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   daverichards | Feb 03, 2010 06:38am | #1

   Hi Meezo,

   Is this the plugin I wrote about in my Design. Click. Build. blog entry? Try running it in an empty drawing. I think you'll see what's happening. The plugin doesn't apply the dovetails to a selected edge. It draws them starting at the global origin and working up. Even if you have a component open for editing, the dovetails are drawn outside the component at the origin.

   Go back and work through my blog post as it details how to use the plugin.

   Dave

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   fmarabate | Mar 08, 2010 03:02pm | #2

   I am also having some trouble with this plug-in, although a different issue then the one originally posted.

   I am trying to make finger joints that are spaced 1/8". Everytime I run the plug-in I get one finger that is 1/8" and the other that is 3/32" and I cannot figure out if I am doing something incorrectly or the plug-in has a glitch.

   I have attached what I am getting and what values I am entering. You may noticed that the 'Overall Length' box is set to 2 1/16. This was the only way to get the actual length of may piece, which is 2 1/8. If I set the length to 2 1/8, I get an overall length of 2 1/4 and fingers that are 1/8 and 7/64.

   Any ideas?

   Frank

   
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   daverichards | Mar 08, 2010 09:59pm | #3

   The plugin is centering the number of fingers (tails in the plugin) between the "end pins". If you change the "End Pin Length" to 1/8" instead, you'll get fingers and spaces that are each 1/8" wide. This will leave you with a half pin or space at each end of the run but that is easily dealt with.

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   fmarabate | Mar 09, 2010 08:10am | #4

   Thanks!

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   daverichards | Mar 09, 2010 08:15am | #5

   You're welcome. I was tired last night when I wrote that and see that I made an error in my typing. Make the End Pin Length 1/16" instead of 1/8". Sorry about the mix up.