Woodturner Pro

[rtaylor]

In the Woodturner Pro ring view, what does the miter angle shown in the chart refer to? It does not match the calculations or segment view miter angle. It shows a decimal miter angle. ex. 6 segments shows .52 degrees, 12 segments shows .26 degrees?? Just curious.

RTaylor

 

[mfisher]

Mine doesn't . in Ring view 6 segments 30degrees. 12 segments. 15degrees.

May be helpful to post your row detail inputs. I can see if mine software does the same.
segments, board thinkness, outside dia. inside dia., veticle space settings.

Mike F.

 

[Lloyd Johnson]

In the Woodturner Pro ring view, what does the miter angle shown in the chart refer to? It does not match the calculations or segment view miter angle. It shows a decimal miter angle. ex. 6 segments shows .52 degrees, 12 segments shows .26 degrees?? Just curious.

RTaylor

It looks like we may have introduced a bug in that changing the number of segments doesn't immediately re-calculate the fields. I'm not sure how you could be seeing degrees such as .52 or .26, though. I'm just getting ready to release Version 3.1 of the software and I'm make sure that the ring view is calculating correctly. Until then, just change the segments to the number you want and then switch to a different ring styel and then back to a flat ring and you should see the correct calculations.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Lloyd

 

[rtaylor]

Mike, just to clarify this is what I was refering to. Like Lloyd pointed out I was changing the number of segments when it showed up. Thanks Lloyd.

 

[mfisher]

Rtaylor.
When I saw your post I pulled up WTP and made a quick bowl. I changed the number of segments numerous times and did not encounter the issue. Strange.
It is something I will keep an eye out when using my copy. Thanks for bringing to everyones attention.

 

[rtaylor]

It looks like we may have introduced a bug in that changing the number of segments doesn't immediately re-calculate the fields. I'm not sure how you could be seeing degrees such as .52 or .26, though. I'm just getting ready to release Version 3.1 of the software and I'm make sure that the ring view is calculating correctly. Until then, just change the segments to the number you want and then switch to a different ring styel and then back to a flat ring and you should see the correct calculations.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Lloyd

Actually the flat ring style does not calculate the miter angle correctly on my software even if I do change styles and then back again. it is always a decimal? I have tried it out on examples from 3D design and from scratch in 3D and for whatever reason I get the same results each time. The calculations box is always correct though. Just letting you know.

 

[Lloyd Johnson]

My programmer for Woodturner PRO, Sajjad - one of the best programmers and math wizzes I've ever met, has fixed that bug in the new 3.1 release. I'm still doing some final testing on it, but I'll be releasing it soon.

Thanks for letting me know about it.

Lloyd

 

[rtaylor]

OK no worries Lloyd thanks. Your software is great

Ray

 

[Woodsman]

Hey Lloyd here's a good question or idea. Does the WoodTurner Pro have the option to show the board footage for a project?

 

[Lloyd Johnson]

I'm planning to add this in Version 3.1.1. Version 3.1 is just getting ready to be released as I'm adding one more feature before the release date. Your request is reasonable, but it is a lot more effort than you think it would be because of different thicknesses, different species, different types of segments, etc. It will take a lot more contract programming hours than I want to do right now.

Thanks for your suggestion.
Lloyd

 

[rtaylor]

In the Woodturner Pro ring view, what does the miter angle shown in the chart refer to? It does not match the calculations or segment view miter angle. It shows a decimal miter angle. ex. 6 segments shows .52 degrees, 12 segments shows .26 degrees?? Just curious.

RTaylor

I am still getting the same result in 3.1? Any one else noticed this?

 

[Lloyd Johnson]

It's just a bug and I've asked my programmer to fix it and will post an upgrade as soon as he does.
Lloyd

 

[mfisher]

I am still getting the same result in 3.1? Any one else noticed this?

Strange. Nope, mine still shows the correct miteer angle even when changing number of segments.

Does you experience this on every project file? I tried two different files and don't seem to have the "bug" show up.

Darn pc's, they can drive you nuts sometimes. Hope they can get it fixed for you.

 

[Jeff Miller]

It shows the decimal reading in ring view from the "view" menu, but is correct on the main front page and the cutting summary sheet. I just work around the issue, with the summary sheet the only one I use to cut from.

 

[Lloyd Johnson]

I've just uploaded build 3.1.007 of Woodturner PRO that fixes the display issue on the Summary View so that all calculations match those that are shown on the Vessel View and Cutaway View.

As always, you can get the new version from the Downloads page by clicking the Downloads link on the main menu. You do not have to uninstall your current version first.

Sorry for the bug.
I hate bugs. :-<
Lloyd

 

[Jeff Miller]

Looks good, Lloyd. Keep up the good work.

 

[mfisher]

I was mistaken. my version of wtp did the same thing in the ring view. Just didn't look close enough. The new update corrected the issue. (my lesson learned. look things more closely before posting).