02 · ASSEMBLE

Make the connections count.

Captured from the app · 95b81d3

Define both halves of a joint, inspect their faces, and work with a clearly named assembly.

The Assemble workspace: the connected assembly, its joints and the machining order. — The Assemble workspace with the starter side table, captured from the current app.

Assembly panel: fourteen assembly joints, a fixed anchor, and machining steps in order. — The connected assembly, its fixed anchor and the machining order.

FEATURES

What Assemble does

Nine joint families

Mortise and tenon (blind or through), box, mitre, dado, rabbet, half lap, pocket hole, screw and 18-gauge brad nail connections cover frames, drawers, cases, backs and hardware, with floating, slotted, figure-8 and button attachments where wide wood has to move.

Two faces, one connection

Choose the acting and receiving boards, confirm their faces, and preview both cuts before creating the joint.

Inspect the finished cut

Use the enlarged joint preview to examine assembled, exploded and section views, including the mating planes.

Choose your assembly

Work on an explicit connected group with a named fixed anchor. Seat and unseat that group without guessing which parts are included.

A sequence you can follow

Select a step to focus its joint and parts. Keep floating panels and display-only exploded positions distinct from rigid seating.

Joinery follows declared dimensions

Formula-driven stock and defined relationships allow connected joints to update when dimensions change. Review any reported conflicts before building.

Drawers that open, doors that swing

Say how a drawer slides, a door swings or a lid lifts, drag it open to look, and check that it clears. GrainDraft names the first part it would hit, and at what angle or how far out.

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