diff --git a/lindenmayer.py b/lindenmayer.py
index 8567190..a91be96 100644
--- a/lindenmayer.py
+++ b/lindenmayer.py
@@ -138,29 +138,6 @@ class DumpTurtleLSystem(TurtleLSystem):
         return dump
 
 
-def plot_segments( segments ):
-
-    import matplotlib.pyplot as plot
-    from matplotlib.path import Path
-    import matplotlib.patches as patches
-    
-    fig = plot.figure()
-    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
-
-    for segment in segments:
-        start,end = segment
-        verts = [start,end,(0,0)]
-        codes = [Path.MOVETO,Path.LINETO,Path.STOP]
-        path = Path(verts, codes)
-        patch = patches.PathPatch(path, facecolor='none', lw=1)
-        ax.add_patch(patch)
-
-    ax.set_xlim(-50,50)
-    ax.set_ylim(-50,50)
-
-    plot.show()
-
-
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
     import sys
diff --git a/uberplot.py b/uberplot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95d82e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uberplot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+
+import sys
+import argparse
+
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plot
+from matplotlib.path import Path
+import matplotlib.patches as patches
+
+
+def parse_segments( filename ):
+    segments = []
+    with open( filename ) as fd:
+        for line in fd:
+            edge = [ float(i) for i in line.split() ]
+            if len(edge) == 4:
+                start = (edge[0],edge[1])
+                end = (edge[2],edge[3])
+                segments.append( (start,end) )
+    return segments
+
+
+def plot_segments( ax, segments, **kwargs ):
+    for start,end in segments:
+        verts = [start,end,(0,0)]
+        codes = [Path.MOVETO,Path.LINETO,Path.STOP]
+        path = Path(verts, codes)
+        patch = patches.PathPatch(path, facecolor='none', **kwargs )
+        ax.add_patch(patch)
+
+
+def scatter_segments( ax, segments, color="black", alpha=1.0, linewidth=1.0 ):
+    xy = [ ((i[0],j[0]),(i[1],j[1])) for (i,j) in segments]
+    x = [i[0] for i in xy]
+    y = [i[1] for i in xy]
+    ax.scatter( x,y, s=20, marker='o', color=color, alpha=alpha, linewidth=linewidth)
+
+
+if __name__=="__main__":
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    parser.add_argument('-s', "--segments", default=[None], action='store', type=str, nargs='*')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    fig = plot.figure()
+    ax = fig.add_subplot(111)
+
+    if args.segments != [None]:
+        for filename in args.segments:
+            seg = parse_segments(filename)
+            scatter_segments( ax, seg, edgecolor="red" )
+            plot_segments( ax, seg, edgecolor="blue" )
+
+    plot.show()