Re: [Sailcut-users] some suggestions

[Robert L. <rob...@sa...>]

Kay Howold wrote:
> Hello,
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> first I ask to excuse my bad one English, it is a machine translation.
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> I have downloaded Sailcut some time ago and found it straight off well.
> I have manufactured three sails in the hand plotter format now and I am
> happy. I have manufactured sails in a sailloft for some years, I think
> that I can judge Sailcut a little.
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> Here I would like to give some suggestions therefore to improve
> programme still:
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> 1. One then before one stitches together the trains which put on slat
> bags can to train the batten at mainsails in the design. This is a grea=
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> work relief straight at big sails. Perhaps it is also possibly the
> number, the angle, besides the length
> and indicating the position at the leech.
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> 2. I would find it very helpful if in this is Crosscutschnitt, the
> height to indicate the first train in the tack. Still improve if one
> could move all seams in the design.
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> 3. Good would be it, however, is not so importantly this, if the user
> could define of its own luff-,leech- and foodcircle.
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> 4. Would it be to train the Reefs(??) in the design possibly?
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> Bow, I think, have I found small bug. At the Jib radial cut I have give=
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> the gaffangle 90 degrees, it was, however, approximately 130 degrees.
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> Regards
> Kay
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Hello Kay,
I am sorry to answer so late, but my regular space business is not
giving me much free time lately. I also apologise for not answering in
German and I will keep the answer simple.

I recognise professionals questions from you, please keep in mind that
Sailcut was designed to be simple to use for amateurs.

1 Your suggestion to draw batten pockets on panels is a common request
from many professional users and I have not found the time to work on
it, may be when I will retire?

2 The first seam positioned at tack is something I do not understand
very well. I personnaly used the twist foot when having to make a deep
sail low down. Could you provide me with some reasons such that I can
think about it?

3 Letting the users define their own luff leech and foot curve is asking
for trouble with amateur sail makers as one can make then really bad
sails specially with the luff and leech curve. What shape of curve would
you like?

4 Reef is like batten pocket, a lot of work to write the code.

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       Robert Lain=E9
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