PARAMETRIC JOINERY / EXACT PROFILES

Tab & Slot Joint Generator

Generate two right-angle panels with repeated tabs and matching internal slots.

Unsaved Design

Save your parameters to return later.

Dimensions & Joint Settings

Measurements

Tab Panel WidthTab Panel HeightTab Panel ThicknessSlot Panel WidthSlot Panel HeightSlot Panel ThicknessJoint SpanTarget Tab WidthSlot InsetJoint Clearance

Fit & manufacturing notes

Clearance is explicit fitting space, not kerf compensation. Calibrate your material/process. Square internal corners may need dogbone relief or suitable CAM; automatic relief is not included.

Auto tab count. Tabs extend by receiver thickness above the Tab Panel height. Slot Inset measures the nearest slot boundary from the receiver edge.

Assembly Reference Dimensions: 200 × 103 × 100 mm
Physical Panels: 2

Actual Pattern

Tab Count Mode: Auto
Actual Tab Width: 17.777777778 mm
Actual Spacing: 17.777777778 mm

tab-slot: 9 segments · 17.777777778 mm average · 4 tabs / slots

Even distribution at picometer precision; displayed averages are rounded. No tiny remainder finger.

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Profile Envelope Cut List

These dimensions describe bounding rectangles. SVG/DXF and panel drawings contain the actual shaped manufacturing contours.

Part	Bounding Width	Bounding Height	Thickness	Profile
Tab Panel	200 mm	103 mm	3 mm	Tab Profile
Slot Panel	200 mm	100 mm	3 mm	Slot Profile

Export Units

CutNavi currently optimizes rectangular envelopes for shaped joinery parts. It does not perform irregular-profile nesting. Envelope utilization is not true profile material utilization.

Export details

SVG and DXF contain unoptimized physical panel drawings. DXF R2000 declares millimeters or inches and includes a fitted modelspace view. Set sheet size, margin and kerf in the optimizer.

Production

More Outputs

CSV / Print Units

Panel Drawings

Unoptimized / vector

Individual panel outlines at their true aspect ratio. These drawings are not an optimized sheet layout.

Tab Panel200 × 103 mm

Slot Panel200 × 100 mm

CutNavi currently optimizes rectangular envelopes for shaped joinery parts. It does not perform irregular-profile nesting. No CAM, G-code, automatic kerf offset or corner relief.

Generate a real two-panel tab-and-slot joint

A generic right-angle joint

This tool generates a Tab Panel and a receiving Slot Panel, not a complete cabinet. Tabs project beyond nominal Tab Panel height by receiver thickness; the bounding height includes that projection. Both panels use their actual separate thicknesses.

Shared tab positions and slot inset

Auto mode distributes tabs with solid spacing at both ends of Joint Span. Slots derive from those same intervals, with openings sized to tab width and Tab Panel thickness. Slot Inset is the distance from the nearest receiving edge to the nearest slot boundary. Openings must remain strictly inside the panel.

Clearance and physical validation

Clearance enlarges slot openings, centered along each tab; the assembly aligns to the resulting slot-row center. No kerf offset, hardware or hidden fit allowance is applied. Square internal slot corners require process-specific fit calibration or machining relief; no direct router fit or machine certification is claimed.

Real 2D contours and 3D thickness

Internal slots are holes in both vector exports and profile extrusion. SVG/DXF honor mm/in units. CSV and rectangular optimization use physical bounding envelopes; mixed thicknesses are optimized separately. Save parametric inputs and revisions rather than mesh snapshots.