Other components
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SnapPy incorporates:

Ptolemy module
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The `ptolemy module <http://www.unhyperbolic.org/ptolemy.html>`_ for
studying representations of 3-manifold groups into SL(*N*, **C**) and
PSL(*N*, **C**).  By `Matthias Goerner
<http://www.unhyperbolic.org/>`_.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 3

   ptolemy

Twister
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`Twister <http://bitbucket.org//Mark_Bell/twister/>`_ for building
surface bundles and Heegaard splittings from mapping class group
data; here's the `user guide
<http://bitbucket.org//Mark_Bell/twister/raw/tip/docs/Twister.pdf>`_.
By Marc Bell, Tracy Hall, and Saul Schleimer.
	
