points Charts can be printed by count number or by Set number Sets are determined by the location of the Page Tabs on the Count Track Prior to printing you may want to add or remove certain Page Tabs from the Count Track so the Sets will printout according to your preference select Print Charts from the File menu and the following preview screen will display g Print Charts Print Selection Preferences Overlay Set cy Currently Displayed Count Print all performers black E Thicker grid lines Use Previous From Fage Tabs Print each performers label Performer viewpoint rewerese view Use Next O Thumbnails 8 page Print text aiii center of performer locations Starting Set amp 1 Magnify symbols Zoom chart for largest printout Set Subset Count Print Overlay Title 1 ol Hone 2 C
143. lection tool where whole shapes are selected the Box Selection tool is capable of selecting portions of a shape When using the Box Selection tool all of performers that are included in the boxed area drag region are selected To select the Box Selection tool click on Lie the Box Selection tool on the Tool Ale Ld 2 9 5 5T Palette With the Box Selection tool selected clicking and dragging a boxed region around the performers will select the performers inside the drag region E EEEE EEEH uM DUET Clic Here 1t ELE LL E bet d Galt eat laa NECI E 21111 TREE EA iH EEHEEHE tE CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools Holding down the lt Shift gt key while dragging the the boxed region around unselected performers adds the performers to the selection Likewise holding down the lt Shift gt key while dragging around select ed performers removes them from the selection Clicking on the field but not on a performer clears the selection SELECTION TOOL The Lasso Selection tool is used to select a group of performers by drawing a line around the per formers Unlike the Pointer Selection tool the Lasso Selection tool is capable of selecting portions of ashape When using the Lasso Selection tool all of the performers found within the lasso region are included in a selection on the L
144. location the path will be drawn and the performers will fill in place behind the leader s new final location Each click on the field will extend the path of leader to the location of each click A new editing handle will be added at each location CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools Clicking on an editing handle while holding down the lt Shift gt key will remove the handle from the path Similarly clicking along the path between two handles while holding the lt Shift gt key will insert a handle into the path The Delete Last button shortens the path by removing the last editing handle of the path This is use ful when you inadvertently add an editing handle to the end of the path The Fewer button cuts the number of handles in the path in half Each time Fewer is clicked the num ber of handles is reduced The Curved Shape option will create a curved path between the handles When the option is off the path consists of straight lines between the handles Show Symbols will display the position symbols instead of a plain dot Reset to Hold resets the transition to a Hold from the secondary count Revert button resets the handles to their initial position Mirroring Options are available if two or more shapes are selected When mirroring the path of the shapes can be set to opposing horizontally opposing vertically or opposing both vertically and hori zontally At any time during the entry o
145. mers even the performers with no label on the Cast CHAPTER 9 Utilities Sheet Manager window and in the printout Hiding unlabeled performers from a printout is useful if you entered some performers as markers on the field and not actually performers Import Names amp Labels allows you to import cast information from an exhisting drill Print Preview will open the page setup display then render and display a preview of the Cast Sheet report according to the settings of the print cast sheet manager Save as Default button saves the settings of the Sort order Done button exits the Print Cast Manager window Grip DESIGNER 133 The Grid Designer is an editor which is used to create custom grid layouts Any type of grid can be designed such as soccer fields winter guard stages and streets Custom grid layouts are stored in the Layouts folder inside the 3D Java folder When a new drill file is created a grid layout is chosen That layout is embedded into the drill file Therefore if a drill file is given to another 3D user the user does not have to have a copy of the layout in order for the drill file to be displayed correctly To load the Grid Designer select Grid Designer from the Utilities menu The current field grid will display inside the editor 30 Grid Designer untitled Grid Divisions Grid Options Marker Options yd line markers Top Bottom 8 stepsper 5 yards
146. n The shape will return to its horizontal In the Control Panel enter Positions 20 and Interval 2 in text boxes 14 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Also in the Control Panel enter 1 in the Clone text box The Clone option is used to duplicate a shape Positions 20 Omit overlaps across axis The next few steps will experiment Interval 2 B Restrict with the Clone option Clone 4 times Symbols Color m aec aee MARC LL D LE m ae al ee men Jew Eee T LL LLBEEEEeSEEeE Renee ee pere ete i a BBE BEBE I Change value in the Clone text box to 2 When more than one clone is entered the shapes multiply around a point indicated by the clone handle Positions 20 _ Omitoverlaps 8 Clone 2 times Horer EEE a EE ra fet llb4eeee ee Chapter 2 The Tutorial Now change value in Clone Positions 20 8 overlaps text box to 3 Interval 2 B Restrict Clone 3l times Symbols Click and drag the clone handle until all four lines form into a box Reposition Handle The next few steps will experiment with changing the placement of the shape This can be done with the Reposition Handle located in the middle of the top line To move the shape to a feo We
147. n of movement within a transition Arrows can also be used to identify distances between two points Typically distances between performers and key places on a field There is also a center point arrow which is useful for marking the center point for arcs and circles as well as indicating a distance for the radius Selecting the Arrow Labeling tool in the Tool Palette and the Arrow Labeling RI IN LEO hf mis Control Panel will display o 22 Straight Arrow Arrow Head 1 Conmed Arop Arrows Head 2 Center Point Show Length Any existing arrows will appear on the screen with editing handles at each end Curved arrows will have an additional ere Pees gees Gees Gore editing handle in the middle Clicking on an arrow s editing handle will select the arrow A selected arrow is drawn in red Dragging an editing handle will reposition the selected arrow gun IGE ne EEHEEHE Clicking on a location on the field that is not on an existing arrow s editing handle will start the cre ation of a NEW arrow The type of the new arrow is defined by the current settings in the Arrow Labeling Control Panel There are three types of arrows Straight Curved and Center Point Straight Arrow is an arrow formed by a straight line Likewise Curved Arrow is an arrow formed by a curved line Center Point arrow is an arrow that represen
148. n the field PERFORMER LABELING 110 The Performer Labeling tool is used to change a performer s identifying attributes A performer s attributes consist of the performer label usually a number label placement at a count symbol and color used at a count and performer name oome performer attributes do not change throughout the drill Unchanging attributes consist of a per former s label and name Other performer attributes can change at any count within a drill Changing attributes are a per former s label placement performer s color and symbol A performer s color and symbol are usually not changed within a drill However a possible use for changing the symbol is to indicate a flag change Another possible use for changing the color is to indicate a costume change The display of a performer s label can be turned on and off by the Hide Show Labeling Switch locat ed in the upper right corner of the Field Display window When the Hide Show Labeling Switch is on depressed the labels on the count displayed will be shown Until labels for a performer are entered with the Performer Labeling tool the performer has no label When the performer has no label there is nothing to show and turning the Hide Show Labeling Switch on or off appears to do nothing It is not necessary to turn the Hide Show Labeling Switch on when using the Labeling tool Labels if any are always shown while the Labeling tool is active After selecting a group
149. n will regroup a shape where every other performer becomes a member of the first new shape and the remaining performers become members of a second new shape It is difficult to see any change on the field display The first new shape is almost directly over the second new shape Divide Into allows you to divide the selected shape into Halves Thirds Quarters Pairs Groups of 4 6 or 8 Select the appropriate grouping you wish to apply from the drop down menu then select Divide Into If the Accept each change and stick around checkbox is checked the new grouping will not take effect until you select the Accept button The Undo Last button will undo the last knife that was done Revert button reverts the grouping order its initial order CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools Snap To TOOL This function snaps the selected performers to the nearest on E whole half or quarter step Choosing Snap To from the E Edit menu will display the Snap dialog where you can choose the snap to resolution E Whole Step TIP This is often used to firm up the positions of a block Cy Halt Step formation where all performers are at some whole step BE interval from each other 2 Quarter Step Apply Okay Cancel To EDITING TOOL The Adjust To editing tool is used for quickly moving and or adjusting 97
150. nd of the section This function allows you to continue gluing a continuous line or form without requiring every position to be clicked on individually The Undo Last button will undo the last glue that was performed Revert button reverts the grouping order to its initial order KNIFE TOOL 95 each change and stick around Click on another tool when finished The Knife Regrouping tool is used for cutting a shape into smaller pieces For example imagine an arc splitting into thirds and each third floating into one of three separate lines To make the editing eas ier we would first want to split the arc into three parts using the Knife tool After cutting we can select one part of the arc independently of the others We would then select the first part of the arc and morph it into a line then repeat the process for the remaining parts To select the Knife tool click on the Knife WORT the Knife Tool Control Panel will Az Les o2 Regroup I 9 Knife gt v Hal Unde Last e alves Group like the Secondary Count The Knife Tool Panel behaves differently from other tool panels By default there is no active Accept button Every cut with the knife is accepted without having to click the Accept button This is usually preferred because the Knife tool is used quite frequently for single cuts Requiring the click of the A
151. nes tool at the beginning of this chapter for details on the Clone Symbol Color and Matching Lines options as well as edit Predict Next ing handles and Reposition Handles BE The first click on the field will enter the first point The second click on the field is another point and so on 79 Chapter 4 Drawing Tools Arc TOOL 80 For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the arc is to be entered For transitions of existing performers into a arc move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the arc should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition into the new arc This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the arc using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Arc tool will display the EE E Tg L Arc Tool Control Panel ao The arc is drawn by clicking three points on the field display The first click on the field is the first end point of the arc The second click on the field is the second endpoint of the arc The third click on the field is a point along the edge of the arc Positions 25 Omit overlaps Data Pts Bien Interval 2 am
152. ng points to create the shape of the curved form LEFT 45 yds 6 00 stp 16 00 stp LEFT 35 yds 4 00 stp 4 00 stp LEFT 25 yds 0 00 stp 20 00 stp LEFT 10 yds 0 00 Stp 12 stp UE pepe deep eoe e eo LRL E E ILI EE H SS El fast aie 38 TW ath Ld HERE TELE in PEEP i oe Ep E Ser ee While entering these points the red editing handles will appear at each point These editing han dies can be dragged to adjust the shape We are creating this curve with only four points because the fewer the number of editing handles the smoother the curves of the shape Enter in the Clone text box 1 Two mirrored shapes of 20 positions will appear 17777529777 i EEEE ae Poi 5 a ae E ERIT ecce pue c ES z iuc TERRE 7 44 Chapter 2 The Tutorial MATCHING 45 Currently displayed are gray matching lines criss crossing connecting some of the performers of the pre existing arcs to the places in the newly designed curves The matching lines indicate which per formers in the pre existing arcs will move into the places in the new curved shapes These gray matching lines display the current matching order Obviously the crisscrossing lines are indicating a matching order that is no
153. nnected a Sign On dialog will display for you to Signing on to Account Dustin x enter the account administra Sign on as tors Name and Password Unregistered User Group Anonymous Guest 2 Registered User or Group User or Group Mame Dustin Password Location Sign On Cancel Clicking Sign On will display the list of all files in the online account 147 CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only Online User File Access tt Passwords ES This editar is used to set the access privileges for users logging on to your account Click on a user whose access privileges you want to change and click Edit User User Group Level Earth Vin Half time Leader Leaderbo Leaderba Paul Paul Sima Test Dbl ti Dustin Administrator Guest Guest Test Group Guest Dustins Group Guest This account can have one administrator and an unlimited number of guests Online Connection Monitor Grant access ta Unregistered Users amp Groups az Anonymous Guest User Dustin Status Online Memes User Level Administrator Account Gustin Cancel In the table
154. ntered by Name Symbol Label or by Label Symbol Name The name is entered using the Label Tool or can be entered directly from this dialog the Cast Sheet Manager The Notes column is just a space on the printout for taking notes on performers during rehearsals This feature was added in version 3 If this drill is opened with a version earlier than version 3 the notes will not be found Print all symbols black will print all symbols in the cast sheet black instead of the color defined in the label function Show unlabeled cast members shows all performers even the performers with no label on the Cast Sheet Manager window and in the printout Hiding unlabeled performers from a printout is useful if you entered some performers as markers on the field and not actually performers Done button exits the Print Cast Manager window Save as Default button saves the settings of the Sort order Print Preview will open the page setup display then render and display a preview of the Cast Sheet report according to the settings of the print cast sheet manager 30 Print Preview gy amp FP Page Setup Page 1 5 100 A I Drill Rock That September Name Symbol Notes 6 9 ole le le 9 je ale amp X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X CHAPTER 8
155. o maintain the value entered for positions If the shape of the block is such that the positions value can not be maintained with reasonable intervals a message will appear above the Accept button in the Control Panel Entering a value in both Horizontal and Vertical intervals will unlock if locked the positions value The value in the positions box will be calculated to maintain the intervals entered 84 Chapter 4 Drawing Tools The Stagger option will stagger the spacing of each row in the block Show Bridges shows the matching lines when a block is entered as a transition Since blocks are rows and columns of new places the bridge lines can clutter the display Del Last will remove the last editing handle entered Many of the options in the Block Tool Control Panel are exactly the same as options in the Line tool Refer to the Line tool at the beginning of this chapter for details on the Position Interval Clone Symbol Color and Matching Lines options as well as editing handles and Reposition Handles Chapter 4 Drawing Tools BEZIER CURVE TOOL 85 For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the bezier curve shape 15 to be entered For transitions of existing performers into a block move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the curve should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition into the new shape This is usuall
156. o the default label position Clicking the Further Space button will increase the distance of the label from the shape Likewise the Closer Space button decreases the distance Entering a character such as X in the Symbol will change the symbol of the performer marked with the red bubble to the character entered The Repeat Symbol button will repeat the symbol entered throughout the selection Typing a sequence such as ABC will change the symbols in sequence The performer marked with a red bubble will be an A The next performer a B then C The sequence will repeat through the remaining performers Entering a color in the Color button will change the color of the performer marked with the red bubble The Repeat Color button will repeat the color throughout the selection The symbol and color changes can be applied to all counts of the drill or the changes can be applied only to the counts set between the Yellow and Red Anchors on the Count Track The option is set with These changes apply to all counts and These changes apply to counts xx thru xx Previous and Next will move the red bubble to the previous and next performer of the selected per formers The lt up down gt arrows do the same Accept button accepts the labeling changes into the drill Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the labeling changes The changes can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track TOOL 112 T
157. of performers AA PAL et ul whose labeling attributes you want to change clicking the Performer Labeling de AAAS OST tool on the Tool Palette will display the Performer Labeling Control Panel Label BB to end These changes apply to all counts Label Contour A Label Position Distance s 2 Contour B E Closer Alternate These changes apply to count 17 These changes apply to range 1 17 Symbol X Repeat Symbol Color mm Repeat Color These changes apply to all counts These changes apply to range 0 17 Show only symbols CHAPTER 7 Performer Labeling and Special Markings as nun EET m These ae apply to all counts Label Contour Label Positi Dist ei stance d Alternate e a HEHHEHE These changes apply to count 16 These changes apply to range 1 16 LET XI D I ee E EE EEE EEEE E EI Zee these changes apply te all counts These changes apply to range 018 leona aaa Nen red bubble will appear top of one of the selected performers Entering a value the Label
158. of the Field Display Window Show Hide Labels switch controls the display of labels on the field This switch is also found on the right side of the title bar of the Field Display Window Show Hide Text switch controls the display of text on the field This switch is also found on the right side of the title bar of the Field Display Window Zoom Grid function zooms the display on the field in or out This function is also found on the right side of the title bar of the Field Display Window Shift Grid function slides the display on the field in any direction This function is also found on the right side of the title bar of the Field Display Window Center Grid function centers the field back to the middle of the Field Display Window This function is also executed by clicking on the Shift Grid function while holding the Alt key Measure function measures the distance between any two points on the field After selecting measure clicking on two points shows the distance in the Console This continues until the Measure function is de selected or the mouse is double clicked Animate function is the same as clicking Animate from the Animation Controls of the Count Track Next Page Tab jumps the Red and Yellow Anchors of the Count Track one page tab to the right Previous Page Tab jumps the Red and Yellow Anchors of the Count Track one page tab to the left First Count jumps the Red and Yellow Anchors of the Count Track to the first count on the
159. ol Alt Command Backspace Enter Clear Pause Caps Lock Escape Space Page Up Page Down End Lett Up Right Down i Minus Fe 0 1 12 E 4 5 8 B I A D G H L M o P 9 5 E x Y 2 E 0 MumPad 1 MumPad 2 NumPad 3 MumPad 4 MumPad 5 MumPad B MumPad MuriPad 6 NumPad 3 MumPad NumPad NumPad NumPad NumPad F4 F2 F3 F4 F5 FB F7 F8 F3 _ F10 F11 F12 Delete Mum Lack Scroll Lack Ampersand Asterisk Double Quote Less Print Screen Insert Help Greater Right Brace Quote At __ Colon Circumflex Dollar Exclamation Mark Left Parenthesis Number Sign Plus Right Parenthesis Underscore Conflicts Shortcut far File Add Remove Drill in Production Shift Save Cancel To create your own shortcut set select a set that most closely matches the set you want to create for yourself Typically one chooses Default as the set to copy Select the set by choosing a set name from the Shortcut Set combo box appearing at the top of the Shortcut Editor Click New Set to make a copy of the currently selected set with new name Likewise Delete removes the currently selected Shortcut Set To edit a shortcut click on the shortcut description appearing in the list of shortcuts and click the Edit button Shortcuts from the Default set can n
160. on move the mouse into the per spective view and click again to zoom IN Hold down the Control key and click to zoom OUT Alt click on the Zoom button returns the window to its default view Backup DRILL With a computer bad disks damaged files computer lock ups and hard disk crashes are a fact of life Although these occurrences are few and far between they inevitably seem to happen to everyone at least once Take the precautions mentioned below and your drill designing days will be virtually trouble free To prevent losing large amounts of work it is advisable to create a separate file for each drill seg ment opener production closer Smaller files will also speed up animation and at times solve cer tain printing problems Your time and effort is very valuable We suggest saving every fifteen minutes when working on a file Nothing is more frustrating than losing drill all because you did not save your work It is easy and takes very little time Just select Save from the File menu Work from the drill files that you have stored on your hard drive however also put your drill files on disk or CD and store them Keep copies on both hard disk and floppy disk or CD Hard drive crashes can completely wipe out your entire drill design library as well as other important files stored on the computer Floppy disks and CDs can get damaged too Never keep your files at only one location J I CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts
161. on as a Registered User a user has unique privileges to see files that may or may not be seen by Anonymous Guests These access privileges are set by you the account adminis trator Often Registered Users consist of clients of drill designers These users need private access to the drill or drills that they have commissioned No one else should be able to access those drills In order to sign on as a Registered User you must first be registered in the account by the account administrator Once registered the administrator will give you a Sign on Name and Password Each account has an Account Administrator The administrators sign on Name and Password is given to the application s registered user when the online account is setup by Pygraphics To sign on as an Account Administrator select Registered User and enter the administrators sign on Name and Password Save Settings is useful if you usually sign on into the same account repetitively because it will save the values you have typed in to make it faster next time you want to sign on Cancel will disconnect from the online account system and return to the Online File Manager To re connect click Log On to another account Sign On will sign on to the account and display the list of accessible files 144 CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only v 4 Once a visitor has signed on to the account the Online File Manager will display with the list of
162. on currently availa click here to do something with this file Online Connection Monitor Files in this have not been modified for aver 180 days may get deleted UserName Dustin Status Online User Level Administrator Cancel Account Gustin Lag Onto another account A Saas be Veo n a Fei sin ai 24 The Online File Manager will display all files the signed on user has privileges to see All files will be displayed both files local to the host computer as well as the files located in the online account The File Name is the actual name of the drill file 3dj or drill package 3dz as it is saved to your hard drive The File Description is a description entered by the account administrator of the files located in the online account The file versions are useful when determining which copy of a file local or online is the most current Guests and Registered Users signing on to an account will see a GET THIS FILE column because the only action they can perform is to read download files from the online account Account Administrators will see a TO DO column so they can perform a variety of tasks that upload down load and delete files from the online account CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only In the figure on the previous page notice that only five of the eight files listed are actually in the online account and the rest of the f
163. on the Count Track The Page Tabs can be entered and moved visually using the Page Tab Editor button on the Count Track The visual editor is covered in Chapter 1 in the section discussing the Count Track Selecting Page Tab Editor from the Utilities menu and the editor will display 3n Page Tab Editor Starting Set 1 Set Subset Count Title 1 p 2 L s 1 3A 48 Subset 3B 64 Subset 14 be 84 Subset HE CI hoo qnam BA 156 Subset lr ne 1 Ba 195 Subset 18 L BA 212 Subset 10 1220 Remove Page Save Add Page Tak Cancel I Starting Set will change the starting set number For Example if the first drill ends with page 23 the continuation file can begin with page tab 24 The Add Page Tab button adds a page tab at a count entered The Delete Page Tab button removes the page tab this is currently selected in the list of page tabs The Subset column is useful wen you are trying to create a complex transition however you only want to print a chart at the beginning and end of the transition In that case you can establish a set as a Subset This will prevent the set numbers
164. on the Tool Palette and if no performers are selected on the field the places in the new shape created by the drawing tool will be filled with first time performers That means that the performers of the shape do not yet exist anywhere in the drill To create a shape of first time performers the Red and Yellow Anchors must both be set to the same count and NO per formers should be selected on the field at that count when choosing a drawing tool Only in rare cases are first time performers entered at any count other than count 0 One case 15 when it is more convenient to design at the second set of a drill first and then chart backwards to count 0 Transition Typically on all counts of a drill other than count 0 drawing tools are used to create shapes that define the end of a transition of existing performers For example let s take a line moving into a cir cle The Circle tool will be used to create the destination of the transition from the line The Red Anchor will be set to the count of drill where the circle will be drawn The Yellow Anchor is set to the beginning of the transition into the circle which is usually the previous page tab To indicate which performers on the field are moving into the circle THEY MUST BE SELECTED In this exam ple you would select the line using a selection tool and then choose the Circle drawing tool After the circle is created Matching Lines will connect the new places in the circle with the existin
165. ool Control Panel will Ao gt T h Regroup UU Knife Pattem gt t 2 Divide Into gt Sn Group like the Secondary Count a each change and stick around Click an another tool when finished Rewert The Glue Tool Panel behaves differently from other tool panels By default there is no active Accept button Every glue with the glue tool is accepted without having to click the Accept button This is usu ally preferred because the Glue tool is used quite frequently for single glues Requiring the click of the Accept button would simply add an unnecessary step However if you want to make the Glue Tool Control Panel behave like typical 3D Control Panels click off the Accept each change and stick around option When the option is off the Accept button will be available and if not clicked when you are finished gluing then no changes will occur To perform a glue between two highlighted shapes click on the performers on each end of the two shapes HEHHEHE PEHEE HEHEHHE H EEHEEHE EEHEEHE CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools The Glue tool can be switched to the Knife tool by clicking on the Knife option and vice versa Regroup All button will break all of the performers in the highlighted shape s into individual points After the performers a
166. option When the option is off the Accept button will be available and if not clicked when you are finished cutting then no changes will occur 24 Chapter 2 The Tutorial With your cursor click on one of the two positions closest to the 50 yard line Ared bubble will appear on the position e Click on the other position that is closest to the 50 yard line A gap will appear between both positions The two arcs created will now act as two separate shapes m ERIS EEEE EEEa E UI P Pp E ene E E EEHEEHE e E EE E E II AH AEREA AD EE EAD LIBE ee n el A MIRRORING In one step we are going to Push the two arcs in two different directions On the Count Track make sure the Yellow Anchor is set to count 0 and the Red Anchor is set to count 16 O Click on any posi nnoeote E LL woars Alot C LI lb Ed Leld ETT PEA ESEE EAE SEESE the arc will appear in bold red is selected e First we will need to select the two arcs Select the Pointer tool in Tool Palette or press the second button of your mouse to activate the Pointer selection tool ipe
167. ork It is easy and 57 takes very little time Just select Save from the File menu Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Work from the drill files that you have stored on your hard drive however also put your drill files on disk or CD and store them Keep copies on both hard disk and floppy disk or CD Hard drive crashes can completely wipe out your entire drill design library as well as other important files stored on the computer Floppy disks and CDs can get damaged too Never keep your files in only one location Make quick hard drive backups by choosing Save As from the File menu and changing the name of the file One common method of making backups is by ending a file name with a number such as 01 and then incrementing the number for each backup For example Name your opener Opener01 Then after an hour of work choose Save As and change the name to Opener02 and so on The name with the largest number is the most current and all others are older at one hour increments This makes it easy to go back to earlier versions After you have collected several copies start delet ing the oldest ones and occasionally move copies to floppy or CD Use the Backups section of the Application Options found in the File menu Check Always backup after using Save REVERT SAVED This function throws out all changes since the last time the file was saved and re loads the previously saved file PRINTING I
168. ormation or important notices that you may be interested in and display the list of messages in the Subject box If you want to read a 152 message click the message listed in the Subject box and it will display CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Clicking on www pyware com launches a browser to the Pyware web site Clicking on Send a Message sends a message from you to the Pyware Headquarters Selecting a message and clicking Remind me later will re display the message in 20 days Selecting a message and clicking Delete this message will remove the message from the list Clicking Delete all messages will remove all messages from the list Close will exit the Pyware Message Board PrwanE WEB SITE This utility will open the local computer s web browser to the Pyware website FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS This utility will open the local computer s web browser to the Frequently Asked Questions webpage on the Pyware website AND ACCESSORIES This utility opens the 3D Java Upgrades and Accessories window for information and pricing regarding available updates and Plug Ins These may be purchased instantly online via Credit Card INSTANTLY UPGRADE Mr 3D Now This utility opens a window with prompts 153 How instantly upgrade my 3D Java Edition opens the window similar to Get Plug Ins and Accessories This window has information and pricing regarding available updates and Plug Ins want to apply
169. ot be edited Click the key commands you want to rep resent its new shortcut To remove a shortcut click on the shortcut description appearing in the list and click the Clear but ton The shortcut will be removed To reset a shortcut to its default value click on the shortcut description appearing in the list and click Default To save the changes click Save The currently selected Shortcut Set will be the set used in the application when the Shortcut Editor is exited after saving 136 CHAPTER 9 Utilities EDITOR The Figurine Editor is an editor for changing the Figure Uniforms that appear in the Perspective View Window When you open the figurine editor you can choose to edit the standard set which is used with any file that does not have a custom figurine set assigned to it 30 Figurine Edtior Figurines are used in perspective views Figurines are performer images that have been colorized to your specifications using the Figurine Editor Figurines are grouped into types of sets 1 Sta guine Edtior Figure und Cou Use Deis Standard Figurine Set The Standard Figurine Set is used by all d Ursform Parts is the 3D application s default figurine set Ft m sus randi Edit Standard Set This button edits the Standard Figurine Set us Cost Front o Coat Top Front onis other Front ont pe NN _ 7 Back ohy Top Bosch
170. our drill is at count 32 The Yellow Anchor is at count 0 and the Red Anchor is at count 32 Editing Maneuvering tools will make changes to shapes at count 32 as well as create the transition between counts 0 to 32 Editing Maneuvering tools are always used on existing performers Therefore in order to make the Editing Maneuvering tools accessible a group of performers must first be selected on the field Performers are selected with Selection tools such as the Pointer tool See Chapter 5 Selection amp Regrouping Tools for details PUSH TOOL 100 The Push tool is used to relocate a selected shape in a straight line path from one point of the field to another without changing the form of the shape To establish the counts where the push transition is to begin and end in the drill set the Red Anchor on the Count Track to the count where the push transition is to end This is typically the count of the set you are currently working on Set the Yellow Anchor to the count where the push transition is to begin This is typically the previous set See this chapter s overview for more details After selecting the shape or shapes that you want to push clicking on the Push tool will display the Push Tool Control Panel Axo is iz less Stride 00 5 f 6 Distance 0 0 er j i d Show Symbols Direction Mirroring 6 36 Arrows mowe Revert Editing handles appear on
171. our editing tool then move the form with your Arrow Keys Shift Arrow keys move the center of the Relocation Handle and the selected form one step This causes the new positions to shift similarly to the new location lt Control gt lt Arrow keys rotate the Relocation Rotation Handle 5 degrees This causes the new posi tions to rotate around the Relocation Handle Entering a number in the Stride text box will move the editing handles the correct distance to reflect the new stride Entering a distance in yards or meters in the Distance text box will move the editing handles to the distance entered Clicking on one of the red dots on the Direction compass will move the editing handles to reflect the new direction Snap to Horz Vert padlock will snap the handles to the nearest horizontal vertical or 45 degree direc tion Mirroring options are available if two or more shapes are selected When mir roring the direction of the shapes can ELLE ua be set to opposing horizontally oppos E ing vertically or opposing both vertically and horizontally G UM LL CULLEN repr 2 Show Symbols will display the position symbols instead of a plain dot Reset to Hold resets the transition to a Hold from the secondary count Revert button resets the handles to their initial position At any time during the entry of the push the Animation controls can be use
172. our site at www pyware com e Start the Traditional Tools installation program A main screen will display as shown Traditional Tools Plug In Enter the Plug In Key Code in the text box at the bottom of the screen The Plug in Key Code is sent to you by email from Pygraphics You can also call Pygraphics 800 222 7536 for the key code Please have your 3D Java program Serial Number ready when you call Pyware Plug In Installer BEE 3DJava Introduction License Activation Code Find Applications Pick Location Install Conclusion Enter the plug in actrration code Cancel Click the Next button and follow the screen prompts 156 CHAPTER 12 Traditional Tools Plug in SEQUENTIAL PUSH TOOL The Sequential Push tool allows you to create step offs and drop offs To access the tool set the Count Track up for a transition with the Red Anchor at the end count of the transition and the Yellow Anchor at the beginning The performers you want doing this transition must also be selected Click on the Sequential Push tool but IN Fa ES LES ton you will then see the Sequential E Lem mem m Push Control Panel Stide 00 toS om Distance 0 0 Restrict Step Off 2 steps Direction om vert Drop 0 ste ps Arrows move Revert Editing handles appear on each performer Dragging the editing handle of a position to a final location wil
173. over Manager dialog and return to the design grid Print Preview will open the page setup display render and display a preview of the Cover Sheet report according to the settings of the Print Cover Sheet dialog From the Print Preview dialog you can select Print CHAPTER 9 Utilities DRILL REWRITER 128 The Drill Rewriter is an editor which can add or remove performers from an entire drill file When a performer is added or removed it is often preferred that the intervals of the shapes involved change to accommodate the added or removed performer Similarly when performers are removed it is some times preferred that a hole be left in the shape the performer once occupied This is especially useful if the shape is a block or filled shape The Drill Rewrite editor can either adjust intervals or leave holes However the Drill Rewriter goes further than that The Drill Rewriter can also adjust the tran sitions of the shapes When the Drill Rewriter adds or removes a performer it looks at each shape where the performer is involved throughout the drill If intervals for those shapes need to be adjusted to accommodate the removed or additional performer only the shapes where the performer resides will be changed This section will cover how to ensure only the necessary shapes are changed when intervals change For example you may find that combining two or more shapes into one larger shape may make more sense when the Drill Rewriter sta
174. overs the Utilities menu Drill Rewriter utility for editing number of performers in a drill Count Editor utility for inserting or removing counts from a drill Grid Designer utility for creating custom field grid layouts such as soccer fields winter guard parades etc Page Tab Editor utility for adding and removing page tabs and entering page tab titles CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts Chapter 10 Special Designing Techniques e Writing drill backwards e Synchronizing drill to music Chapter 11 Interactive Utilities This chapter covers the procedure of sharing your drill with your students other designers and or drill design customers Chapter 12 Traditional Tools Plug in purchased separately This chapter presents procedures of creating drill comprised of traditional maneuvers performed by both military and show bands Chapter 13 Floor Covers Plug in purchased separately This chapter offers ways of creating floor or field layouts for Winter Guard Indoor Drum Line and Stage presentations INSTALLATION Pyware M Java Interactive requires that it be installed on the computer s hard drive You will find detailed instructions for installing and de installing your program on the Installation Card included with your package STARTING 3D 3D is always started by choosing the 3D application on your computer from your group of programs 3D will not start by selecting a 3D drill file directly You must launch
175. p Hui Hur s puru im pup A AU Bri 25 26 Press and hold The two arcs are selected We will choose Chapter 2 The Tutorial the lt Shift gt key while clicking on any position in the other arc It will also display in bold red Holding the lt Shift gt key while selecting a shape will add that shape to any previously select ed shapes or positions Sg E ud IEEE GG o6 the Push tool to move these selected arcs to a new location Select the Push tool in the Tools Palette Click on the Left Right Mirroring option in the Push Tool Control Panel Um or Distance 0 0 x d NS j F Show Symbols Direction Mirroring 26 move Rewert Click on the inside position of the RIGHT arc Click and drag position until the Location Indicator reads 40 yds 0 00 stp 8 00 stp Both arcs will move in motion mirroring left right to each other Light gray lines indicating each selected performer s path will appear as you move the cursor L 1 BE L4 cr zur pip Chapter 2 The Tutorial e f adjustment needs to be done simply click and drag the shapes to desired location The maneuver will not be committed to the drill until you click the Accept button On the left side of the Count Tr
176. p o Clone 0 times CHE Symbols X Color pb Entering a number in the Data Points will change the number of points in the arc This is useful to cre ate different shapes For example 3 data points creates a wedge Many of the options in the Arc Tool Control Panel are exactly the same as options in the Line tool Hefer to the Line tool at the beginning of this chapter for details on the Position Interval Clone Symbol Color and Matching Line options as well as editing handles and Reposition Handles Chapter 4 Drawing Tools CURVE TOOL 81 For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the curve Is to be entered For transitions of existing performers into a curve move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the curve should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the begin ning of the transition into the new curve This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the exist ing performers that will be moving into the curve using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Curve tool will display the Curve Tool Control Panel Positions 0 8 Omit overlaps Handles Matching Lines F Predict Next The
177. performer Click Continue and the Rewrite Control Panel will display The control panel is typically displayed in the upper right corner of the field However if it is covering your view you can move by dragging its title bar A blue dot will appear on top of each performer between which the new performer will be added Equalize will equalize the shapes within the drill Cancel will revert to the last saved version of the drill CHAPTER 9 Utilities Counr EDITOR The Count Editor is an editor which is used ai to insert or remove counts from a drill When inserting counts into a drill the transition in the new counts will be mark time The Apply button will apply the settings in the editor to Insert Counts m The Page Tabs will be moved as rasta ca E ae well This function used ta add and remove counts to the drill file FT Insert counts after count 0 Insert at the end of the file Remove Counts Remove a total af 1 counts Remowe count after count 0 Apply Cane When extending or shortening an existing transition by adding removing counts to the drill it is best to add or remove the counts in the middle of the transition For example let s take a 16 count transi tion from count 0 to count 16 You will want to insert or remove counts after count 1 or before count 15 This will preserve your beginning and ending forms After you have made the changes with the
178. performers do not exist anywhere else in the drill file Place both editing anchors at Set 2 If you are charting backwards from a set of existing perform ers skip this step On the Count Track placing both anchors on top of each other is necessary for creating first time performers Holding Alt key option on Mac while clicking on a page tab will force both Yellow and Red Anchors to move together to the tab With the anchors setup enter the new formations into the drill 40 46 56 64 2 196 104 112 120 1 Using the above example Set 2 15 the start of the set we have just finished and now we want to move backwards to Set 1 to design the ending count and transition between the two sets Normally we would be thinking about the transition from the previous set Set 1 to the current set Set 2 To setup the anchors for the backwards design set the editing anchors on the Count Track between Set 2 and the Set 1 Click on the small red right arrow on the Count Track appearing between the Yellow and Red Anchors The Red and Yellow Anchor will swap locations Editing of shapes and all transitions will now be written backwards Forward drill writing as indicated by the small red right arrow in the Count Track 44 32 40 49 56 84 72 88 Yh 104 112 120 1 Backward drill writing as indicated by the small LEFT arrow in the Count Track and the red warning bar in the Count Track s page tab area a 4 24 32 40 48
179. puter ID 170E Edition Pywvare 3D Java Interactive Profess Instantly Upgrade Now Installation wed Apr 04 10 16 17 2007 Restrictions if any Cancel The System Info tab displays 2 System Information such as the Application Options computer s operating system and versionis si tbe dava machine Display Plug Ins Backups System Info Installation Operating System Windows Version 5 1 Architecture x66 Java Vendor Sun Microsystems Inc Version 1 4 2 08 User Dustin Merrell Cancel Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Eor Mno This function will undo the last function of any of the undoable functions Some are not undoable and some are Most edit maneuvering tools are undoable Drawing tools are undoable except in one case Drawing tools are not undoable when a drawing tool creates performers for the first time such as when entering at count 0 of a new file In order to remove a drawing of new performers you need to select the shape with a selection tool such as a Pointer tool then select Delete from the Edit menu Eor You can select the transition or performers to MOS Delete Opti be deleted by highlighting them with one of your E x selection tools and hitting your lt delete gt key This option resets the transition between counts D Delete Options will appear and you will have Delete Transition and 44
180. r of counts in the new drill file Only enter one song drill Try not to go over 400 counts The higher you go the more work you make for 3D Java in calcu lating transitions On slower machines you may notice an extra delay TIP We recommend that you create separate files of major segments of the show or each musical selection This will make writing and teaching the drill much more manageable 3D will allow you to copy the last set of one drill in a file and paste it to a new file as the first set 49 Chapter 3 The Menu Bar OPEN DRILL 50 Open is used to open a file locat ed on a storage device such as your hard drive Selecting Open from the File menu will display Backups the Open a Drill File dialog E wBDema 34j Drill files in Drills Cet a Drill Online Click this button ta download drill tiles from an online account To Backups Directory File File type Drill files in shows the directory on the storage device that 15 displaying in the file list Browse will change the directory shown in the list The drill file list contains drill files drill packages and folders Clicking on any of them and clicking Open will open the selection in the list The Get a Drill Online button will open the Online File Manager where you can select a file to down load from a 3D online account The Online File Manager is
181. ration of Americas America s Champion Band 2006 Performed by Pygraphics High School Band July 4th 2006 Cancel Previous Chapter 3 The Menu Bar 53 The 3D Production file is a very powerful file 3D Productions can be sent online using a 3D Online Account for performers students who can in turn download directly into their SD Performer s Practice Tools program where they can use the Production file to do the following 1 Productions can be opened in the 3D Performance Simulator where performers can practice their drills for scores 2 Production drill books can be printed that include all of the drills in a production in a single book 3 Production coordinates can be printed that include all of the drills in a production in a single list The following options are for productions opened by 3D Java Perfarmer s Practice Tools powered by iPAS Enable Printing Functions When Printing Functions are enabled coordinates drill books and thumbnail charte of drill can be printed as long az the print functions are not disabled within the drill itself The performers reports will print using the report optiona currently set in this 3D Java program Enable Leader Board Functions When Leader Board Functions are enabled performers can upload their scores ta dril s Leader Board for all participating performers in the drillto access
182. re broken up you can reconnect the performers in a different order Normally this is not used when all of the shapes of a page are highlighted To highlight a smaller L E E d bg Lll group of performers select the group prior to clicking on the Glue tool Regroup on All option is commonly used to change grouping order of block shapes as shown IEEE EE EE Apply Pattern is available when only one shape is highlighted To highlight a single shape use the Pointer tool to select the shape prior to clicking on the Glue tool To use Apply Pattern select a pat tern from the pop up menu and click Apply Pattern The AB pattern will regroup a shape where every other performer becomes a member of the first new shape and the remaining performers become members of a second new shape It is difficult to see any change on the field display The first new shape is almost directly over the second new shape Divide Into allows you to divide the selected shape into Halves Thirds Quarters Pairs Groups of 4 6 or 8 Select the appropriate grouping you wish to apply from the drop down menu then select Divide Into If the Accept each change and stick around checkbox is not checked the new group ing will not take effect until you select the Accept button The Find Next button will find the next person in the direction the form has begun to be glued and then glue it to the e
183. reate 16 count transition between counts 0 and 16 32 40 46 Anchor CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts TRACK RESOLUTION Often when moving your anchors forward the locations of the performers on the field do not appear to change even though we are now looking at count 16 That is because no editing has been done at count 16 therefore the performers at count 16 are marking time from count 0 To design the formations of the next set you will select shapes and use the edit tools to reshape them In the example our Red Anchor is at count 16 and therefore the formations or shapes we are editing are at count 16 Since the Yellow Anchor is at count 0 the transitions between count 0 and 16 are automatically created for you Again for example if you wish the next transition to be between counts 16 and 40 you would move your anchors where the Yellow Anchor is at count 16 and the Red Anchor is at count 40 Now you are looking at count 40 on the field Since count 40 is currently marking time from count 16 the secondary background chart at count 16 that is normally displayed is directly under the primary chart count 40 You will now reshape the formations at count 40 and the transi tion counts between 16 and 40 will be automati cally created for you 48 56 B Red Anchor The great thing about the Count Track is that transitions can begin and end on ANY count You are also not restricted
184. rformance Simulator As a performer practices their drills they attempt to reach a perfect score of 1000 As their scores improve their score is uploaded to the drills Leader Board so performers can compete for the top of the leader board The Leader Board Manager displays the Leader Board lists of all of the drills you have online Clear erases the list of the currently displayed Leader Board Clear All erases the list of all Leader Boards Purge older than days will remove performers on all Leader Board lists that have been on a list of a determined number of days Lock DECODER The Drill Lock Decoder utility is used primarily for designers selling drills online Drills can be locked 151 with a password so they can be viewed but not edited or printed After a customer downloads and pre views a drill the customer can then contact the drill designer to purchase and unlock it This decoder creates unique keys for unlocking a drill so a key used by one customer cannot be used by another To create a locked drill file that can t be edited or printed Open the drill and select Document Options from the File menu n the Author Information box type your contact and or sales information Under the Properties tab pick your restriction options such as Cannot be printed and Cannot be edited Click Lock the properties with a Master Password enter a Master password The Master password is the password that only you kno
185. right corner of the Console 71 72 Chapter 4 Drawing Tools Editing Handles will appear at the endpoints of the line These han dles appear as small red squares and can be dragged to reposi tion the line by changing the loca tion of the lines endpoint A Reposition Handle also appears at the midpoint of the line Reposition Handle Rotator and can be dragged to rotate the line to a new loca tion The Point of Rotation is the center of the Reposition Handle To change the Point of Rotation drag the outer cir This handle is useful for dragging the entire shape to a differ ent location on the field Drag the inner circle of the C PG Ring Reposition Handle to move the entire shape The extended Drags Whole Mbves Point arm from the center of the Reposition Handle is called the Shape cle of the Reposition Handle to a different place the field mm Arm In the Line Tool Control Panel entering the number of positions in the Positions 5 box will lock the positions and the line cus f Restrict will maintain the number entered while Clone times you move its editing handles Symbols Color m Similarly entering the interval in the Interval box will lock the interval and the line will maintain the interval while you move its editing handles Mixed Intervals are also entered in the Interval tex
186. rt button resets the handles to their initial position Accept button accepts the shape into the drill CHAPTER 12 Traditional Tools Plug in TOOL The Traditional tool allows you to create custom transitions They are created by entering a Route consisting of any combination flanking and sequential setup moves To access the tool set the Count Track up for a transition with the Red Anchor at the end count of the transition and the Yellow Anchor at the beginning The performers you want doing this transition must also be selected Click on the Traditional tool button and 21 gt 1 Control Panel will aio gt Stride 8 5 Action Line Slope Slope Path Name v copy Route 12 Description Step 2 Step Off Time the end _ Editing handles will appear on each of the selected perform ers Drag any performer to determine the initial marching direction for all of the performers As you drag an editing handle an action line will appear on the field that designates starting line for the Route to begin As Bm each performer crosses this line the performer will begin fol lowing the Route In this example The performers are initially moving in the same direction as the leader Left As they cross the action line they begin performing th
187. rts adjusting the shape intervals For example imagine at Set 3 two arcs drawn end to end to make an S shape and a performer we plan on removing is a part of one of the arcs If we choose to adjust the intervals to accommodate the removed performer the arc where the performer resides will be adjusted but the other arc intervals will remain unchanged We might have preferred that the intervals would adjust across the entire S shape To make this happen we would need to glue the two arcs into a single S shape before using the Drill Rewriter Now when the Drill Rewriter looks to see which shape is involved at Set 3 it will find an S shape instead of two independent arcs sometimes you may find that cutting a shape into a smaller segment may make more sense when the Drill Rewriter starts adjusting the shapes intervals For example imagine we plan on removing a per former who is part of on outlined box at set 2 If we choose to adjust the intervals of the box do we really want the intervals for all four sides to adjust or do we actually want the intervals for only one of the sides of the box to adjust Often we would prefer only one side to change and the other 3 sides to stay the same To make this happen we would need to cut the box using the Knife tool into 4 lines before using the Drill Rewriter Now when Drill Rewrite looks to see the shape involved at Set 72 it will find a line instead of a box To check out the shapes and see if a sh
188. s s Hom sack x H Kn Lett Ul yn in 71 Es cr hih AAA Fri Apr Printer Fri Apr X AET a 2 56 123 CHAPTER 8 Printing Coordinates can be printed at four different resolutions Whole Steps Half Steps Quarter Steps and Eighth Steps Print only selected positions is useful for reprinting a single performer or a group of performers Select the performer s with a selection tool before selecting Print Coordinates from the File menu Then check the Print only selected positions option Sort performer list by option sorts the coordinates by one of the following ways Label and Symbol Symbol and Label Name Original entry order or Shape and Rank Setting up the Grid Terminology to match the terms commonly used by your performing group will make the coordinates easier to understand by the performers For example on a football field grid the Left Side of the grid the left endzone may be referred to as the North Goal by your performers rather than the default term Left Close button exits the Print Coordinates window Save as Default button saves the settings of the Grid Terminology and Preferences as default val ues Print Preview will open the page setup display then render and display a preview of the coordinate report according to the settings of the print coordinate report options 30 Print Preview Eg amp Print ET Page Setup Page 1 of 92 gt 100 A L
189. s SPIRAL TOOL The Spiral tool creates spirals of any number of loops This tool is purchased separately as an optional Plug in For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the spiral shape is to be entered For transitions of existing performers into a spiral move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the spiral should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition into the new shape This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the free form shape using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Spiral tool will display the Spiral Tool Control Panel Positions 89 G amit overlaps Reverse 2 2 dene 0 Tames EERTE a Acce caer EEEE E E E EEEE EEEE E HERE Ee E Loops sets the number of times the spiral will loop Reverse changes the direction of the spiral Many of the options in the Spiral Tool Control Panel are exactly the same as options in the Line tool Hefer to the Line tool at the beginning of this chapter for details on the Position Interval Clone Symbol Color and Matching Lines options as well as editing handles and Reposition Handles 87 l Chapter 4 Drawing Tools THIS P
190. s Data Fts Matching Lines ing lines and Intewal 3 101 6 50 ff ff red bubble Will tione HE appear on top of the first new place The red HL bubble indicates dB Hr HE place LL EE LLLI hatyouwil manna ome MUN nu With Predict Next checked click on the selected per Positions 18 n d Omit overlaps Data Pts Matching Lines former that you Intenal 3 101 i 50 Ree Ger want moved into ene 9 mes the new place ACCE Predict Next marked with the red bubble match line will connect the per former with the new place 4 75 76 Chapter 4 Drawing Tools The red bubble will move to the next P place Positions 18 A d Omit overlaps Data Matching Lines HEHEHEHE Again click on Interval 3 104 50 Ree em ph d Clone D EE you want moved llinc into this new EEEE EEEE DEDE EH E MEME the selected performer this 0E may be enough ESL 0 pro b 5E Dua inb of the matches
191. selected Ifyou mess up simply cick 1121 Undo Last or Regroup All and start ES a Tt tt 1 B HY b od been regrouped use a selection tool such as the Pointer Tool to select the HERR circle Notice that the blue lines in the selected circle have now been rearranged to indicate the new group ing order ee mui ut ELI H HIS zig zag pattern if we morph the circle into line it will make the circle positions mesh Click on the Morph Tool in the Tools Palette Half button to remove editing handles in the Show Symbols Control Panel until all but the handles at the end points of the shape remain d Lock Internals Cien 1911 4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Click and drag the upper editing han dle until the Location Indicator reads HHHH 50 yds 0 00 stp 72 stps e e and drag the lower editing han FEEFEE EEE e until the Location Indicator reads 50 yds 0 00 stp 12 stps The red line drawn from one of the positions TERRE designates the performer who is travel ing the furthest distance during the transition The Step Length and Distance Traveled by this performer is displayed in red in the Console 1 I PEELE x Use the Play button
192. selection hold the lt Shift gt key down and click on another shape Similarly to remove a shape from the selection hold the lt Shift gt key down and click on a selected shape Following are several valuable time saving shortcuts using the Pointer tool 1 Double clicking on the Pointer tool on the Tool Palette is the same as choosing Select Recent from the Edit menu 2 Right clicking on the mouse is the same as clicking on the Pointer tool in the tool palette 3 With the Pointer Selection tool activated dragging across performers on the field selects all of the shapes that have performers found within the drag region ail DH EEEE EE Even if you only catch one performer within the drag region the entire shape that the performer is a member of is selected CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment 8 Regrouping Tools 4 Ifthe Pointer tool is not selected on the Tool Palette dragging with the right mouse across per formers does the same as left click and drag 5 Holding down the lt Shift gt key while dragging across performers will add the shapes of the per formers falling inside the drag region to the selection 6 Clicking on the field but not on a performer clears the selection Box SELECTION TOOL 90 The Box Selection tool is used to select a group of performers by dragging a selection box around the performers Unlike the Pointer Se
193. shortcuts assigned to menu items You can setup shortcut profiles so each user can establish their own prefer ences for shortcuts See Chapter 9 Utilities for details FIGURINE Eprron Unime MENU The Figurine Editor is found in the Utilities menu The Figurine Editor is used to change the uniform 68 colors and types for the perspective view icons You can customize the look of the figurines to be the same as your performers uniforms See Chapter 9 Utilities for Details Chapter 3 The Menu Bar INTERACTIVE This menu contains all of the interactive functions that use the 3D Online Account service as well as Pyware messages and web sites See Chapter 11 Interactive Utilities ONLINE FALE MANAGER This is a utility that uploads and manages files on the online account See Chapter 12 Interactive Utilities UNLOCK THIS DRILL This is a utility that will allow a user to unlock a locked drill using a key that has been given to them by the creator of the drill See Chapter 11 Interactive Utilities USER FILE Access amp PASSWORDS This is a utility that allows the administrator to create additional users and modify passwords that access the online account See Chapter 11 Interactive Utilities Lock DECODER This is a utility that allows you to create keys to unlock files that have been locked by the creator so that the master password does not have to be released See Chapter 11 In
194. sitions of existing performers into a polygon move the Red Anchor to the count of drill where the polygon should be drawn Move the Yellow Anchor to the beginning of the transition into the new shape This is usually the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the free form shape using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Polygon tool will display NEB Fd E hg the Polygon Tool Control Panel afe Zo dm T A e Positions 16 Omit overlaps Sides Matching Lines Clone O times d Offset spacing 1st place of polygon Predict Next The Polygon tool operates similar to the Circle tool Use the Sides text box to enter the number of sides in the polygon Many of the options in the Polygon Tool Control Panel are exactly the same as options in the Line tool Refer to the Line tool at the beginning of this chapter for details on the Position Interval Clone Symbol Color and Matching Lines options as well as editing handles and Reposition Handles 4 Positions 65 Omit overlaps Sides HEHEHEHEHE 2 18 5 Clone 0 times EEE Offset spacing F place top of polygon Symbols X Color L4 L Chapter 4 Drawing Tool
195. sure you are about to unlock the correct file Using this decoder Utility enter the Master Password that you originally used to lock the drill Also enter the Drill ID and the Lock ID that the customer gave you Click Calculate Key Tell the customer to enter the key that you have calculated and click Unlock CHECK FOR UPDATES This functions checks and downloads updates from the the automated update system at Pyware Headquarters CHECK FOR MESSAGES This utility opens the Pyware Message Board The Pyware Message Board is an automated infor mation system that checks with Pyware Headquarters for any important notices such as updates that are currently available for you to download To check messages e Select Check for Messages from Pyware Headquarters from the Interactive menu and the utility will attempt to connect with Pyware Headquarters 30 Messages from Pygraphics Headquarters You have 4 messages Click on a subject to show the message Subject _ Floor Cover plug in for winter guard and stage performances Traditional Tools Military Maneuvers plug in 8 19 08 Pyware User Forums How Available 1412 2007 3D Java Version 4 1 is Now Available Call 800 222 7536 for purchase information lt c pyssare com Send message Delete all messages Close 3D Java will check Pyware Headquarters for any new update inf
196. t box This option will allow you to have different intervals in one form Sometimes you need to have positions at different intervals in the same shape The Mixed Intervals function allows you to easily create forms with multiple intervals The Mixed Interval function is built in to each of the drawing tools The different intervals are entered in the Interval text box The Mixed Interval is entered with the interval value followed by an x followed by the number of places at that interval The Mixed Interval setting can be entered before or after you create your shape but have to be entered before you Accept the form For example a line with the interval of 2 for 6 positions followed by an interval of 4 for 4 positions ending with an interval of 2 for 6 positions will be entered the following way Example 2x6 4x4 2x6 73 Chapter 4 Drawing Tools This should be entered in the interval text box as seen below To enter the Mixed Interval into a wider text box hold the lt alt gt key while clicking in the Interval box lt option gt click for Macintosh Mixed Interval 2 Enter mixed interval information ex 4xz 4x3 4xz Positions and Intervals can be locked unlocked by clicking the respective padlock When locked the value cannot be recalculated by the computer if the size or shape of the form is modified Entering a number in the Clone box will clone the line across an axis for 1 clone or across
197. t the circle shape will segment into individual posi tions Next we will reorder the posi tions in a pattern to achieve our X O grouping Accept each change and stick around Accept Accept Click an another tool when finished 38 Chapter 2 The Tutorial With the cursor click on the position at the top of the circle and to the left of the 50 yard line A red dot will appear on that position Move the cursor across the 50 yard line and click on the position at the top of the circle and to the right of the 50 yard line Move the cursor to the left and select the next position left of the 50 yard line 39 HEHEHEHEHE s FEFEFE EEHEEHE EE _ EE EE 5 IE HEIDE Lf a Hla IM BILL EINIGE TE H a Hun FH m 842 La Ls i Ll 40 Continue selecting each position of the Once all positions in the circle have HHHH e Now that we have regrouped the circle into a Click on the Delete Cured Shape Chapter 2 The Tutorial circle in the same zig zag pattern until E e ppp positi f the circle have b
198. t the matching order we want We will enter a new matching order by re arranging the matching lines to connect or move the performers from their current positions in the arcs to their new places in the curves e Since the matching lines are indicating the incorrect matching order click on the Clear button in the Curve Tool Control Panel and all of the gray matching lines will vanish and a red bubble will appear on the endpoint of one of the new curves The red bubble indicates the new place that we will be matching first DEDE 1 3D has a matching prediction function that will attempt to complete the matching order based on your first few matches In the Control Panel click the Predict Next option ON in order to enable this feature To get the matching prediction function started you will t need to make the first match The new position inside He the red bubble needs to be matched with one of the performers of the arc To do that click on the performer at the endpoint of the LEFT pre existing arc This is the performer that we want to be moved into the new place highlighted by the red bubble As shown here the red bubble advanced to the next place in the new curve after the first match was made 46 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Click on the next performer of the pre existing arc Again this will move the performer currently located in the arc to the new place in the curve highlighted by the red b
199. t the performer to be the props carrier drag the upper left corner of the prop directly on top of an existing performer A red bulls eye will appear on top of the performer to indicate the performer that will carry the prop throughout the drill The carrier can be any performer in the drill however usually a new performer is added to the drill whose only purpose is to carry a prop Use the Point tool to add a performer for this purpose 116 CHAPTER 7 Performer Labeling and Special Markings Selecting the performer and editing its movement throughout the drill will cause the prop to move as well The height of the prop can be entered by entering a number in the Height text box The height is in yards or meters If you choose a height above about 2 yards the performers will move under the prop you choose height of 0 yards the performers will move on top of the prop You can create walls by creating a narrow prop with a height such as 3 yards Height is measured in meters if the 3D applica tion is setup to work in meters Should you transfer the drill file to another computer you will need to also transfer the prop images used in your drill You can save a 3D Drill File as a 3D Java Interactive Package that will include all props used with the drill into one file When saving the package option Include Props must be set To change the format of an existing drill file to a 3D Java Interactive Package choose Save As from the Fi
200. tch ing order predict pu ee nds nl Positions 181 Omit overlaps Data Matching Lines rect may simply e ed with the Flip Clone 0 times eum mm button __ Accept Predict Nex EEHEHE 1 LEE eee EHHH HEHEHEHEHE EEEE EEHEEHE HEEE nip E Ee JEHUHEEIIHEEEUUH EHE EIE SIE ERU HERE Positions 181 Omit overlaps Data Fts ss Lines j Interval 3 101 50 Rever clone 0 times RR Predict E us Dt PERS D pt s bts zs mum Hui SERE E Eg HU T m Um UT UU LLLLLLIE E HEHEHEHEHE EEEE EPERE Chapter 4 Drawing Tools However sometimes the matching order is not obvious enough for 3D to predict it correctly 3D some times just needs a little help from you to get it started Other times you may need to enter each of the matching lines yourself When 3D has not found the correct matching order the first thing to do is to try to give it some help Click the Clear button to clear 3 all of the match Pasitians 12 Omit overlap
201. teractive Utilities CHECK FOR MESSAGES The Pyware Message Board is an automated information system that checks with Pygraphics Headquarters for any important notices such as updates that are currently available for you to down load 3D will check Pygraphics Headquarters for any new updates or important notices that you me be inter ested in and display the list of messages in the Subject box If you want to read a message click on the message listed in the Subject box and it will display SITE Launches your default browser to the Pyware web site FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Launches your default browser to the page of Frequently Asked Questions on the Pyware web site 3D REFERENCE MENU About 3D Java Interactive is found in the Utilities menu This shows the program version informa 69 tion and the copyright information Click on the Licensing Agreement bution to view the Licensing 4 Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Agreement THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 70 Chapter 4 Drawing Tools FARST TRANSITION 2 Drawing tools can either create shapes consisting of first time performers typically at count 0 of a drill file or they can create a shape that is the destination of a transition for existing performers First Time When the Red and Yellow Anchors of the Count Track are on the same count of drill the drawing tools will be accessible
202. text boxes showing hiding the performer labels Also accessible is the measuring tape Accept button commits the rotation to the drill Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the rotation The rotation can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track CHAPTER 6 Editing amp Maneuvering Tools IVbRPH TOOL The Morph tool is used to change the form of a selected shape The transition creates a straight line path from the original shape to the morphed shape This is the most widely used tool because it is so versatile To establish the counts where the morphing transition is to begin and end in the drill set the Red Anchor on the Count Track to the count where the morph is to end This is typically the count of the set you are currently working on Set the Yellow Anchor to the count where the morph is to begin This is typically the previous set See this chapter s overview for more details After selecting the shape or shapes that E bL E st you want to morph clicking on the Morph tool will display the Morph Tool Control Panel Cured Shape Handles Lock Internals Show Bridges F Show Symbols Amows mowe Editing handles appear on each selected per former These handles can be dragged creating a new shape at the final location While drag ging the editing handles the location of the cursor is displayed in the Console
203. the Stride text box determines the stride length the performers will be using during this maneuver The Flank button designates which way the performers will first turn in the counter march You have two options flanking to the left or to the right The value in Take steps and flank designates the number of steps after the first flank that the performers travel before flanking again The value in Pause counts and go designates the number of counts the performers will hold or mark time before the second flank The Animation Controls are always accessible while using this tool for previewing the maneuver Revert button resets the handles to their initial position Accept button accepts the shape into the drill CHAPTER 12 Traditional Tools Plug in TOOL The Parade Gate tool allows you to create wide gate turn easily This is an essential tool for parades when rounding corners To access the tool set the Count Track up for a transition with the Red Anchor at the end count of the transition and the Yellow Anchor at the beginning The performers you want doing this transition must also be selected To access the Parade Gate tool you must select a range of counts as seen below and a group of performers must be selected Click on the Parade Gate tool button TNT zu f peng SN 7s L and the Parade Gate Control Panel will R pp 2 Stride 8 5 except durin
204. the customer to select When your customer contacts you to unlock the drill don t give them your Master Password Unlock this Drill from the Instead use this decoderto create a unique key that will only work for this customer and no one else 1 Tell the customer to open the drill they want to unlock using their 3D Java Interactive program Interactive menu and a 2 Tell the customer to select Unlock Drill from the Interactive menu HH 3 Ask the customer to read to you the Drill ID and Lock ID that is displayed For your information Drill Unlock Utility will dis the Drill ID is going to be the first 8 characters of the file that the customer has opened Use the play Drill ID given you you make sure you are aboutto unlock the correct file 4 this decoder you will enter the Master Password that you originally used to lock the drill You will also enter the Drill ID and the Lock ID that the customer gave you Then click Calculate Key 5 Tell the customer to enter the key that you have calculated and click Unlock Master Password Drill ID Lock ID Calculate Key Done CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only Ask the customer to read to you the Drill ID and Lock ID that is displayed For your information the Drill ID is going to be the first 8 characters of the file that the customer has opened You should use the Drill ID given to make
205. tingipy are com Phone 340 240 8335 Okay for Pygraphics send eMails to the above eMail address Okay Cancel The Delete User button will delete the selected user Save writes access changes to the online account Likewise Cancel exits the utility PERFORIVER S 5 MENU This menu has access to all of the Performer s Practice Tools and utilities to manage them 1 30 Java Performer s Practice Tools Launches the same program that the performers students and download and run on their home computers 2 Leader Board Manager This utility manages the online Leader Boards lists that are generated by the performers as they use the 3D Performance Simulator explained in more detail next 3 Print Performer s Setup Instructions This prints a sheet that the director drill designer can pass out to the performers detailing steps to download and setup the Performer s Practice Tools 4 Setup This wizard sets up 3D Java program to communicate directly with a installation of Performer s Practice Tools on this computer It also activates all of the Enhanced features that can be purchased by the performer and setups up the paths necessary for 3D to launch the Performer s Practice Tools directly 150 CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only LEADER BOARD MANAGER Leader Boards are generated by performers using the 3D Pe
206. tions t3 Display i Plug Ins i Backups System Info Installation Plug Ins Installed in this installation of 3D Standard 3D Java Plug In Tool Set Lentine Spiral Drawing Tool Traditional Tool Set Floor Covers 3D Plug In Instant Purchasing Information Reactivate Plug Ins CHAPTER 13 Floor Covers Plug In INSTALLATION Installing the Floor Cover Plug In The Floor Cover Plug will not operate on any version of 3D that is less than version 1 1 1 Java can be updated from our site at www pyware com e Start the floor cover installation program e A main screen will display as shown Floor Cover Plug In e Enter the Plug In Key Code in the text box at the bottom of the screen The Plug In Key Code is sent to you by email from Pygraphics You can also call Pygraphics 800 222 7536 for the key code Please have your 3D Java program Serial Number ready when you call Pyware Plug In Installer mL fateraetive Introduction License Activation Code Find Applications Pick Location Install Conclusion Enter the Plug in Activation Code Cancel Click the Next button and follow the screen prompts 164 CHAPTER 13 Floor Covers Plug In DESIGNING A FLOOR COVER GRID LAYOUT 165 A floor cover is actually a jpg or gif picture file that is created with the width and the height o
207. to drawing a new shape Type 24 in the Positions text box Leave a 0 in the Interval text box To place the 1st endpoint of the line move the cursor to the leit of the 50 yard line where the Location Indicator located in the Console reads 45 yds 6 stp 142 stp and click the mouse To place the 2nd endpoint move the cursor to he lef il the L ion Indi ds 20 yds 4 00 stp 142 stp and click the mouse In the Control Panel 22 positions will appear along with a computer determined interval based on the length of the line you have entered Editing Handles will appear at the endpoints of the line and a red Reposition Handle will appear in the middle of the line These handles can be used to reshape and edit the line Before committing this shape to the file this would be a good time to experiment with various editing EDEN 5 options found the Line Control Panel Click and Internal Bl ERE unlock the padlock to the left of the Positions box pu EE Whenever padlock is unlocked you are setting the option for the value to be computer determined OO m change as you manipulate the length of the line while Chapter 2 The Tutorial e Enter 2 steps in the Interval text box The padlock to the left of the interval text box will automatically lock This lock indicates that the interval will not change when you manipulate the
208. to either lines or dots Measure a pop up menu for setting up the way the Location Indicator Field Markers and Coordinates Reports use the yard line markers Typically Winter Guard designers measure from the 134 CHAPTER 9 Utilities center yard line marker outward Whereas field designer follows the yardline markers on football field and measure inward Measure vertically from stage front sets the vertical measurement of the Location Indicator to measure incrementally from the front side line 0 steps to the back side line typically 84 steps If this option is not checked and the Measure setting is inward the Location Indicator measurement from each side line will start with 0 steps and incrementally increase until the cursor reaches the center of the field typically 42 steps Marker Size v buttons will increase or decrease the size of the yard line division numbers Zoom buttons Clicking on the magnifying glass zooms into the center of the grid area Conversely the magnifying glass zooms out from the center of the grid area Field Relocation buttons clicking on slide up button moves the grid area higher on the screen Conversely the slide down moves the grid area lower on the screen Division Markers are the large numbers running from one end of the field grid to the other The num bers are located at each major division line They designate the number of yards across the grid Usually
209. to the audio File start click lt Yes gt and synchronize the drill using the zspacebar gt cmd ee ee To synchronize an audio file to a drill file click on the lt spacebar gt while the music is playing in tempo with the music Each click of the Synchronizing lt gt will advance the drill one count When completed click the Done button on the Synchronizing Window Count re synchronize the drill clear the current synchronization by holding the alt key PURI ay eC ibe reece ier x lt option gt on Macintosh while clicking the Sound button Another way to clear the 4 Okay to clear the drill synchronization to its audio File synchronization is by clicking on Clear Synchronization To Drill in the ves Preferences section of Document Options of the File menu After the audio file is synchronized each time you click on the Play button when the Sound button is depressed the music will be played Should you transfer the drill file to another computer you will 30 3D Drill Document Options also need to transfer the drills dio file The location of the Properties Preferences rna les i au B Location of external files used with this drill file audio file is found in the External Files section of Document Options of the File menu A
210. to you list of users click New Registered User will display the Edit User Privileges dialog Edit User Privileges Il User or Group Dustins Group Level GUEST Password Set the access privilege you want this User Cor Groupi hawe for each file that is currently online ou can use the all files check box below to set the access privilege for all files including any files et to be put online If you change the password you vill need to notity the User or Group of the new password or they will na longer be able sign on Online Files Read Only Earth Wind and Fire proc Half time time test 3dz Leader board 30 34 Leaderboard 3D file zdz Leaderboard Production prod Paul Simon Tim Test 3dz Paul Simon Opener prod Test Dbl time Half Time dz Set all files readable Okay 1 Cancel User Name and Password are text boxes where you enter a user name and password that you as the account administrator will determine Level is the level for the users file access NO ACCESS will prevent all files from being displayed on the users file list GUEST allows users to see selected files in their users file list to read down load The only user that can write upload files to the list is the Account Administrator Online Files is the list of all files current on the Online Account When the Level is GUEST the Read Only column determines
211. trois Si o 11 gt 2 8 16 24 32 40 48 58 Count Track 2 120 128 136 144 152 1 0 FIELD DisPLAY WNDOW This is the main area where the drill design is created The upper left corner of the field display win dow contains display tools which control the way drill is displayed on the field Field Zoom Tool Text switch iL Toe Label switeh Field Move Tool Measure Tool The Props Switch turns the display of props on or off No props will be shown until they are entered The Label Switch turns the display of labels numbers that appear beside each performer on or off No labels will be displayed until the labels are entered 3 The Text Switch turns the display of the text and arrows on the field display on or off CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts The Measure Tool is used to measure the distance between two points Click on the tool and then click on two points on the field to measure The measurement is displayed in the Console A quick way to turn off the measure tool is double click anywhere on the field while the tool is active The Field Move Tool is used to move the actual field grid within the field display Click on the tool to activate it and then move the cursor to the field display Drag the field to move it Click the tool again to turn it off Alt click lt Option gt click for Mac directly on the tool to revert to the default field loca t
212. ts the radius of a circle or arc For a Straight or Curved arrow the location of the first click will become one end of the new arrow A second click on the field will become the other end of the arrow For a Center Point arrow the first click will be the center point and the second click will be the circumference After the arrow is entered the settings for the new arrow can be changed CHAPTER 7 Performer Labeling and Special Markings Arrow Heads can be added to either end of the arrow using the Arrow Head options The length of the arrow can be placed on the arrow using the Show Length option Delete Arrow button will delete the currently selected arrow The currently selected arrow is the arrow drawn in red To select a different handle click on one of its editing handles Accept button accepts the arrows into the drill Clicking on any tool without clicking Accept will cancel the arrow changes The changes can also be cancelled by moving an anchor on the Count Track Prop TOOL 115 A prop is an image such as a stage wall or pit area Any jpg or gif image can be used as the prop All props are entered at count 0 of the drill Props can be moved around the field by assigning a performer to be the carrier of the prop To control the movement of a prop you can assign the prop to an existing performer or create a new performer using the Point tool To move the prop use the editing functions on the performer and the prop will
213. ts where the FTL transition is to begin and end in the drill set the Red Anchor on the Count Track to the count where the FTL is to end This is typically the count of the set you are currently working on Set the Yellow Anchor to the count where the FTL is to begin This is typically the previous set See this chapter s overview for more details After selecting the shape or shapes that ERES EE P you want to FTL clicking on the Follow E the Leader tool will display the FTL Tool Control Panel Cured Shape Handles Mirroring 26 02 2 Delete Last Clicking on leader red dot changes leader A red dot with a green center appears on one end of the shape who is designated as the the leader of the Follow the Leader movement If the other end of the shape is the preferred leader clicking on the leader indicator red dot and it will change If an existing path can be established for the leader editing handles will appear along the path These handles can be dragged creating a new path to the final location While drag ging the editing handles the location of the cursor is displayed in the Console as well as the Largest Stride and Largest Distance If no existing path has been established there will not be any editing handles visible Clicking anywhere on the field will create a path to that location An editing handle will be placed at that
214. ubble After this match the Predict Next function will take over and attempt to correctly match the remaining positions of the first shape according to your initial matches as shown here Move to the opposite shape and repeat the same process up HIDE EIE NIE SEDE e Animate the drill if you want to preview your matches Should you think you made mistakes and want to start over click the Clear button and try this section again Click Accept to commit the curves to the drill e Save your work Chapter 2 The Tutorial SETS Let s see what we have so far On the Count Track drag the Yellow Anchor back to count 0 Make sure the Red Anchor is on count 72 60 88 HB In the Animation Controls click on the Play button PRINTING Since Page Tabs have already been inserted it will be very simple to print desired pages e From File menu choose Print Charts A dialog box will appear allowing you to configure the way in which your charts are to be printed 30 Print Charts X Print Selection Preferences Overlay Set 4 Currently Displayed Count v Print all performers black a Thicker grid lines Use Previous From Page Tabs Print each performers label Performer viewpoint reverse view Use v Print text Mark
215. uch both 40 yard lines 27 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Click directly in the center of the Reposition HHH 1 HL Handle and drag until the X PEEN Location Indicator reads E 1111 Now the ree will not only expand but it will also move towards the desee d eed eee home sideline d EHEHEHEH e E TH SERE OOOOCOOOCROOCOBOODCOU JOOODODQODOODOCOODOOO IHREN anes ne oe EE EEEE EEE On the left side of the Count Track are the Animation Controls Click the Play button to preview the expanding circle with the movement of the other shapes in the formation Click the Revert button in the Control Panel so the circle will return back to its original shape Click and drag the lower left H red editing handle until the Location Indicator reads HE 35 yds 4 00 stp 36 stp The circle will expand away from the center et de rupi pip Click on the Accept button to commit the change to the drill e Select Save from the File menu 28 Chapter 2 The Tutorial SET 8 You have completed the first 16 counts of drill To contin
216. udio File Choose File Clear Synchronization to Drill Animation fixed tempo 120 beats per minute Save as Defaults 60 OK Cancel T Chapter 3 The Menu Bar Drill Title is the title that is used when printing If this title is left blank then printouts will use the name the file was saved as e Symbol Font is the font used to represent the performers on the field Label Font is the font used to label or number the performers on the field Default label position is the location of a label that appears next to a performer symbol on new formations Default Interval is the interval first entered into a drawing tool control panel to determine the spacing between performers in a shape This is just the initial value and can be changed while using a drawing tool Its default is 2 steps You may want to change it if you find you consistent ly use an interval other than 2 e Audio File is the music file that contains music you wish played during animation of the drill TIP Entering music before writing the drill provides an excellent musical reference during the creating process Add a count off to the music implementing either your notation sequencing or audio edit ing software A drill file can be synchronized to one of three types of sound files MIDZMIDI WAV audio wave file MP3 audio file To set up an audio file for use with a drill file do the following 1 With a dril
217. udio File lesz Psvare 3D Java InteractiseabrilleiBatman Theme Television nips Floor Cover Prop Images External files can be saved drill file package called 3D Java Interactive Package This option is available in the Save As dialog This package is com patible only with the 3D Java Interactive Should you need the file to open on 3D Java version 1 it is best to put the external 1 files in the same folder as the drill 140 k T CHAPTER 10 Design Techniques THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK 141 CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only ONLINE FALE MANAGER The Online File Manager is a utility that manages the transfer of files to and from your Online Account Depending on the access privileges you the account administrator setup other users can sign on to your account and read download drills Users can sign on to your account through other 3D applications or through 3D Viewers anywhere in the world To start the Online File Manager utility select Online File Manager from the Interactive menu The Online File Manager will attempt to go online and find the list of accounts that you can access If the Online File Manager successfully connects to the Pyware Online Accounts list of accounts will display Online Accounts 53 Select an account to access Account Account ID Dustin 00013 Dustin
218. ue to the next set you must move the Red and Yellow Anchors on the Count Track From counts 16 through 48 we will reshape the two arcs using a Follow the Leader maneuver Click on Page Tab 3 The Yellow Anchor M E will jump to count 16 and the Red Anchor will if 24 32 40 5B B4 jump to count 48 First we need to select the two arcs In this example we will choose the Lasso Selection Tool Select the Lasso Selection Tool from the Tool Palette Using the cursor drag a lasso around both arcs Once selected both arcs will be shown in bold red to indicate they are selected Since the Lasso Tool select only places that are inside the lasso it is possible to miss some positions So make sure all of the performers in the arcs are selected Click on the Follow the Leader Tool in the Tool Palette 29 Chapter 2 The Tutorial Red Leader dots highlighting the end performers on each arc indicate the performer that will be the leader for the follow the leader movement Depending on your application the correct leaders may already be chosen and this step is not necessary We need both of the leaders to be the outer most performers of the arcs If both red Leader dots are not on the proper position of one or both of the arcs you will move the Leader dots to the proper endpoint by clicking on the incorrect Leader dot The red Leader dot will automatically move from one
219. v Style lines v Size Left Right 8 stepsper 5 yards Resolution 1 step Measure inward Measure vertically from stage front Double clicking on a green major line handle turns on off marker t 25 76 125115225 2753256 375 425 75 4 5 425 370 320 275 225 175 125 75 25 lt lt g 9 5 10 15 20 25 30 355 40 2625 yds 40 33 30 25 215 10 5 0 eee eee h h Ch Cr oes 1 eae 1 BERS CORI RFRA RIES SRS EERE tees Pros Save Save As Color Options Floor Cover OK 1 Units a pop up menu for setting the measurement configuration to Yards or Meters Left Right steps yards sets up the underlying horizontal step grid Also establishes the way the Location Indicator of the Console and Student Coordinates measure locations on the field Top Bottom steps yards sets up the underlying vertical step grid Typically these values are the same as the Left Right settings Resolution a pop up menu for setting up the number of step division markings between the yard lines Style a pop up menu for setting the step division style
220. val of selected or new shape average length maximum stride of transition etc The five buttons in the top right corner of the Console control the step resolution of the location indica tor and the cursor on the field The choices are whole 1 step half 1 2 step quarter 1 4 step eighth 1 8 and sixteenth 1 16 step For more control of placement of points on a field select six teenth step resolution This is valuable when implementing tools such as the Free Form Tool where many points are required to create a smooth shape When your points are basically endpoints then you would usually choose whole step resolution so your endpoints will fall on whole steps selection lug Re ero up ing Editing Mans uvering The Tool Palette contains the tools for entering shapes selecting and editing shapes selecting and maneuvering shapes changing information about performers and items such as text and arrows The Selection tools are used to select a shape or groups of shapes The Regrouping tools are used to combine performers into different groups for editing and maneuver ing Also in this group is an Adjust To tool for quickly adjusting individual placements and a Pace tool for controlling the pace such as double time during a transition The Drawing tools are used to draw new shapes The Editing Maneuvering tools are used to create transitions as well as edit shapes The Extras tools are used to add
221. verlaps option in the Control Panel When we created the arc the two endpoints of the arc were entered on top of existing positions Positions 32 lt AV Omit overlaps Data Pts The endpoints were entered as pic points and not Interval 3 072 gt endpoints 50 intended to be filled with a performer because we Clone 0 times anywhere have already placed performers at those points Omit m comforts gt Color overlaps removed the overlapping endpoints thus preventing two performers from being on top of each other E ie Click the Accept button in the Control Panel The Console has updated performers to 70 OLTA RE L 10 vds 6 00 stp 70 00 stp OPT 23 0 of 70 positions selecte Editing count 0 0 P 1 2 cHtHHEL 1422 fe B pee poto t e Select Save from File menu 18 1911 v 4 Chapter 2 The Tutorial DRAWING CIRCLES The third shape to be entered in our drill will be a circle Click on the Circle tool in the Tool Palette A Circle Tool Control Panel will appear In the Control Panel enter Positions 24 and Interval 2 Positions 24 A
222. w When your customer contacts you to unlock the drill don t give them your Master Password Instead use this decoder to create a unique key that will only work for this customer and no one else Remember the Master Password because you will need it to create the unique key for your customer To unlock a locked drill with a lf Drill Password Decoder E3 password that will work only This decoder is used primarily for designers selling drill online Drills can be locked with a password so they for one customer can be viewed but not edited or printed After a customer downloads and previews a drill the customer can then contact the drill designerto purchase and unlock it This decoder creates unique keys for unlocking a drill so a key used by one customer cannot be used by another Tell the customer to open To create a locked drill file that can t be edited or printed the drill they want to unlock 1 Open the drill and select Document Options from the File menu h D J 2 Under the Properties tab pick your restriction options such as Cannot be printed and Cannot edited USING t 3 ava 3 In the Author Information box type your contact and or sales information and select the restriction Author information and Copyright is displayed when the file is opened Interactive prog ram Click Lock the properties with a Master Password and click Okay 5 Enter a Master Password that only you will know Tell
223. whether this registered user has access to this file Set all files readable is used as a shortcut to set all current and any future files in the online account to Read Only Remember this option will set any future files added to the online account to be Read Only for this user Conversely if you do not use this option in a users privileges you will need to edit the users privileges after new files have been uploaded into the account when you want the user to have access to the new files 149 CHAPTER 11 Interactive Features Interactive and Pro Version only The Read Only column sets the access to the a file for the user If it is not checked the user will not see the file when they sign on to the account Okay will accept the changes to the new user The Edit User button will display the same Edit User Privileges dialog as did the New Registered User button The one exception that when editing the 30 Online Administrator Profile Account Administrator s privi As the administrator you will be able to upload files to your account as leges the log in and well as control who has access to those files contact information will display This contact information will be dis Your played to users appear to be having Password trouble signing on to your account The contact infa below is displayed to users that need help with their password Contact eMail CUSs
224. xt box leaving all other text boxes if any untouched If no text box is selected changes in the options of the Text Box Control Panel will have no affect on any existing text box however any new text box created will have to be created with the current control panel options Contents of a text box can be copied and pasted using ctrl to copy and ctrl v to paste This is useful to know when the contents of a text box is repeated throughout a drill For example often an instruction box is placed on each set of a drill Each instruction box has formatted information that is repeated on each set such as Section Transition This text can be copied and pasted into a text box at each set Font Size Bigger and Smaller buttons will increase or decrease the size of the font used within the selected text box Framed option will draw a frame around the selected text box Transparent option will make the text box transparent When transparent the field grid along with any performers will show through the text box Serif option will change the font to a Serif styled font as opposed to the default setting of a SanSerif style Delete button will delete the selected text box If no text box is selected the Delete button will do nothing Lists of pre designed text boxes with text can be cre ated and used though the Templates combo box Font Size Framed Templates located in the Text Tool Control Panel Bigger Transparent Samp
225. xt location The No bridges option will not display bridges or paths Bridge spotlight will display the spotlighted position s bridge or path Bridge All will show bridges or paths of all positions visible on the design grid Clear removes the spotlight from the display and resets the Spotlight Tool Control Panel CHAPTER 5 Selection Adjustment amp Regrouping Tools SELECTION TOOL The Select by Profile tool is for selecting performers by Color Label Symbol or Name This tool is used to quickly select groups of performers with similar characteristics To select the Profile Selection tool click 8 04 ese Foe on the Profile Selection tool on the Tool e E ODT Palette and the Profile Selection Control Panel will appear Label Symbol Search for Labels starting with Exclude 22 Color All Name Click a performer or type information to search To use the Profile Selection Control Panel Click on the characteristic you want to use when searching for performers you want to select or deselect For example if all of the performers you want selected are drawn in purple symbols then you will click on the Color characteristic to search by color Another example if all of the Trumpets are the symbol then click the Symbol characteristic to search by symbol gearch tor Labels starting with Exclude All Clear Cl
226. y that only works one time The professional designer can implement this feature to market his services afi 3D Drill Document Options PA 1 Properties Preferences External Files Author Information and Copyright Restrictions File edited File cannot printed Printouts are obscured with SAMPLE d Author Information and Copyright is displayed when the file is opened adi Only the first counts of the can be accessed Lock the properties with a Master Password Ok Cancel 59 5i v 4 Chapter 3 The Menu Bar EXTERNAL FILES TAB The External Files tab lists prop 3D Drill Document Options ES image files and Properties Preferences External Fes audio files being SR FEES AES M RE RE RE used by the drill Location of external files used with this drill file Audio File Floor Cover Prop Images Cancel PREFERENCES TAB Preferences tab contains settings 30 3D Drill Document Options xX characteristics of Properties iPreferences External Files the file you are working in Drill Title Untitled Symbol Font Sansserif abcd ABCD Choose Font Label Font sansetrif ABCD Choose Font Default label position Contour Default interval new shapes 2 0 steps A
227. y the previous set in the drill Select the existing performers that will be moving into the free form shape using a selection tool See First Time or Transition at the beginning of this chapter for more explanation Clicking on the Bezier Curve tool will dis gt play the Bezier Curve Control Panel 2 Positions 16 Omit overlaps Handles Matching Lines Clone O times Predict Next The curve is drawn by clicking two or more points on the field display The first click on the field is the first endpoint point of the curve The second click on the field develops the curve initially as a line The ends of the line have editing handles Dragging the red square in the editing handle will move the points Dragging the red circle extending from the square handle will shape the curve Many of the Bezier Curve tool options are exactly the same as options in the Line tool Refer to the Line tool for details on the Position Interval Clone Symbol Color and Matching Lines options as well as editing handles and Reposition handle Chapter 4 Drawing Tools POLYGON TOOL 86 The Polygon tool operates like the Circle tool to create outlined polygon shapes For first time performers set the Red and Yellow Anchor of the Count Track to the count of drill where the polygon shape is to be entered For tran

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