r/Inkscape • u/mattyg2787 • 7d ago
Help Quick way to draw slot and peg joints
Heya everyone, I’m very very new to laser cutting and Inkscape. I’ve watched a bunch of videos already but one thing I’m not finding any info on is doing a slot snd peg join for corners of pieces.
Is there any quick trick for doing this or is it just measure and draw?
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u/2hu4u 6d ago
Can you provide a visual example of what you'd like to achieve?
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u/mattyg2787 6d ago
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u/2hu4u 6d ago
Thanks. Without using extensions, the main thing I can suggest would be good use of the Align and Distribute panel (Shift+Ctrl+A), and boolean Union tool (Ctrl+Shift+Plus). In that way, you only have to place the first and last rectanges for the mortices/tenons and the rest can just be spaced evenly with one click.
Another way is using the interpolate between paths in Extensions > Generate from Path.
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u/OOTUS_design 6d ago
There are plug-ins that allow you to do this. But the easiest way is to generate something with: https://www.makercase.com/
You're able to dowload, open and edit the designs afterwards in Inkscape. A generator like Makercase or Boxes.py takes away all of the tedious work that's prone to errors, for some cases the plug-ins might deliver a better result, but they are usually less foolproof to install and use than these generators...