how do I expand the preview window in segment pro?
- Thread starter egsiegel
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My suggestion is to:
- uncheck the isometric view
- in the bowl view window there are three arrow icons.
left one moves the bowl left/right up/down in the bowl view window.
center one tilts the bowl or rotates the bowl left/right
right one (two arrows) increases or decreases the size of the bowl in the view.
(how you mouse works with your PC depends on what mouse pointer you have.
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- uncheck the isometric view
- in the bowl view window there are three arrow icons.
left one moves the bowl left/right up/down in the bowl view window.
center one tilts the bowl or rotates the bowl left/right
right one (two arrows) increases or decreases the size of the bowl in the view.
(how you mouse works with your PC depends on what mouse pointer you have.
tthat will change the size and position of the bowl in the view....not change the size of the window allotted for the view.
Sorry, misunderstood what you are asking.
- Currently you cannot adjust the different windows in SP
- Lloyd is working on an update to address the concern you have. I do not know when the update will be coming out.
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n the next release of Segment PRO, I‘ve changed the UI to floatable and dockable window panes. The current version does not make good use of screen space because I’m guessing that 15% of my users still have low res (768 vertical lines). I have to make sure that the entire UI is visible on both 768 and 1080. By allowing floating panes, the low res users can undock the pane and that frees up space of other panes. The new bowl view will be the height of the monitor.
The UI is mostly done but I’m working on other things that still need work. I’m currently building two websites for non-profits where I’m a board member and they are high priority. Once I’m done with them (shouldn’t be long), I’ll get back to programming. It isn’t that easy, though, with the new UI, I have to remake all of the video tutorials. I have learned that if ever someone watches a video tutorial that doesn’t match their screen, I get a support call.
Detail View in SegmentPro
Is there a way to enlarge the Detail window in SegmentPro? I've attached a screen shot of my current setup and there is a lot of wasted white space in the detail view. I've looked everywhere but can't figure out how to enlarge that part of the window. It would be nice to have a larger view of...
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I am just guessing that you have a Surface laptop or some other computer that has ultra high resolution. If so, you MUST set the resolution to 1920 x 1080 (1080p) and then set the Scale to 100%.
If you have a super high resolution, the manufacturer recommends that you set it at the highest possible resolution but if you do, items will be so small that they are unreadable. To make up for this, they have you set your Scale to something much larger than 100%.
These are simpy crazy recommendations. The only time you need that super-high res is if you are doing photoshop with massive resolution images or scientific applications. The problem is that virtually all other programs - especially those made using Windows Development Software won't display correctly.
If you make the changes stated above, my software and virtually all other software will display correctly. If you ever need super high-res, change it for the time you need them (if ever) and then change them back when you're done.
Lloyd
If you have a super high resolution, the manufacturer recommends that you set it at the highest possible resolution but if you do, items will be so small that they are unreadable. To make up for this, they have you set your Scale to something much larger than 100%.
These are simpy crazy recommendations. The only time you need that super-high res is if you are doing photoshop with massive resolution images or scientific applications. The problem is that virtually all other programs - especially those made using Windows Development Software won't display correctly.
If you make the changes stated above, my software and virtually all other software will display correctly. If you ever need super high-res, change it for the time you need them (if ever) and then change them back when you're done.
Lloyd
The Profile View isn’t designed to make a detailed profile. It is designed to let you create rows with outside and inside diameters that will yield a wall profile that is wide enough for you to do whatever you want when turning a detailed profile.
With regards to the upgrade, I have decided not to redo the user interface at this time. If I do, it means that I have to redo every tutorial because if the tutorial doesn’t match the UI, it results in a support call every time and I simply don’t have the time to redo the tutorials at this time.
Keep in mind that when you buy from me, it is one-and-done. I don’t ever charge for an upgrade and there won’t ever be a subscription model. It is also interesting to know that the software has never changed in price, nor will it ever increase. I’m funny that way, but it makes me happy.
Since I’m retired, I have found that golf, photography, music and working for non-profits is more fun than writing software for free, so I’ll fix bugs and add functionality as time allows. I’m also attempting to find someone to take the software to another level, but it isn’t easy finding a programmer, web designer, accountant, tax preparer, etc., that is also a segmenting know-it-all.
Lloyd
With regards to the upgrade, I have decided not to redo the user interface at this time. If I do, it means that I have to redo every tutorial because if the tutorial doesn’t match the UI, it results in a support call every time and I simply don’t have the time to redo the tutorials at this time.
Keep in mind that when you buy from me, it is one-and-done. I don’t ever charge for an upgrade and there won’t ever be a subscription model. It is also interesting to know that the software has never changed in price, nor will it ever increase. I’m funny that way, but it makes me happy.
Since I’m retired, I have found that golf, photography, music and working for non-profits is more fun than writing software for free, so I’ll fix bugs and add functionality as time allows. I’m also attempting to find someone to take the software to another level, but it isn’t easy finding a programmer, web designer, accountant, tax preparer, etc., that is also a segmenting know-it-all.
Lloyd
Alphonse
PRO Member
Thank you for the response Lloyd.
From my perspective, the "Profile View"window is just too small as a percentage of the overall screen available when you are trying to trace a shape or modify an existing one. So my hope was that the next upgrade might include the ability to resize the window to simply make it larger when working in that space.
So when you now say, "I have decided not to redo the user interface at this time.", that is different from what you planned earlier this year?
Back in February you said, "In the next release of Segment PRO, I‘ve changed the UI to floatable and dockable window panes. The current version does not make good use of screen space because I’m guessing that 15% of my users still have low res (768 vertical lines). I have to make sure that the entire UI is visible on both 768 and 1080. By allowing floating panes, the low res users can undock the pane and that frees up space of other panes. The new bowl view will be the height of the monitor."
I understand your priorities in life are changing. As a new user, I am just trying to taylor my expectations of what is and what is not coming.
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Yes, it is different from what I said earlier in the year. It is why I should never (and will never again) tell you what is coming. I was working on some very difficult things and the controls I have available to me simply would not allow me to do them. I could do the change to the user interface, but that means I would also have to redo ALL of the video tutorials and that is a major job and I simply don't have the time, or desire, to do that now. I had to roll back to the day before I started the upgrade and am now moving forward with a more realistic approach that better matches my 72 years.
If you think you need additional capabilities from the Profile View or the Cutaway View, switch to Woodturner PRO/3D Design PRO. With 3DP, you get a full screen profile editor that you can zoom in to your heart's content. You can add dots anywhere on an existing profile and micro move them as desired, either one-at-a-time or as a collection of dots. You also get to draw the inside profile which means you can add wood anywhere on the outside or inside of the bowl. None of this is possible in Segment PRO.
WTP is the most powerful piece of segmenting software ever written, letting you do Staves two different ways, wheel configurations and the ability to change anything about any row. The difference is that you are in charge. Completely. You can make the most beautiful bowl or the ugliest bowl and the software could care less. The tradeoff is that it takes more time to make a design than it does in Segment PRO that does all of the work for you.
So the key is that when you start a project, you have to decide if you can make the bowl a 'standard' segmented bowl. If it is, use Segment PRO and get out to the shop in far less time than if you do it in Woodturner PRO. If you need anything that isn't standard or if you need a better profile editor and a full-screen cutaway view, use WTP.
You can get fast at WTP - very fast, as long as you learn the keyboard shortcuts and take advantage of the ability to work with rows that are part of a selection. There's not a single bowl you can do in Segment PRO that you can't do in WTP but the reverse is not true in the slightest.
Mike Fisher, the most knowledgeable user of my software and the best thing that ever happened to my company uses WTP exclusively but he is equally versed in Segment PRO. If you follow ThePapa1947 at YouTube, he is the same way as are hundreds of others.
What that means is that with me, it's one-and-done which means you pay me once that that is the last I ever collect from you. Whatever time I spend adding functionality to the software is something I do for free because if I didn't add new features, I wouldn't lose one additional sale. I will continue to address bug fixes and add incremental feature upgrades as time allows.
If you bought the Everything Suite, it means that the four programs cost $35 apiece with never another penny due. This means that with the power you get from your $35 you have to whether your expectations are warrented. Sadly, I pay between $2,000 and $3,000 per year for subscriptions to my development libraries and not one of them works the way I think they should work. :-<
For grins, there is one other segmenting software you can buy. Go download the trial of Segmented Project Planner and after using it for awile, let me know if you would consider switching. :->
I apologize, but I missed this post when it first came out.
You obviously are using a Surface or some other super-high resolution computer/monitor. Every one of them, including Microsoft, makes recommendations for display settings and the highest resolution is their recommendation. Your screenshot is the result. They try to fix this by recommending a Scale factor of 250% or more.
The problem is that when you use Microsoft's Development system, you have to create a field and then select the font and the font settings for that field. If I specify 18 points, for example, that gets scaled by 250% and that font no longer fits in the field and the user interface becomes completely unusable.
Instead, set the resolution to 1080P (1920 x 1080) with a Scale of 100% and now all of your software will look like it would on a computer with standard resolution. If you ever need super high resolution (I'm a semi-professional photographer and there have been instances where this was helpful), change the resolution for the period you need it and then change it back.
I'm sure you have already found this answer, and I apologize that I didn't see it sooner.
Lloyd