Segmented Project Planner Features

Segmented Turning™

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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SPP Feature Pages	Angle Template Printer	AutoBowl	Color Picker	Detailed Features List	Diamonds & Zigzags
Document Generator	Incline Angle Calculator	Layer Tuner	Open Segment Designer	Project Resizer	Ring Master Support
Segment Designer/Mosaics	Segment Images	Segment Painting	Sketch-A-Bowl	Vertical Spacer Designer	Design Assistant

Here is a complete list of the significant features of the Segmented Project Planner:

Incorporates Microsoft design guidelines for both XP and Vista 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.
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
Runs on all recent versions of Microsoft Windows including Vista/98/Me/XP/NT/2000

Still not convinced? Just give me a call at (805) 489-5309. I'll answer all your questions.

Page Last Updated: 8/11/2009