Happy to have found this project, but questions

[ShamanTcler]

When I try a tenon I get something that has rounded ends, what if I wanted square ends? Something like a craftman style tenon?

Also I don't see the option for a "reveal". Think of it this way the rule of thirds ... so if you have a 5 unit (in or mm) face with a 1 unit reveal the thickness is 5- 2*1 or 3 ... does this make sense?

I have done a mortise and tenon joint using sketches and spreadsheets, but that was before finding your work.

Regards
Carl

[mwganson]

I don't think it would be difficult to add a Square option. I'm thinking a boolean property named Square. If True, you get the square ends for the mortise and tenon joint types.

I don't understand the reveal concept. How would it work in terms of existing property names? Make a default tenon on the front face of a default Part::Cube primitive.

I envision a floating point property named Reveal in the Dimensions group. It would default to 0.0. Reveal = 1.0 changes the other properties how? Reveal = 2.0? Would Reveal = -1 make sense? I presume if Reveal is not equal zero, then some of the other properties become calculated based on one of the others? Then those would need be made readonly while Reveal is non-zero?

[ShamanTcler]

How would you feel about me making a branch?

I am a retired Mechanical Engineer who wrote CAD/CAE for 40 years in C++ and last couple Python. I just want to make sure it was Ok.

Was looking for a way to send a PM to take the conversation out of the public

[ShamanTcler]

From: https://www.woodworkersjournal.com/mortise-tenon-know-parts/ for a bit of consistent naming.

And https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-how-to/joinery/mortise-tenon-joinery/rule-of-thumb-for-mortise-and-tenon-size for more guidance

What I was calling reveal they call "Cosmetic Shoulder"

From looking at the code, I don't see a way to mate a mortise to a tenon. ( as in a name linkage ) So that if the mortise dimension C is 0.003" (0.07mm) larger than C on the tenon .... yes I am looking at using the Path workbench to cut these on my CNC

[mwganson]

They are created as separated objects. Properties may be linked using FreeCAD's Expression engine. For example, to link the Width property of Joint001 to the Width property of Joint, select the Width property of Joint001, press the = key (or click the f(x) icon) and enter Joint.Width+.07. Then any time Joint.Width is changed Joint001.Width will change with it.

[mwganson]

I added a Rounded property for mortise/tenon joint types.

[ElijahLynn]

How would you feel about me making a branch?

I am a retired Mechanical Engineer who wrote CAD/CAE for 40 years in C++ and last couple Python. I just want to make sure it was Ok.

Was looking for a way to send a PM to take the conversation out of the public

Public discussions benefit everyone, so I encourage you to do it the "opensource way" and keep the discussions open too! Many opensource software engineers will gladly invest time in open discussions because they know it will benefit many in the future, and won't invest as much in closed discussions because all that knowledge shared has a simple 1:1 value, instead of 1:many. Not saying Mark feels that way at all, just trying to share what makes opensource awesome!

Welcome to the opensource world Shaman!

[mwganson]

Go ahead and make a branch if you like.