Lay out real world rabbets and dadoes.
Program for laying out cuts on a sheet of plywood.
I ve done some layouts this way but instead of deleting the face and actually putting the pieces inside the constraint i ve actually transferred my dimensions to the sheet of plywood.
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Instead of laying out a 3 4 rabbet and cutting to that line use an off cut from the cabinet top as a gauge to mark the true rabbet width as shown below.
I cut a 3 4 wide rabbet to accept a 3 4 plywood cabinet top and now the cabinet sides stand proud of the top it looks like i cut the rabbet too wide.
Made from 15mm plywood.
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I guess once you know and can use the 1 letter commands the whole process goes so much faster.
I know there are a few programs out there already but quite frankly i don t like any of them.
The plywood is a lot lighter than mdf.
Where possible group pieces of like length and width.
But that s ok because i ve had another woodworking related project anyway.
Cheat to stretch your.
You make it look so easy.
It may take several arrangements to find the fit that maximizes yield.