Segmented Turning™ - SPP Features
	Design your first segmented project in 5 minutes with the Segmented Project Planner. Plus free plans, hints&tips, wood costs and more.
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Here is a complete list of the significant features of the Segmented Project Planner:

• Plug-In created for slicing arbitrary patterns.
• Plug-In created for slicing diamond figures, ala, Navaho blanket border pattern.
• "Trim to indicated outer wall" added to Layer Tuner so you can get a better idea of what the finished project will look like.
• Shape-A-Bowl allows you to trace shapes from pictures/sketches. It's Sketch-A-Bowl on steroids!
• PlugIn mechanism added to support adding new, separately developed, designers to be added in the future.
• Help file system overhauled, expanded, and access provided from nearly every dialog.
• Incorporates Microsoft design guidelines for XP/Vista/Windows 7 operating systems.
• Design Assistant provides multiple design cues to make it easier to design like a professional. For details...
• Shape Report creates a report that contains diameters and station points for a displayed shape. This is useful for both segmented and monolithic projects.
• Main screen and Layer Tuner include mouse-click transformation of a project/layer to compound miter, Ring Master, or frame miter style. Individual layer level access provided both in Edit and popup menus.
• Runs on all recent versions of Microsoft Windows including 98/Me/XP/NT/2000/Vista/Windows 7. Using Wine 1.3, even Linux is supported.
• If you set up a Windows environment on your Mac/iMac, the program will run there as well. See here for details.
• Shape Creator guarantees all shapes have enough data points to support up to 9 sliders.
• Current Layer Details dialog provides display and print information about the current layer. The printed copy will be useful when designing feature ring items/adornments in graphic programs outside of the Segmented Project Planner
• Combine Layers function facilitates incorporating feature rings into project designs
• Project walls, Sketch-A-Bowl, and Sketch Pad draw using Bezier curves for smooth and graceful project profiles
• Paint any segment with an image of your choice. 55 wood pictures provided for your use For details...
• Use a simple starter shape to create your own vessel shape in 5 minutes. Use completed projects to make new starter shapes to use in future projects. Use the mouse to draw projects. Over 25 starter shapes provided.
• Create ZigZag designs to incorporate in your segmented projects For details...
• Create Diamond designs to incorporate in your segmented projects For details...
• Staggered layers (50% default) and arbitrary stagger by layer
• Supports Ring Master projects
• Layer Tuner provides large-view drag-to-change with real-time view update to make the design process easier and more intuitive. Improved support for compound miter and Ring Master
• Calculate side Incline Angles for compound miter or Ring Master situations
• Intelligent layer insertion anticipates your next layer size. Now supports compound miter and Ring Master
• Create documentation for your project, complete with pictures, so you won't forget how you did it or what happened along the way
• Print full ring and/or segment templates to support open segment glue-ups and segment size checking
• Gallery View makes it easier to identify projects to work on next
• Design with Open Segments and/or Vertical Spacers
• Resize your project just like a photograph
• UnDo capability
• Displays projects with staggered/half-lap or vertical segment alignment
• Supports English/Imperial (inches) and Metric (millimeters) units with automatic project conversion between chosen units
• AutoBowl function automatically translates outer bowl dimensions into layer diameters and segment widths to make design even easier than before. For details...
• Copy Layers function quickly copies selected layer input parameters down through one or more layers for faster design.
• Export files are created whenever you print so you can use project data in other documents.
• Segment Designs allow you to create compound segments composed of several material types. For details...
• Named Colors allow you to create and save color definitions; use them to paint/fill any segment of any project to see the effects of using contrasting woods. For details...
• Includes 17 free project plans you can use/modify for your own projects
• Registered users get free upgrades.
• You can conveniently e-mail me from within the Segmented Project Planner. You can include a project file with your message making it easy for me to spot your difficulty and give you help on how to fix a problem
• Seven levels of zoom let you get really close and personal with the details of your project
• Resizes to use the whole screen so you don't have to squint to see project details
• Supports frame miter, stave, and compound miter rings
• Calculates segment-cutting dimensions for any size ring with any number of sides so it won’t limit what you can plan
• Calculates segment dimensions that take your personal accuracy into account so you don't have to worry about adding fudge factors
• Calculated dimensions are displayed in units that agree with your stated cutting accuracy
• Calculates the size of board needed to make each ring so you don’t have to buy/cut more wood than you need
• Calculates board length to support either economy or grain matching cutting methods
• Displays top and side views of your project so you can see what’s going on at every step of your design
• Displays overview or detail side views so you can use it to design the entire project
• Side view displays include wall placement in each layer
• Displays minimum wall thickness for the project so you can avoid walls that are too thin
• Enter dimensions in fractional or decimal inches (e.g. 10-1/2 or 10.5) or choose millimeters
• A project can have as many layers as desired so you won’t be limited
• Prints full project specifics along with top & side views to a Windows compatible printer so you can take the output straight to the shop
• Calculates the cost of each project layer so you can see what your new project will take out of your pocket
• Extensive context sensitive help and on-line user manual so all questions are quickly answered.
• It’s ambidextrous so you can perform most tasks with either the keyboard or the mouse
• Most menu options have hot-key shortcuts so program actions are a single keystroke away