Each one alone saves hours. Together, they change the workflow.
Build the zone list in seconds, not hours.
Start from a blank profile, a live BEYOND probe, or a CSV export. JD3 ZoneTools builds the entire zone-list structure — labels, groups, dummy zones, dead-projector slots — in a single import. Then drag, align, and distribute the whole rig on the canvas.
What used to be two hours of typing zone names is now a profile you ship in seconds, with grouping and section semantics intact for round-tripping.
Select it here. Watch it fire on stage.
Click any row in the zone list. JD3 ZoneTools pushes that zone's color to BEYOND's live output in real time — the projector lights up on stage in its assigned color.
No more guessing which "Zone #12" is the one hanging upstage-right. Walk through the list and every fixture identifies itself. Works on single zones, groups, and multi-selections simultaneously.
Helper tools that automate the hard math.
The Invert Helper reads each projector's coordinates and generates six pre-baked variants — SR/SL split, every-other column, upstage/downstage, checkerboard, and more — driven directly from your rig geometry.
What used to be hours of trial-and-error toggling across fixtures becomes one click and a visual diff on stage. Pick the look, commit it.
The map slicer eliminates the calculator.
Highlight a zone subset. JD3 ZoneTools returns an instant table of sliced values ready to type into BEYOND — or apply directly via Talk UDP.
No more swapping decimals between a notepad and the BEYOND zone editor. The math is right because the math is computed, not transcribed.
Per-projector output correction. From your laptop.
Bow correction, mesh warp, scale, rotate, aim — all from BEYOND-native sliders, all applied live to the output plane. Dial in each fixture independently while watching it update in real time.
No remote desktop. No walking back to FOH for every nudge. Walk the stage with a laptop, zone the fixtures in front of you, and watch the rig converge.
Mute groups built on the canvas. Not scripted by hand.
Hold the mode button to enter edit. Press New Group, then tap projectors on the canvas to build membership. Press Add Master for a draggable rail that mutes everything assigned to it. Done.
What used to be a PangoScript per button — written by hand, named by hand, debugged by hand — is now a canvas interaction that takes minutes, not an afternoon.
