# Cut and Assemble

**Cut** steps through the numbered cuts at the saw. **Assemble** is the picture guide that builds the model. Both are tabs in the top bar.

## Tasks

### How many cuts are there, and in which order?
1. Make the cut list in **Plan**; **Cut** stays disabled until the result is fresh.
2. Each sheet heading in the **Layout** drawing gives its size, its cuts and its waste.
3. Numbers run once across all sheets, sheet 1 first: that is the cut order. The card counts **Cut N of M**.

### How do I follow the cuts at the saw?
1. Read the card: it names the part and the strip to take, or the position to set.
2. The current cut is solid on the sheet, the done cuts are dashed.
3. Cut, then press **Complete and next**.
**Previous** and **Next** move without marking. **Remaining cuts** lists only what is left. For a mistake, return with **Previous** or **Next** to a done cut. The card shows **Done** and **Mark as not done**. After the last cut, the card offers **Undo the last cut** and, with a model, **Continue to Assemble**. Pieces that do not fit stay out, after a warning. On a phone the sheet is above the card and **Remaining cuts** starts folded.

### How do I see the assembly steps?
Open **Assemble**. It needs two boards or more, not a cut list.
One card is one step, in stages. The picture shows the boards. The actions give the moves and the measured positions. Press **Done — next step**. A repeated module step reads ×N: press **Done — next copy** until the copies are done. **Previous** and **Next step** move without marking. **Undo completion** takes the mark back. A dotted word opens its definition. Marks stay with the project and go when the model changes.

### Which screws do I need? What drill bit?
1. Press the method button at the top right of the guide; it shows the method in use.
2. In **Which tools do you have?** pick **Plain screws**, **Confirmat screws** or **Pocket screws**. All steps and the booklet follow the choice.
3. Open **Hardware** under the steps for the item, size, quantity and parts.
**Drill settings** on a fastening action gives the bits: confirmat 7 mm through the outer board, 5 mm in the edge, 4 mm hex; plain screws a pilot hole and a countersink; pocket screws the jig.

### How do I print the assembly guide?
Press **Print / Save PDF** at the top right of **Assemble**. The booklet opens in a new window, or the same one when the pop-up is blocked. It holds the shopping list, parts, labels, glossary and steps. Print from its top bar. A model with overlapping or separate boards cannot print.

## Facts

- **Cut** has no trim step: the layout keeps the **Edge** trim clear at each edge, 5 mm by default (0 to 50 mm, set in **Plan**).
- Screws: every 200 mm, at least two per joint. Nails: every 120 mm where a board is 12 mm or less.
- Default method: confirmat when most thick boards are chipboard or MDF, else plain screws. Pocket screws are never recommended.

## What the assistant does itself

- It reads board sizes, thickness and support findings, and edits the model. An edit drops the assembly marks; the cut marks go when the layout changes.
- For sheets it runs the same optimizer: sheets used, yield, unplaced boards. It cannot give the cut order, one sheet's cuts or the fasteners.
- It cannot click, download or print, cannot see the three screens, or mark a cut or a step.

## Labels

| English | Español | Nederlands |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plan | Planificar | Plannen |
| Cut | Cortar | Zagen |
| Assemble | Armar | Monteren |
| Layout | Corte | Indeling |
| Cut N of M | Corte N de M | Zaagsnede N van M |
| Complete and next | Completar y siguiente | Voltooien en volgende |
| Previous | Anterior | Vorige |
| Next | Siguiente | Volgende |
| Remaining cuts | Cortes restantes | Resterende zaagsneden |
| Done | Hecho | Klaar |
| Mark as not done | Marcar como no hecho | Markeren als niet klaar |
| Undo the last cut | Deshacer el último corte | Laatste zaagsnede ongedaan maken |
| Continue to Assemble | Continuar a Armar | Verder naar Monteren |
| Edge | Borde | Rand |
| Done — next step | Listo, siguiente paso | Klaar, volgende stap |
| Done — next copy | Listo, siguiente copia | Klaar, volgende kopie |
| Next step | Siguiente paso | Volgende stap |
| Undo completion | Desmarcar | Voltooiing ongedaan maken |
| Hardware | Herrajes | Beslag |
| Which tools do you have? | ¿Qué herramientas tienes? | Welk gereedschap heb je? |
| Plain screws | Tornillos normales | Gewone schroeven |
| Confirmat screws | Tornillos confirmat | Confirmatschroeven |
| Pocket screws | Tornillos de bolsillo | Pocketschroeven |
| Drill settings | Datos de taladrado | Boorinstellingen |
| Print / Save PDF | Imprimir / Guardar PDF | Afdrukken / PDF opslaan |