Knots 3D v2.8 for Android(Google Play, Amazon, Barnes & Noble) and iOS
(Released for Google Play and BN: August 6th, 2012)
(Estimated Released for iOS and Amazon: August 16th, 2012)
New in this release:
- Nine new knots: Diagonal Lashing, Double Coin Knot, Mooring Hitch, Round Lashing, Shear Lashing, Square Lashing, Trefoil Knot, Jury Mast Knot, Monkey’s Fist
- Several new Categories including “Recently Added”, “Lashings”, and “Decorative”
- New rope textures
- Updated several knot descriptions
Android Only
- Removed unused/unnecessary third party libraries (i.e. Openfeint)
- Removed unnecessary permissions (i.e. FULL INTERNET ACCESS)
Available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon App Store (including Kindle Fire), and Barnes and Noble NOOK Store (NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet)
We are constantly asked to add new knots to our knot apps. We certainly consider all suggestions and try to accomodate them into the app if it makes sense. We have already implemented over a dozen user suggested knots into the app. The following are outstanding requests that may possibly be added to Knots 3D in a future release. Feel free to suggest your favorite knot or second a motion for one listed below! Submit knot requests to http://nynix.com/support/. Drawing and animating each knot is time intensive so it may take months before your favorite knot is part of Knots 3D. Thanks for your patience! We try to release an update every 6-8 weeks with new knots and/or functionality.
User Suggested Knot List
- Decorative Knots
- Double bight figure 8 / Double Figure 8 Loop / Bunny Ears
- Turle knot
- Masthead Knot (Jury Mast Knot)
- J Knot
- Lashings (Square, Diagonal, Sheer)
- Monkey’s Fist (2)
- Turk’s Head / Woggle (7)
- Tie Knots
- Siberian Hitch
- Halter Hitch
- Canoeman Knot
- Swiss Seat
- Hasty Webbing
- Rope Ladder Knot
- Tugboat Bowline (flying bowline?)
- VersaTackle
- Radium Release Hitch
- Wrap 3 Pull 2
- High Strength Tie Off
- Two Paw Knot
- Grapevine Knot (abok294)
- Nail Knot/Barrel Knot (abok295)
- Keychain knots (boondoggle?)
- Celtic and Chinese knots
- Egg Loop Knot / Bait Loop Knot
- Bracelet Knots
- Snell Knot
- Knotless Knot
- Mooring Hitch (2)
- Highwayman’s Hitch
- Packer’s Knot
- Dropper Loop
- Improved Albright Knot
- Poldo Tackle
- Hangman’s Knot (3)
- Fiador Knot
- More splices
- Spider Hitch
- Bimini Twist
- Wire rigging splices, like a Liverpool eye splice with a Becket, or the Toledo loop splice
- Double Grinner
- horse tethering knots (name?)
- paracord bracelets
- Spanish bowline
- Inline eight
- Nail knot
- Double Dragon Bend
- Thompson knot
Knots 3D v2.7 for Android(Google Play, Amazon, Barnes & Noble) and iOS
(Released June 15th, 2012)
New in this release:
- Five New Knots: Half Hitch, Munter Hitch, Rapala Knot, San Diego Jam, Yucatan Knot (Thanks for the user suggestions!)
- Updated App Icon
- Rate Button
- Handle Nook Home Button event
Available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon App Store (including Kindle Fire), and Barnes and Noble NOOK Store (NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet)
Highland, Utah – Nynix LLC is pleased to announce the latest release of their popular reference app, Knots 3D, on the Apple iTunes store. Knots 3D makes learning knots fun and allows interaction with the knot on screen like no other app in the store today. Each of the 50 featured 3D knots can be drawn, rotated, zoomed and flipped. The beautifully rendered knots can be paused at any time during the drawing to be studied, then advanced, and then paused in a repeating fashion to learn how a knot is tied. The knots can be rotated a full 360 degrees so they can be viewed from the side, back or any angle in-between.
This app is an invaluable reference for scouts, fishermen, boaters or other outdoors enthusiasts. The 50 knots are listed by usage category and knot classification and each has descriptions of usage, strength, and helpful tying tips. 3D Knots includes:
* Albright Special
* Anchor Hitch
* Ashley’s Bend
* Blood Knot
* Bow Knot
* Bowline
* Bowline on a Bight
* Buntline Hitch
* Carrick Bend
* Cats Paw
* Clinch Knot (Improved)
* Clove Hitch
* Constrictor Knot
* Double Overhand
* Double Sheet Bend
* Figure 8
* Figure 8 Bend
* Figure 8 Loop
* Fisherman’s Eye
* Fisherman’s Knot
* Granny Knot
* Grief Knot
* Jug Knot (Spanish Hackamore)
* Lanyard Hitch
* Lariat Loop
* Larks Head Hitch
* Loop Knot
* Overhand Knot
* Perfection Loop
* Rolling Hitch
* Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
* Running Bowline
* Running Knot (Slip Knot)
* Square Knot (Reef Knot)
* Sheepshank
* Sheet Bend
* Stevedore’s Knot
* Surgeon’s Knot
* Surgeon’s Loop
* Taut Line Hitch
* Tiller’s Hitch
* Timber Hitch
* Thief Knot
* Trilene Knot
* Two Half Hitches
* Uni Knot
* Uni-to-Uni Knot
* Water Knot
* Zeppelin Bend
Knots 3D takes knot tying technology to the next level allowing unprecedented interaction with the computerized knot – and it all fits easily in a pocket for reference on-the-go. Compared with instructional videos or old fashioned knot tying manuals, Knots 3D views knots in a completely new way. Smooth drawing leaves no question about what happens next – the student can see exactly where the rope goes without any guessing involved and no fingers to get in the way.
Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
* iOS 3.1 or later
* 70.5 MB
Pricing and Availability:
Knots 3D 2.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide through the App Store in the Reference category. Review copies are available upon request. Knots 3D is also available for Android devices on the Android Market.
Purchase and Download
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Located in Highland, Utah, the Nynix LLC team is an independent software company with a focus on the iOS and Android platforms. Nynix’s goal is to create fun, useful and cool utilities for mobile devices. Copyright (C) 2012 Nynix LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod, and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Knot Quiz 2.0 is now available on the app store!
(Released on July 12, 2011)
Included in the new release:
- More Animated Knots! (Figure 8 Bend, Ashley’s Bend, Zeppelin Bend, more… )
- Improved Scoring System with Leader Boards and Achievements
- Integration with OpenFeint and Game Center
- New Navigation
- Multi-color Knots
Knot Quiz is a fun application designed to test your knot knowledge and ropecraft! So you think you know your bights from your bends, your loops from your hitches? Give the free app a try and see how well you know 15 basic knots. When you are ready, purchase add-on packs that add more advanced knots to the fray!
The knots are tied “loosely” in each image so you can see better how to tie them. Version 1.1 adds animated knots showing you the ins and outs, overs and arounds, and up and throughs! A hint button lets you know what the knot is used for and what other names it is known by.
Basic Knots include:
* Overhand Knot
* Figure 8
* Surgeon’s Knot
* Stevedore’s Knot
* Fisherman’s Knot
* Granny Knot
* Bow Knot
* Lariat Loop
* Larks Head Hitch
* Cats Paw
* Running Knot (Slip Knot)
* Square Knot (Reef Knot)
* Figure 8 Bend
* Grief Knot
* Zeppelin Bend
The Knot Expansion Pack
(In-App Purchase) adds 20 more useful knots used in First-Aid, Pioneering, Sailing, Fishing, and Climbing.
* Double Sheet Bend
* Sheet Bend
* Bowline
* Two Half Hitches
* Clove Hitch
* Fisherman’s Eye
* Taut Line Hitch
* Sheepshank
* Carrick Bend
* Figure 8 Loop
* Double Overhand
* Timber Hitch
* Water Knot
* Loop Knot
* Bowline on a Bight
* Hitching Tie
* Tiller’s Hitch
* Ashley’s Bend
* Thief Knot
* Jug Knot (Spanish Hackamore)
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Knot Quiz 1.1 has been approved by Apple and is now available on the iTunes App Store.
New in Knot Quiz 1.1
- Version 1.1 adds animation to many of the knots showing you the ins and outs, overs and arounds, and up and throughs!
- Animated Knots: Sheet Bend
- Title bar for aesthetics when Ad is not displayed
Fixes:
- Ads only served once on load instead of every time a page is load/switched
- Correct/incorrect status icons on buttons changed for usability. Color-blind people could not see the status change.
The Add-on Scout Knot Pack covers 15 additional knots used in First-Aid, Pioneering, Sailing, Fishing, and Climbing.
Includes the “Basic Six”:
- Bowline
- Sheetbend
- Clove Hitch
- Two Half Hitches
- Taut Line Hitch
- Square Knot (Reef Knot)
Plus 9 more scouting knots:
- Fisherman’s Eye
- Sheepshank
- Carrick Bend
- Figure 8 Loop
- Double Figure 8
- Timber Hitch
- Water Knot
- Loop Knot
- Bowline on a Bight
Our free app, Knot Quiz, is now available on the app store!
Knot Quiz is a fun iOS application designed to test your knowledge of ropecraft! So you think you know your bights from your bends, your loops from your hitches? Give the free app a try and see how well you know 12 basic knots. When you are ready, purchase add-on packs that add more advanced knots to the fray!
The knots are tied “loosely” in each image so you can see better how to tie them. A helpful hint button lets you know what the knot is used for and what other names it may be known by.
Knots include:
- Overhand Knot
- Stevedore’s Knot
- Figure 8
- Surgeon’s Knot
- Fisherman’s Knot
- Granny Knot
- Bow Knot
- Lariat Loop
- Larks Head Hitch
- Cats Paw
- Running Knot
- Thief Knot
