Knots 3D v2.5 for Android and iOS
(Released Apr 27th, 2012)
New in this release:
- New Speed Control Slider
- Three new knots: Cleat Hitch, Figure Eight Follow Through, Tensionless Hitch
- Fixed hard key Back button to behave the same as soft key Back button (Android only)
Available on iTunes, Android Market, Amazon App Store (including Kindle Fire)
Knots 3D was mentioned as a great outdoor resource in the Springfield, Illinois newspaper The State Journal-Register
Outdoors? There’s an app for that
Knots 3D
This app can help even the most helpless Scouting washout tie a proper knot in a variety of situations. Tap on the type of knot preferred, and an animation plays. The two ends of the line or rope are colored blue and red so it is easy to see how the knot is tied.
Weekend anglers and boaters need not worry about forgetting knots again.
Source Link: http://www.sj-r.com/carousel/x453441059/Outdoors-Theres-an-app-for-that?zc_p=1
After the iPad 3 became available late last week several users informed me of a bug on the iPad 3 making Knots 3D unusable. We worked on a fix over the weekend and have submitted it to Apple for review and approval. It typically takes Apple about a week to approve new releases and updates so hopefully the latest version of Knots 3D including the Retina Display bug fix for iPad 3 should be available around March 26. I have asked Apple to expedite the fix so it may possibly be available before that. The good news is the release also includes over a dozen new knots along with the fix including: Alpine Butterfly, Truckers Hitch, Palomar Knot, and more.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Knots 3D has been accepted by Barnes and Noble for inclusion in their NOOK app store and has also been approved for installation on the popular NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet! It is currently the only Knot reference app available for NOOK devices.
The NOOK App Store link: Knots 3D
Knots 3D has been accepted by Amazon for inclusion in their app store and has also been approved for installation on their popular Kindle Fire. Knots 3D has already received several 5 star reviews and has been ranked as high as #6 in the Reference category!
The Amazon App Store link: Knots 3D
Knots 3D v2.1 for Android
(Released January 7th, 2012)
Knots 3D, our popular mobile knot reference is now available on the Android Market!
System Requirements for Android:
- Android version 2.2 or Later
Available now on the Android Market: Knots 3D
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.
Knots 3D v1.2 is now available on the app store!
(Released December 6, 2011)
Along with the new release, we have changed the name of the app and companion website, Knots 3D and knots3d.com respectively.
This release was focused on adding more content; Specifically more knots in the Boating and Fishing categories.
In all, there are 15 new 3D knot animations:
- Albright Special
- Anchor Hitch
- Blood Knot
- Buntline Hitch
- Clinch Knot (Improved)
- Constrictor Knot
- Lanyard Hitch
- Perfection Loop
- Rolling Hitch
- Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
- Running Bowline
- Surgeon’s Loop
- Trilene Knot
- Uni Knot
- Uni-to-Uni Knot
As always, we hope you enjoy our unique knot app. Please let us know what knots you would like to see added and we will see what we can do to include them in Knots 3D!!!
The following complementary review is from the popular Dutch iPhone site iPhoneclub. Translation provided by Google.
3D Animated Knots: Knots Handbook on the iPhone
The more applications that come out, the more the iPhone is a textbook in many areas. After apps for city trips, recreational boaters and diseases that you may incur on vacation, the portable encyclopedias become more specific. There is now the Animated Knots 3D application. Which includes detailed 3D animations of 35 different knots that may be helpful for sailing, climbing, scouting and camping.
The 35 knots are divided into different categories, yet perhaps only a um, ‘nocturnal’ section missing. Furthermore, the knots are assigned to a complete list, boats, camping, climbing, decorative, first aid, fishing and scouting. The list can also be viewed by type of knot: bend, binding, hitches, loops, multi-loops, special and stoppers. For each knot is a brief description, the strength, other names for the knot and the related knots. But it is the animations that steal the show.
The moment you select a knot, you see an animation of how the knot is put together. Then you can knot to your heart’s content in every possible way. Draw to repeat the animation, you can pause at any time by again pressing the button. The 360-rotate button allows you to view it from all sides. This function also lets you pause. Mirror flips the image, and the nice thing is that function at all times of break from the Draw and 360 works. The Zoom function Finally, see the aforementioned full screen.
Perhaps an overview of the reliability of the knots could be an option, but then it is often irrelevant because different situations require different knots.
The untranslated review in Dutch can be found here: Animated Knots 3D: handboek knopen leggen op de iPhone
Knot Quiz 2.1 is now available on the app store!
(Released September 22, 2011)
Included in the new release:
- New knot animations
- More textured and colored knots
- Improved knot graphics
