Miter Joint
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A>V>C>Cutting the solid along the bisector of the angle of joining of two surfaces.
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In the furniture industry, carpentry, woodworks, and at exhibitions, the connection of two sheet parts, "miter joint," is often used. This is such a connection when it is necessary to saw off the edges of the parts not at a right angle, but at 45 degrees, so that then the parts can be glued into a right angle. The connection is not difficult to model using regular AutoCAD tools. You need to either drag the edges of two solids or glue two rectangular parts together with the _Union command and then cut them with the _Slice command, defining the cutting plane at three points. To save you time on cutting, we came up with a simple Miter command. Instead of a dozen clicks, it will be enough for you to click once on any linear edge of the solid. The program itself will measure the angle between adjacent surfaces, build a section plane, and call _slice itself.
Program features
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No settings required.
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The edge through which the cut will pass can be arbitrarily located in space.
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The angle between the parts is not necessarily straight (90°). The program will build a bisector of any angle.
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Surfaces adjacent to the edge do not have to be flat at all - these may be the surfaces of a cylinder or cone. The angle will be measured tangentially.
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You can select an edge before calling the Miter command or after calling it.
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Command perfectly complements the AVC_Slice command (ASL = VO). Select immediately a couple of solid surfaces via Ctrl, peel them together, and cut for a miter joint.
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The program runs in a loop until you press Esc. You can cut as many details as you like at a time.
Details
Operating system
Release date
Oct 2, 2019
Last updated
Mar 3, 2026
Version
2026.01.02
Language
Compatible with
ACD
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
AMECH_PP
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Capabilities
Mechanical design
Interior design
Tags
Scheduling
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Are there any known issues with this product?
A plugin can work with 3D solids only. It does not work with Meshes, Surfaces, and Blocks.
Just like other Autodesk® AutoCAD® commands, my program is unable to work with the solids imported from other programs.
The angle bisector does not have to get into the joint of the surfaces on the back of the part. The bisector section only works when the parts to be joined have the same thickness. Joints of curved parts can also be drawn not according to the bisector. For such cases, use regular _slice.
- The cutting plane is infinite, therefore, a sinuous or annular solid can be cut in several places. Extra cuts can then be glued together with the _union command.
- Do not use the edge of dadoes and pockets for Miter. The presence of the bottom at the dado confuses the program and the secant plane can be constructed unfolded 90 degrees. Use only ribs that pass through the entire part.
- In some versions of AutoCAD, the _slice command can cause fatal errors. Do not forget to save regularly.
- Cutting solid by any means leads to the loss of information about the color/material of the faces. This is an irreparable AutoCAD bug. Paint surfaces only after modeling is complete.
Is there additional support information provided?
Support is provided by e-mail avc.programming@gmail.com
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