Here's the step-by-step guide on how to use augmented-carpentry with any circular saw to realize basic joints (cross-lap, half-lap, and butt joints).

Step-by-step

This is the overview of the feedback and widget system to assist you during the cut.

a - Feedback for balde position (in cm). The goal is to diminish the line length corresponding to the position error, to zero (green).

b - Feedback for blade rotation (in degrees). The goal is to diminish the line length corresponding to the angle error, to zero (green).

c - Feedback for balde depth (in mm). The goal is to to get to a value close to zero (green). In 00|00, the first tow digit represent the distance of the projected blade to the bottom face of the cut, and the last two digits represent the closest distance from the blade to the bottom face of the cut (two purple-magenta points).

d - Unselected face.

e - The current label name of the cut.

f - Auto-selected face to be cut. Face is auto-selected based on the blade position and orientation.

g - Projection of the blade thickness on the face to be cut.

Adjust first the height of the blade (c) until the indicator becomes green.

Adjust now the position (a) until the indicator becomes green.

Adjust now the rotation (b) until the indicator becomes green.

Now you can start cutting. During the cut make sure to keep the position and rotation values green, and push through the end of the cut.

Now you can start cutting. During the cut make sure to keep the position and rotation values green, and push through the end of the cut.

Now you can do the other side of the cut. Make sure to keep the position and rotation values green, and push through the end of the cut as the first one. Now you can do multiple cuts in between the two ends without augmented feedback.

Once you are done hit the button Done to set the joint as done (*).

Once you cleaned out the joint, you can inspect the full cut with the augmented overlay.

End half-lap joints

For end half-lap joints, the feedback elements are the same as for cross-lap joints. The difference is that the blade will be guided to the end of the cut, and the cut will be done only on one side of the timber.

a - position feedback (see above)

b - rotation feedback (see above)

c - 00|00 (as above). For this specific cut, follow the last two digits representing the closest distance from the blade to the bottom face of the cut (two purple-magenta points).

d - intersection of the blade with the timber element.

e - blade thickness projection to the closest and bottom face of the half-lap joint.

The system guides you to the end of the cut. Make sure to keep the position and rotation values green, and stop when the depth value touches 0 (the blade is now touching the opposite face).

Double inclined cuts

For double inclined cuts, the rotation feedback will not guide all degrees of freedom. The two degrees of freedom for the rotation will be merged into the same feedback. React intuitivly to the feedback and adjust the rotation until the indicator becomes green.