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.\" Title: Boxes
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.\" Author: Georges Khaznadar <georgesk@debian.org>
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.\" Date: 10/26/2019
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.\" Manual: boxes User Manual
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.TH "BOXES" "1" "10/26/2019" "boxes" "boxes User Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
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boxes \- program design boxes
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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.PP
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\fBboxes\fR
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is a program that generates SVG images that can be viewed directly in a web brower but also postscript and \- with pstoedit as external helper \- other vector formats including dxf, plt (aka hpgl) and gcode\&.
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.PP
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Of course the library and the generators allow selecting the "thickness" of the material used and automatically adjusts lengths and width of joining fingers and other elements\&.
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The "burn" parameter compensates for the material removed by the laser\&. This allows fine tuning the gaps between joins up to the point where plywood can be press fitted even without any glue\&.
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inger Joints are the work horse of the library\&. They allow 90\(de edges and T connections\&. Their size is scaled up with the material "thickness" to maintain the same appearance\&. The library also allows putting holes and slots for screws (bed bolts) into finger joints, although this is currently not supported for the included generators\&.
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Dovetail joints can be used to join pieces in the same plane\&.
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Flex cuts allows bending and stretching the material in one direction\&. This is used for rounded edges and living hinges\&.
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.SH "AUTHOR"
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\fBGeorges Khaznadar\fR <\&georgesk@debian\&.org\&>
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Wrote this manpage for the Debian system\&.
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.RE
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Copyright \(co 2019 Georges Khaznadar
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This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others)\&.
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or (at your option) any later version published by the Free Software Foundation\&.
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On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in
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/usr/share/common\-licenses/GPL\&.
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