Another program I have used does not find single isolated
formations very easily. E.G. in assymetrical setups it won't find things like a nearside diamond however many different ways you try to explain that diamond. If there is a left handed tandem based triangle of girls you are trying to tell it to find it won't find it ( I've tried things like 'ignore the # 4 girl, the other girls triangle circulate' and other ploys to try
to get it to understand, and it is still no use).
CSDS can do Near/Far <formation>/<N> (you can say things like 'Near Diamond
Flip The Diamond', 'Near 2 Hinge', 'Far 6 Circulate', etc.)
Other asymmetric terms such as 'Those Facing The Caller' and 'Couple #1 and #2' can be used.
CSDS can not locate things such as left-hand tandem based triangles (this may change in the future). However, a record for the given instance of a call can always be added (e.g., if you say left-hand tandem-based triangles reshape, CSDS may say 'I do not know how to do this, show me how to do this'
at which point the mouse can be used to drag the dancers to their ending positions, and the program will remember this instance of the call).
