Pygraphics, Inc. - Dynamic Drill Design

Software Updates

Last Updated 6/19/2008

Updates

3D Basic, Interactive, Professional 4.2.8
3D Interactive Version 3.1.1
3D Interactive Version 2.1.0
3D Interactive Version 2.0.4
3D Version 1.3.1

3D Basic, Interactive, Professional v 4.2.8

In order for this update to install, you must hav a fully operating installation of 3D on this computer. The updater only updates from 3D Installations (any version 1 thru 4). To upgrade from earlier Pyware Drill Design products, contact Pygraphics at 800-222-7536 or a Pyware dealer.

Updating from 3D Version 4 is FREE.

Updating from 3D version 1, 2, 3 - a purchase is required and will require a Version 4 Serial Number during installation. If you have already purchased this update, you should have been given the Version 4 Serial Number. If you have not yet purchased this update, you can do so during the update with a Credit Card.

Features included in this update:

Added drop off functionality to the Traditional Tool. (Example. sd2) Drop off every 2 counts.
Added the ability to do a half step turn in the Counter March Tool.
The Facing Tool has been added to this version of the software. The Facing tool gives users the oportunity to create a more realistic feel for your students by enabling you to show the direction that the performer is facing. With this tool it will now be easier to see a more realistic representation of the show in the perspective view while using the figurines.
The Personal Drill Book Printer Plug-in: This plug-in is included with all current 3D professional versions after this update is installed. If you have 3D Basic or 3D Interactive this plug-in is available for purchase through the update my software option listed in the Interactive menu of your software after the full release of this version.
The Personal Drill Book Printer is a plug-in that harnesses one of the most powerful features of the Performer’s Practice tools and puts it your hands as a Director/Designer. This plug-in allows you to print customized drill books for each performer with set by set pathways and coordinate sheets for multiple students at the same time.

Click here to download the Version 4.2 manual.

How to update:

Click on the appropriate operating system platform.
Update MAC OS X (10.4) (10.5)"3DJIA.Mac.4.2.8.Update.zip" (24 MB)
Update Windows 2000, XP, Vista"3DJIA.Win.4.2.8.Update.exe" (62 MB)
Save it to a location on your hard disk. Remember the location where you saved it.
Locate the downloaded file corresponding to the correct download on your hard drive and double-click on it to start the update.
Follow the screen prompts.

Hardware Requirements:
1Ghz or greater (Dual Core Processor Recommended)
512 MB of RAM (Suggested 1GB Ram)
Mac OS X (10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, Java 1.5) Operating System or Windows 2000, XP, Vista

Update Pricing for 4.2.2:
Update from 3D/V3D to 3D Interactive $539
Update from 3D v.1 to 3D Interactive $389
Update from 3D v.2 to 3D Interactive $289
Update from 3D v.3 to 3D Interactive $189
Update from 3D v.4 to 3D Interactive FREE
Update from 3D/V3D to 3D Professional $839
Update from 3D v.1 to 3D Professional $689
Update from 3D v.2 to 3D Professional $589
Update from 3D v.3 to 3D Professional $489
Update from 3D v.4 to 3D Professional $300

3D Interactive v 3.1.1 Build 01 (11/1/06)

This update requires fully installed version 3.0 in order to install properly.

New in this update features.

Maintenance updates that were included in version 4 release.
Correction to the Grid designer for zoomed printouts
Updates to the Traditional Tools plug-in.

Version 3.0.7 features

Corrects the issue with the perspective view not operating properly

Version 3.0.6 features

Enhancements to online functionality
PDF format users guide

Version 3.0.4 features

Corrections when using audio with the pace function.
Addition of the CMD button on Mac as a function key for shortcuts.
New Shortcut key Editor.
Improved FTP transfer of files.
Corrections to the Grid Designer.

Version 3.0.2 features

Correction when using Pace Tool with Audio.
Correction when printing on select systems small squares in text boxes.
Changes made to Student coordinate defaults.
Changes made to coordinate readouts referencing the 50 yd line.
Saving defaults in the document options has been corrected.
New FTP file transfer system.
New Grid layouts available from the grid designer.
Pyware 3D Dot Font included
Correction in the FTP user privilege editor.
Correction in the Perspective Zoom tool.

Pyware 3D Dot font is also available here.

This update requires a full working version of 3.x to install properly

Click on the appropriate operating system platform.
Update MAC OS X (10.3 or greater) "3DJIA.3.1.1.Mac.Updater.zip" (12 MB)
Update Windows 98, 2000, NT, ME, XP "3DJIA.3.1.1.Win.Updater.exe" (24 MB)
Save it to a location on your hard disk. Remember the location where you saved it.
Locate the downloaded file corresponding to the correct download on your hard drive and double-click on it to start the update.
Follow the screen prompts.

These links will allow you to download full installer versions of version 3.0.7 or 3D Interactive.

Full Installer MAC OS X (10.3 or greater)

Full Installer Windows 98, 2000, NT, ME, XP

Hardware Requirements:
600 Mhz or greater (800 Mhz Recommended)
128 MB of RAM (Suggested 256MB Ram)
Mac OS X (10.3 or greater including Tiger, Java 1.4 or greater) Operating System or Windows 2000 or higher (including XP)

3D Interactive v 2.1.0 (Final 8/1/05)

This update corrects the OS 10.4 Tiger printing problems.

This update requires that you purchase the update to 3D Interactive version 2.0.0. Please contact 800-222-7536 for information on purchasing the update to the 3D Interactive v. 2.0.0.

New in this update features.
Tools

The "Find Next" feature in the Knife and Glue tools has been improved.
The Block tool sometimes made blocks that had positions numbered out of order, such as: 2, 1, 3, 4, 5. They are now numbered correctly.
When manually matching in the Block tool, preview animation does not revert to the default matching order.
The Rotate tool can rotate 90 or 180 degrees both clockwise and counter-clockwise. Typing a negative number in the rotation angle will give a counter-clockwise rotation.
The hit area has been increased for all editing handles of all tools to make it easier to click on the handles on high resolution screens.
When using the Label tool, some label positions would occasionally change positions unexpectedly.

Printing

More concise coordinates for performers on (or very near) to a yard marker or hash.
The "zoom chart for largest printout" print option now zooms to include only visible positions and not to hidden positions. Also the 1 step grid is printing on tight zooms.
Printing thumbnails can print selected sets in addition to all sets.
On the printouts the drill title is now 40 characters long, and is also followed by a set title.
A grayscale printing grid is now available from the grid designer for photocopier reproducible charts.
Added area to the side margins of the printouts for some printers that were cutting off the count numbers.
The set numbers are now printed on the thumbnail printouts.
The "zoom chart for largest printout" option prints both in Director Perspective and Student Perspective.

Drill Files

When attaching an audio file to a drill, 3D looks at more directories for the audio file when re-opening the drill.
When saving a drill as a 3D package file the file will open correctly even when the drill file has two appended suffixes.
A 3D package file can be renamed by saving it with a different name.
When removing a prop from the drill it no longer continues to ask for the picture file when re-opening the drill.

Utilities

When adding counts to a drill using the Count Editor, existing text boxes are not duplicated on the new counts.
Clicking right mouse In the Drill Rewrite utility properly exits the rewrite tool and a blank drill rewrite window will not pop up.

Other Enhancements

When a performer is removed from the drill they are also removed from the cast sheet.
Hidden shapes do not get selected with visible shapes.
The count track has been expanded to display better for drills containing over 1000 counts.
While pasting, the pasted shape can be dragged to a different location.
Command keys are always active.

Macintosh

Macintosh animation with music can start playing from the middle of a drill as it does on WIndows.
When using Command Q on the Mac, 3D asks if you want to save existing changes before exiting. The quit shortcut is changed from Ctrl X to Ctrl Q on both platforms.
On Macintosh, 3D now uses the new version of Mac Java version 1.4 or greater and OS 10.3 or greater to increase the program's performance.
On Macintosh, opening a 3D backup file automatically finds the backups directory as it is done on Windows.
All tool control panels were expanded for all of the text to be displayed correctly for the new font used on Macintosh.

Interactive Viewer

Ability for an account administrator to view the account via a Student Viewer. (Requires 3D Interactive Viewer version 2.1.0 available at www.pyware.com)

Click here for version 2.1.0 update features.. (Note: You need adobe Acrobat reader to open this file click here to get adobe acrobat reader.)

This update requires a full working version of 2.x to install properly

Click on the appropriate operating system platform.
Update MAC OS X "3DJIA.2.1.0.Install.zip" (5.3 MB)
Update Windows 98, 2000, NT, ME, XP"3DJIA.2.1.0.Install.exe" (19.3 MB)

Save it to a location on your hard disk. Remember the location where you saved it.
Locate the downloaded file corresponding to the correct download on your hard drive and double-click on it to start the update.
Follow the screen prompts.

Hardware Requirements:
400 Mhz or greater
128 MB of RAM (Suggested 256MB Ram)
Mac OS X (10.3 or greater including Tiger, Java 1.4 or greater) Operating System or Windows 2000 or higher (including XP)

3D Interactive v 2.0.4 for MAC OS X and Windows

Version 2.0.4 is not supported on OS 10.4 Tiger

3D Interactive Licensing agreement.

This update requires that you purchase the update to 3D Interactive version 2.0.0. Please contact 800-222-7536 for information on purchasing the update to the 3D Interactive v. 2.0.0.

New in this update.

Resizable window.
Fixed the problem with the update documentation not being found.
File Transfer Security increased.
Able to print a in Zoomed area

Corrections made to:

Links to documents in the Reference menu item
Coordinate sorting by name
Lasso and Box select tool quirk
Color in Cast Sheet
Covered up track panel on some computers
Spotlight tool on restricted files.
Updates in Security of the program on the internet.

Click here for version 2.0.1 update documentation. (Note: You need adobe Acrobat reader to open this file click here to get adobe acrobat reader.)

This update requires a full working version of 2.x to install properly

Click on the appropriate operating system platform.
Update MAC OS X"3DJIA.2.0.4.mac.install.jar" (2.93 MB)
Update Windows 2000, NT, ME, XP "3DJIA.2.0.4.install.exe" (2.93 MB)

Save it to a location on your hard disk. Remember the location where you saved it.
Please download this full installer if the updater file do not work for you.
Windows Full Installer version 2.0.4 (12.6 MB)
Macintosh Full Installer version 2.0.4 (6.4 MB)
Locate the downloaded file corresponding to the correct download on your hard drive and double-click on it to start the update.
Follow the screen prompts.

Hardware Requirements:
600 Mhz or greater
256 MB of RAM
Mac OS X (10.1.3 to 10.3.9) Operating System or Windows 2000 or higher (including XP)
OS X 10.4 Tiger not supported in version 2.0.4 or less you will need to download version 2.1.0.

3D Version 1.3.1 for MAC OS X and Windows

Version 1.3.1 is not supported on OS 10.4 Tiger

New in this update.

Cover Sheet (Legal Size)
Print Thumbnails
Previous Set Overlay
Option to remove the printing of 5 yard "Yard Line Markers".
Starting Set Number
Instruction Control panel now catches all mouse events so they don't fall through to the field window.
Changed selected symbols to draw red bold symbol over a light blue dot to make it easier to identify the performer by its symbol.
Lock first person at the top of a circle option
Spelling corrections in cast sheet, thumbnails per page.
Set predict next to default OFF
In path printout put a big dot at the start and small dot in the path
Coordinate cutting off end of line.
On edit tools: View Symbol
Average interval in Scale when one shape is selected.
Warning when a transition is set across a tab

Click here for a list of features included from previous updates.

How to update:

Click on the appropriate operating system platform.
MAC OS X "3DJMUP.131.sit" (7.98 MB)
Windows 2000, NT, ME, XP "3DJPUP.131.exe" (14.2 MB)
Save it to a location on your hard disk. Remember the location where you saved it.
Note: These files can also be found in your Pyware 3D folder inside the Docs folder.
Click here for version 1.2.2 update documentation.
Click here for version 1.2.7 update documentation.
Locate the downloaded file corresponding to the correct download on your hard drive and double-click on it to start the update.
Follow the screen prompts.
Please, let us know you updated your 3D for our records.Click here to send us a note.

Printing Note for Macintosh Users: Versions 1.2.7 and higher correct the problem with the printing. If your system is not on the current version of Apples' Java then you may not print correctly. The following link is the update needed to have the printing operate correctly. It is a 20.6 MB file which will take about 2hrs on a standard 56K modem.Click Here for Apple's Java 131 Update.. We suggest you try printing before downloading this update from Apple. This update requires OS 10.1.3 or greater.Click Here for the Mac OS 10.1.5 update.

Click Here to submit feedback and suggestions.

Hardware Requirements:
400 Mhz or greater
128 MB of RAM
Mac OS 10 - OS 10.3.8 Operating System or Windows 2000 or higher (including XP)

CD Audio Rippers

Note: The new music feature requires that the files be converted into one of three formats (.mp3, .wav, or .mid). If you want to use music from of a CD, you will need to convert the file from a CD format to one of the three compatible formats. The links below will take you sites that have shareware converters. For converting CD files.

Click here for a list of available converters to MP3s, to Wav, and to MIDI. Just click on the link to MP3 & Audio.

Click here for Friendsoft's EZ Audio CD Ripper. Choose "Download EZ audio CD ripper" at the bottom of the page.

Click here for Digitalcandle's Mp3 Strip_IT. Click on the disk icon at the bottom of the page.

Click here for Birdcage Software Rip'n'Coder. Choose "Download Rip'n'Coder only" at the bottom of the page.

Click here for a MIDI to .wav converter. You will need this to play MIDI files on some configurations in which MIDI files do not play correctly. This is a $15 shareware.