Step joint end

A step joint end shapes the end of a strut so it presses into a receiving step notch.

Step joint end. Drawn by the editor's own geometry code; right: the carved part in 3D.

When to use it

Use it on the strut side of a step joint, for example a rafter foot or a brace. Put the matching receiving step notch on the other member.

Fields

Field	Unit	Range or options	Default	What it changes
Position X	mm	from 0	17	Start of the joint along the part, as the machine file writes it.
Face		Top, Bottom, Front, Back	Front	The side of the part the processing is on.
Orientation		start, end	start	The part end that gets the joint.
Profile		Step, Heel, Double	Step	Step, heel or both (double).
Strut inclination	°	0.1 to 179.9	45	Angle between the strut and the receiving member. 90° is not supported.
Step depth	mm	0.1 to 50000	15	Depth of the step, measured into the receiving member.
Heel depth	mm	0.1 to 50000	15	Depth of the heel, measured into the receiving member. Shown only for some settings of the other fields.

Default: what Add fills in on a 3000 mm part of 120 x 120 mm.

Add a step joint end

1. Select the part in the Parts list.
2. Under Extra processings, click Add.
3. Type step joint in the search field and pick Step joint end.
4. Set Face and Orientation, the part end that gets the joint.
5. Pick the Profile, then set Strut inclination and the depths.
6. Check that the part shows a green check. If not, open the Issues tab.

Caution

The step joint owns its part end: that end gets no other end cut. The whole joint must fit within the nominal part length. Add greys it out when neither end is free.

Machine export

Format	Status	Details
BTLx	Partly supported	StepJoint: plain step, heel or double strut end. It owns the part end.
BVN (Hundegger)	Not written	Refused. Finish the end by hand; no substitute cut is written.
BVX2 (Hundegger)	Not written	Refused. Finish the end by hand; no substitute cut is written.

A file that the app writes is not a check by your machine. See Export for what each format is for.

Related pages

• Receiving step notch: Cut the receiving notch for a strut: step, heel or double profile. Fields, limits and machine export for the step joint notch.
• Tenon: Add a tenon to the end of a part to fit a mortise. The part length includes the tenon. Fields, defaults and machine export.
• Queen post roof truss: A 7.2 m queen post truss at 40 degrees. Rafters and struts step into the tie beam and posts with heel step joints.
• Parts editor: Edit parts in the Parts view: profile, length, end shapes and extra processings, with 2D and 3D drawings and a live validity check.
• Document a new processing: When the app gains a processing type, the docs build fails until it has a page. Add the page, its group and its export row.
• Processing index: Every processing in Zaaglijst Studio at a glance: drillings, notches, mortises, tenons, joints and markings. Filter by group and level.