About Advanced Joints
Using the Advanced Joints command, you can connect profiles or other parts with more advanced joint geometry. Click > to open the Advanced Joints dialog box from which you can perform the actions described below.
Cutout
You can define a cutout to use the geometry of another profile to, for example, fit a profile into the contour of an I-profile or U-profile. The profile is then cut out using the contour of the second profile.
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To create a profile cutout, you must use the PROFIL_CUT_QUILT feature. This is a closed quilt of the profile cross section to be cut out. Quilt geometry does not have to be identical to the current profile geometry. The quilt represents the cross section in a simplified representation and is located in the standard library.
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Icon with Offset
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Regular
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Uses an existing cutout contour.
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Planar Trim
You can trim profiles to a planar part surface or to a datum plane. For example, to fit profile ends with two plane cuts into corner follow the steps below:
1. Define a joint for the first cut.
2. Create another planar trim to define the second cut.
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Trims a profile to a planar surface. You can create additional cuts for profile ends with multiple planar cuts.
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Replace Surface
You can replace a planar surface of any part with a planar part surface or a datum plane. Extending a plate to a planar surface of a profile is an example of when you may want to use Replace Surface.
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Replaces a planar surface with another planar surface or datum plane.
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Normal cut along the intersection line
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Replaces a planar surface with another planar surface, which is normal to a selected surface, and along the intersection line between the first two selected surfaces.
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