First time dovetails

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Beltramidave
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First time dovetails

Post by Beltramidave »

First time trying to use the dovetail gadget so my issue could be user related.

When trying to create a dovetail, based on the tutorial I watched, I get a different end result. My dovetails on one end are being created outside the initial shape. I see that if I change the start point, so that it is different on each end, then it works correctly. Is this a required step, as I didn't see that in the tutorial?

I have downloaded the V9 compatible version...

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Re: First time dovetails

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Does nobody use this gadget? More curious if this was an issue with the 8.5 version.
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Re: First time dovetails

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Never had an issue with it like that but I always cut the vectors in the same order so I wouldn't have come across it. It works the same way as 8.5

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Re: First time dovetails

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I just tried to use it in ver. 9 I'm having the same unsuccessful results as you. The pins are also forming outside the original shape. Fortunately I did not uninstall 8.5. It works fine in 8.5. Looks like it needs some work for ver. 9. Glad I read your post or I'd still be messing with it.

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Re: First time dovetails

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Thanks for letting me know. I hadn't tried it before V9.
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Re: First time dovetails

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It works in exactly the same way as 8.5 for me. You need to have the start point in the correct place in either version.

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Post by Dadof2and2 »

Looks like I was lucky when I tried it in 8.5. I tried it again in 9 making sure none of the lines shared a start point location and it works as expected. I stand corrected. It works fine. I've been waiting for this day for a long time. 70 years old and I finally made a mistake.

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