3D Guide Contents
Pyware 3D User Guide
Welcome to Pyware™ 3D - the complete drill designing tool. We at Pygraphics wish to express our
gratitude 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.
This is the home page of the Pyware 3D User Guide. All pages in the User Guide have a navigation bar on the left of the screen. Select the topic you would like to review by choosing its corresponding button on the navigation bar.
Adjusting to the many innovative concepts of 3D will take a minimum of time, however, we do urge that
you work through the 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.
- Basic Concepts - In this section you will learn the main windows of Pyware 3D and many of the terms that are to be
used throughout the application and manual. - 3D Tutorial - This is probably the most important section 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 guide is to be used as a reference material. - Menu Bar - Describes the functions of the application menu bar.
- 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 handles.
- Selection, Adjustment & Performer Regrouping Tools - Before using the editing tools in 3D, a group of performers must first be selected. This section shows how to select an individual or group of performers.
- Editing /Maneuvering Tools - This section describes how to edit and maneuver performers in a drill.
- Special Tools -This section covers special items important to the presentation and instruction of drill such as performer labeling, text boxes and arrow indicators.
- Printing - This section describes how to print charts, coordinates and other reports.
- Utilities - This section covers 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.
- Special Designing Techniques - This section covers special design techniques such as Writing backwards and Synchronizing music to the drill.
- Interactive Features - This section covers the procedure of sharing your drill with your students, other designers, and/or drill design customers.
- Traditional Tools Plug-in (purchased separately) - This section presents procedures of creating drill comprised of traditional maneuvers performed by both military and show bands.
- Floor Covers Plug-in (purchased separately) - This section offers ways of creating floor (or field) layouts for Winter Guard, Indoor Drum Line, and Stage presentations.
- Personal Drillbook Printer Plug-in (purchased separately) - This section explains how to use the Drillbook Printer to create Performer Personalized printouts of the drill and coordinates.
- Spiral Drawing Tool Plug-in (purchased separately) - This section explains how to use the Spiral Drawing Tool Plug-in.