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.
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
Within two weeks of its release, Animated Knots 3D has become the #1 Paid Reference app in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Portugal! Animated Knots 3D went as high as #36 in the United States Paid Reference category. For a brief period in the Netherlands app store it spent several days on the main page as the #7 app overall — placing it in the company of Angry Birds! Very exciting!
Our newest app, Animated Knots 3D, has just been released on the app store! The Animated Knots 3D iOS app for iPhone will give you a whole new perspective on knots! Have you ever wondered what a knot looks like from the back? Use the 360° tool to rotate the knot and see how it looks from any angle in 3D! Watch the knot draw itself and pause the animation when you need to. Use the Zoom tool to get a closer look and the Flip tool to get a different perspective.
Each knot has detailed information including tying pointers, strength and reliability, structural info, and Ashley reference numbers (ABoK) and occasionally the history behind the knot.
The knots are arranged by both Category (Boating, Climbing, Scouting, etc) and Class (Bend, Loop, Stopper, etc). If you find a knot you like or want to come back to later, add it to your Favorites list for quick reference.
3D Functions
- Draw
- Rotate 360°
- Flip
- Zoom
We will be adding more knots to the Animated Knots 3D app in the coming months. Please contact us on our support site with requests for new knots and we will see what we can do to get them added to the app. Have fun looking at knots in a whole new way!
Also, check out our new companion website, AnimatedKnots3D.com!
The Animated Knots 3D team
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)
Screen Shots:
Knot Quiz 2.0 will be released in the near future (next couple of weeks) with lots of cool new features including:
- 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
Thanks for your support! You’ve kept Knot Quiz at the top of the What’s Hot section for the past month!
Knot Quiz 1.2
New in Knot Quiz 1.2
- High definition graphics to take advantage of Retina Display and iPad
- Splash Screen
- More Animated Knots (Lark’s Head, Bow Knot, Cat’s Paw)
- Instructions
- Removed Ads
Fixes:
- Fixed TextureMemory usage
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.
