Gianni Tommasi

JT Box Joint — Features

Version: 1.0.0
Compatible with: Autodesk® Fusion® 2.0.18000 or later
Platform: Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+


Trial vs Pro

Feature Trial Pro
Open Face selection
Thickness
Create New Component
Tab Width (custom) — ¹
Aesthetic Tabs
Divisions along longer edge
Divisions along shorter edge
Create Flat Layout
Kerf compensation
Keep Original Panels
Wrap in Custom Feature
Flat Layout Subcomponent

¹ In Trial, Tab Width is fixed at 3× the material thickness.


Feature Descriptions

Open Face — The planar face of the solid that defines the box opening (typically the top). Long (L) and short (S) edge dimensions are derived automatically from the opposite face.

Thickness — Material thickness in current document units. Used to calculate tab depth and slot width on all panels.

Tab Width — Width of each finger/tab. In Trial, this is fixed at 3× the material thickness. In Pro, any value can be entered.

Aesthetic Tabs — When enabled, the number of tabs per edge is adjusted to achieve a visually balanced result. When disabled, tabs have exactly the requested width and the last tab may be partial.

Divisions along longer edge / shorter edge — Number of internal dividers along each axis. Set to 1 for no dividers. Each divider interlocks correctly with all surrounding panels via matching slots.

Create New Component — When enabled, all generated panels are placed in a new component under the root, keeping the original geometry untouched.

Create Flat Layout — Generates a flat copy of all panels arranged on the XY plane, ready for DXF/DWG export and laser cutting.

Kerf — Laser kerf compensation offset. All tab and slot dimensions are adjusted by this value automatically. Set to 0 for no compensation.

Keep Original Panels — When enabled, the 3D assembled body is kept alongside the flat layout. When disabled, only the flat layout is retained.

Wrap in Custom Feature — Groups the entire box joint operation into a single Custom Feature entry in the Fusion timeline. Double-click the feature to reopen the dialog and change any parameter at any time.

Flat Layout Subcomponent — Places the flat layout panels in a dedicated sub-component for cleaner browser and timeline organisation. Available when Custom Feature is disabled.


Upgrade to Pro

Pro licenses are available on the Autodesk App Store.
After purchase, restart Fusion to activate your licence.

💡 Need more flat layout options? JT Box Joint includes essential flat layout functionality. For advanced nesting, multi-body layouts, and custom arrangement options, check out the dedicated JT Flat Layout plugin.
If the licence is not detected, use Refresh Entitlement from the add-in menu.


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