Parts editor touble

[Lee Gernandt]

I have a cabinet back that I'm trying to notch out the back corner. In the cabinet and line drawing editor the back correctly measures 45 1/4". When I take it to the parts editor, it correctly lists it as 45 1/4" wide, but the piece itself that is showing is off by 3/8" of an inch. Now I know that I can get the correct location of my cutout by adding or subtracting that amount, but why is the part smaller than what all the dimensions are everywhere else?

[Mike Seisser]

Lee,

What kind of joinery are you using? Butt? Dado? Blind dado?

Upload the cabinet file here so we can take a look at it.

Mike

[Lee Gernandt]

Well, Mike, long time since I talked to you. I'll see if I can get it set up. I'm using dados on both sides

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[Dan Voges]

Lee,

To answer your reason why your off your 3/8" is because when you bring your back into part editor, it shifts your part over by your dado settings. Since you are using the standard settings of 3/8" depth for your dado on your back, this is why you are off by 3/8". This offset can easily be seen if you turn on your origin lines in the grid settings of part editor. (Accessible by using the icon or by right clicking. Once in grid settings, you will be able to turn on your Origin Axis. These are visible by the red lines on your grid.) When you have this on, you will see that the part overhangs the vertical line by your dado depth.

[Lee Gernandt]

I'm starting to sound like a broken record, but once again operator error. Thanks for the info. Lee