diff --git a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/contourcalculator.cpp b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/contourcalculator.cpp
index 4d477b4..15e61d9 100644
--- a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/contourcalculator.cpp
+++ b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/contourcalculator.cpp
@@ -35,28 +35,29 @@
 
 using namespace fineditors;
 
-ContourCalculator::ContourCalculator(qreal percContourHeight, QPainterPath *outline, QPainterPath *profile,
-                                     QPainterPath *thickness, QPainterPath *result, bool fast)
+ContourCalculator::ContourCalculator(qreal percContourHeight, EditablePath *outline, EditablePath *profile, EditablePath *thickness, QPainterPath *result, bool fast)
 {
-    _percContourHeight = percContourHeight;
     _outline = outline;
     _profile = profile;
     _thickness = thickness;
+
+
+    _percContourHeight = percContourHeight;
     _result = result;
 
     if (fast)
     {
-        _sectionCount = 20;
-        _resolution = 200;
-        _tTol = 0.002;
-        _fTol = 0.01;
+        _sectionCount = 200;
+        _resolution = 500;
+        _tTol = 0.0001;
+        _fTol = 0.001;
     }
     else
     {
-        _sectionCount = 150;
-        _resolution = 400;
-        _tTol = 0.0001;
-        _fTol = 0.001;
+        _sectionCount = 1000;
+        _resolution = 2000;
+        _tTol = 0.00001;
+        _fTol = 0.0001;
     }
 }
 
@@ -67,13 +68,15 @@ void ContourCalculator::run()
     qreal thicknessArray[_sectionCount];
     sampleThickess(sectionHeightArray, thicknessArray);
 
+    // create the pathfunctors
+    f_yValueAtPercentEPath yOutline(_outline);
+    f_yValueAtPercentEPath yProfile(_profile);
+
     // find the top of the outline
-    f_yValueAtPercent yOutline(_outline);
     qreal t_top = 0.5; // start value
     qreal y_top = hrlib::Brent::local_min(0, 1, _tTol, yOutline, t_top); // glomin isn't finding a correct top
 
     // find dimensions of the profile
-    f_yValueAtPercent yProfile(_profile);
     qreal t_profileTop = 0.3; // start value
     qreal y_profileTop = hrlib::Brent::local_min(0, 1, _tTol, yProfile, t_profileTop);
     qreal profileLength = _profile->pointAtPercent(1).x();
diff --git a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/contourcalculator.h b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/contourcalculator.h
index 1a21a8c..9c49b86 100644
--- a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/contourcalculator.h
+++ b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/contourcalculator.h
@@ -24,28 +24,31 @@
 #define CONTOURCALCULATOR_H
 
 #include "hrlibfwd/qtfwd.h"
+#include "patheditorfwd/patheditorfwd.h"
 
 #include <QRunnable>
 
+using namespace patheditor;
+
 namespace fineditors
 {
     class ContourCalculator : public QRunnable
     {
     public:
-        explicit ContourCalculator(qreal percContourHeight, QPainterPath *outline, QPainterPath *profile,
-                                   QPainterPath *thickness, QPainterPath *result, bool fast = false);
+        explicit ContourCalculator(qreal percContourHeight, EditablePath *outline, EditablePath *profile,
+                                   EditablePath *thickness, QPainterPath *result, bool fast = false);
 
         virtual void run();
 
         virtual ~ContourCalculator();
 
-    private:        
+    private:
         enum SplineFunction { bSpline, overhauser };
 
         qreal _percContourHeight;
-        QPainterPath *_outline;
-        QPainterPath *_profile;
-        QPainterPath *_thickness;
+        EditablePath *_outline;
+        EditablePath *_profile;
+        EditablePath *_thickness;
         QPainterPath *_result;
 
         int _sectionCount;
diff --git a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/pathfunctors.h b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/pathfunctors.h
index 17191d8..ddb322a 100644
--- a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/pathfunctors.h
+++ b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/pathfunctors.h
@@ -23,19 +23,42 @@
 #ifndef PATHFUNCTORS_H
 #define PATHFUNCTORS_H
 
-#include "hrlib/math/brent.hpp"
 #include "hrlibfwd/qtfwd.h"
 
+#include "hrlib/math/brent.hpp"
+#include "editablepath.h"
+
 namespace fineditors
 {
-    class f_yValueAtPercent : public hrlib::func_base
+    class f_yValueAtPercentPPath : public hrlib::func_offset_base
     {
     private:
         QPainterPath *_path;
         qreal _offset;
 
     public:
-        explicit f_yValueAtPercent(QPainterPath *path, qreal offset = 0){
+        explicit f_yValueAtPercentPPath(QPainterPath *path, qreal offset = 0){
+            _path = path;
+            _offset = offset;
+        }
+
+        virtual qreal operator ()(qreal t){
+            return _path->pointAtPercent(t).y() - _offset;
+        }
+
+        virtual void setOffset(qreal offset){
+            _offset = offset;
+        }
+    };
+
+    class f_yValueAtPercentEPath : public hrlib::func_offset_base
+    {
+    private:
+        patheditor::EditablePath *_path;
+        qreal _offset;
+
+    public:
+        explicit f_yValueAtPercentEPath(patheditor::EditablePath *path, qreal offset = 0){
             _path = path;
             _offset = offset;
         }
@@ -44,7 +67,7 @@ namespace fineditors
             return _path->pointAtPercent(t).y() - _offset;
         }
 
-        void setOffset(qreal offset){
+        virtual void setOffset(qreal offset){
             _offset = offset;
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/thicknesscontours.cpp b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/thicknesscontours.cpp
index dc110e6..4805e27 100644
--- a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/thicknesscontours.cpp
+++ b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/thicknesscontours.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ ThicknessContours::ThicknessContours(QGraphicsItem *parent) :
 {
     _nextDetailed = false;
 
+    _outline = 0;
+    _profile = 0;
+    _thickness = 0;
+
     int numOfContours = std::max(_tPool.maxThreadCount(), 3);
     qreal increment = qreal(1) / qreal(numOfContours+1);
     qreal thickness = 0;
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ ThicknessContours::ThicknessContours(QGraphicsItem *parent) :
 
 void ThicknessContours::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem * /*unused*/, QWidget * /*unused*/)
 {
-    if (!_outline.isNull())
+    if (_outline != 0)
     {
         int min = 0;
         int max = 255;
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ void ThicknessContours::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem
         int increment = 0;
 
         painter->setBrush(QColor(min, 0, max, a));
-        painter->drawPath(*_outline);
+        painter->drawPath(*(_outline->painterPath()));
 
         calcContours();
 
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ void ThicknessContours::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem
 
 QRectF ThicknessContours::boundingRect() const
 {
-    if (_outline.isNull())
+    if (_outline == 0)
     {
         QRectF retVal;
         return retVal;
@@ -91,20 +95,20 @@ QRectF ThicknessContours::boundingRect() const
 void ThicknessContours::onOutlineChange(EditablePath *sender)
 {
     _fastCalc = !(sender->released());
-    _outline = sender->painterPath();
+    _outline = sender;
 }
 
 void ThicknessContours::onProfileChange(EditablePath *sender)
 {
     _fastCalc = !(sender->released());
-    _profile = sender->painterPath();
+    _profile = sender;
     this->scene()->update(boundingRect());
 }
 
 void ThicknessContours::onThicknessChange(EditablePath *sender)
 {
     _fastCalc = !(sender->released());
-    _thickness = sender->painterPath();
+    _thickness = sender;
     this->scene()->update(boundingRect());
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ void ThicknessContours::calcContours()
             QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> path(new QPainterPath());
             _contours.append(path);
 
-            ContourCalculator calc(thickness, _outline.data(), _profile.data(), _thickness.data(), path.data(), _fastCalc);
+            ContourCalculator calc(thickness, _outline, _profile, _thickness, path.data(), _fastCalc);
             calc.run();
         }
 #endif
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ void ThicknessContours::calcContours()
             QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> path(new QPainterPath());
             _contours.append(path);
 
-            _tPool.start(new ContourCalculator(thickness, _outline.data(), _profile.data(), _thickness.data(), path.data(), _fastCalc));
+            _tPool.start(new ContourCalculator(thickness, _outline, _profile, _thickness, path.data(), _fastCalc));
         }
         _tPool.waitForDone();
 #endif
@@ -138,13 +142,13 @@ void ThicknessContours::calcContours()
 
 bool ThicknessContours::profilesSet()
 {
-    if (_outline.isNull())
+    if (_outline == 0)
         return false;
 
-    if (_profile.isNull())
+    if (_profile == 0)
         return false;
 
-    if (_thickness.isNull())
+    if (_thickness == 0)
         return false;
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/thicknesscontours.h b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/thicknesscontours.h
index 1eec46e..bca2453 100644
--- a/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/thicknesscontours.h
+++ b/src/fineditors/outlineeditor/thicknesscontours.h
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ namespace fineditors
         bool _fastCalc;
         QThreadPool _tPool;
 
-        QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> _outline;
-        QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> _profile;
-        QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> _thickness;
+        EditablePath* _outline;
+        EditablePath* _profile;
+        EditablePath* _thickness;
 
         QList<qreal> _contourThicknesses;
         QList<QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> > _contours;
diff --git a/src/hrlib/math/brent.hpp b/src/hrlib/math/brent.hpp
index fbd8b2d..d300a60 100644
--- a/src/hrlib/math/brent.hpp
+++ b/src/hrlib/math/brent.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ class func_base{
   virtual qreal operator() (qreal) = 0;
 };
 
+class func_offset_base : public func_base{
+public:
+  virtual qreal operator() (qreal) = 0;
+  virtual void setOffset(qreal offset) = 0;
+};
+
 class monicPoly : public func_base {
 public:
   std::vector<qreal> coeff;
diff --git a/src/patheditor/cubicbezier.cpp b/src/patheditor/cubicbezier.cpp
index 325b8cf..36e0a02 100644
--- a/src/patheditor/cubicbezier.cpp
+++ b/src/patheditor/cubicbezier.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ QList<QSharedPointer<ControlPoint> > CubicBezier::controlPoints()
     return _controlPoints;
 }
 
+QPointF CubicBezier::pointAtPercent(qreal t)
+{
+    // X(t) = (1-t)^3 * X0 + 3*(1-t)^2 * t * X1 + 3*(1-t) * t^2 * X2 + t^3 * X3
+
+    qreal oneMt = 1-t;
+    qreal tSq = t*t;
+    qreal tCu = tSq * t;
+
+    qreal xAtPercent = (oneMt*oneMt*oneMt) * startPoint()->x() + 3 * (oneMt*oneMt) * t * _cPoint1->x() +
+            3 * oneMt * tSq * _cPoint2->x() + tCu * endPoint()->x();
+    qreal yAtPercent = (oneMt*oneMt*oneMt) * startPoint()->y() + 3 * (oneMt*oneMt) * t * _cPoint1->y() +
+            3 * oneMt * tSq * _cPoint2->y() + tCu * endPoint()->y();
+
+    return QPointF(xAtPercent, yAtPercent);
+}
+
 QRectF CubicBezier::boundingRect() const
 {
     return _boundingRect;
diff --git a/src/patheditor/cubicbezier.h b/src/patheditor/cubicbezier.h
index d97a8f6..58eb1cc 100644
--- a/src/patheditor/cubicbezier.h
+++ b/src/patheditor/cubicbezier.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace patheditor
 
         // implementing PathItem
         QList<QSharedPointer<ControlPoint> > controlPoints();
+        virtual QPointF pointAtPercent(qreal t);
 
         // Implementing QGraphicsItem
         QRectF boundingRect() const;
diff --git a/src/patheditor/editablepath.cpp b/src/patheditor/editablepath.cpp
index eabf8c8..eda1c4b 100644
--- a/src/patheditor/editablepath.cpp
+++ b/src/patheditor/editablepath.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,23 @@ QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> EditablePath::painterPath()
     return _painterPath;
 }
 
+QPointF EditablePath::pointAtPercent(qreal t)
+{
+    int pathItemCount = _pathItemList.count();
+    qreal itemRange = 1/qreal(pathItemCount);
+
+    int item = 0;
+    while (t > itemRange)
+    {
+        t -= itemRange;
+        item++;
+    }
+
+    t = t/itemRange;
+
+    return _pathItemList[item]->pointAtPercent(t);
+}
+
 bool EditablePath::released()
 {
     return _released;
diff --git a/src/patheditor/editablepath.h b/src/patheditor/editablepath.h
index 0ce7a60..68eaa56 100644
--- a/src/patheditor/editablepath.h
+++ b/src/patheditor/editablepath.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "patheditorfwd/patheditorfwd.h"
 
-#include <QLinkedList>
+#include <QList>
 #include "pathitem.h"
 #include "pathsettings.h"
 
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ namespace patheditor
          */
         QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> painterPath();
 
+        QPointF pointAtPercent(qreal t);
+
         bool released();
 
         virtual ~EditablePath() {}
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ namespace patheditor
 
         QSharedPointer<QPainterPath> _painterPath;
 
-        QLinkedList<QSharedPointer<PathItem> > _pathItemList;
+        QList<QSharedPointer<PathItem> > _pathItemList;
 
         void connectPoints(PathItem *pathItem);
     };
diff --git a/src/patheditor/line.cpp b/src/patheditor/line.cpp
index 5c7f734..52d2bd8 100644
--- a/src/patheditor/line.cpp
+++ b/src/patheditor/line.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ QList<QSharedPointer<ControlPoint> > Line::controlPoints()
     return _controlPoints;
 }
 
+QPointF Line::pointAtPercent(qreal t)
+{
+    return (*endPoint() - *startPoint()) * t + *startPoint();
+}
+
 QRectF Line::boundingRect() const
 {
     return _boundingRect;
diff --git a/src/patheditor/line.h b/src/patheditor/line.h
index 5f1a198..9447f3c 100644
--- a/src/patheditor/line.h
+++ b/src/patheditor/line.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace patheditor
 
         // implementing PathItem
         QList<QSharedPointer<ControlPoint> > controlPoints();
+        virtual QPointF pointAtPercent(qreal t);
 
         // Implementing QGraphicsItem
         QRectF boundingRect() const;
diff --git a/src/patheditor/pathitem.h b/src/patheditor/pathitem.h
index ebf8dba..f6ce489 100644
--- a/src/patheditor/pathitem.h
+++ b/src/patheditor/pathitem.h
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ namespace patheditor
         virtual void paintPathItem(PathSettings *settings, QPainterPath *totalPainterPath, QPainter *painter,
                            const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QWidget *widget) = 0;
 
+        //
+        // Custom path calculation (preferably faster than using QPainterPath)
+        //
+        virtual QPointF pointAtPercent(qreal t) = 0;
+
         virtual ~PathItem() {}
 
     private:
diff --git a/src/version_autogen.h b/src/version_autogen.h
index 482961b..8459377 100644
--- a/src/version_autogen.h
+++ b/src/version_autogen.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef VERSION_AUTOGEN_H
 #define VERSION_AUTOGEN_H
 
-#define BUILD_NUMBER 127
-#define COMMIT_HASH "a95010d24e94c042a23e6a2f7710803e46e0ed9e"
+#define BUILD_NUMBER 128
+#define COMMIT_HASH "291e758411fa0f67fa164f35af0e0a027dc32338"
 
 #endif // VERSION_AUTOGEN_H