# Define Profiled Panel

In the database, raw panels with edge profiles can be defined. Thus, panels that are already provided as raw panels (raw form) with edge profiles such as tongue, groove, or rebates are recorded; these edge profiles are then not machined on the machines.

Profiled panels must be specified in length, width, and thickness in the component catalog. These values describe the maximum dimensions of the panel including rebates and tongues, and therefore not the surface area.

The following profiles can be defined for the four narrow edges of the panel:

* Tongue and groove measured by depth to the panel edge: in the direction of the panel thickness the profile is automatically divided into thirds.
* Rebate top and rebate bottom measured by depth to the panel edge: in the direction of the panel thickness the profile is automatically halved. The top rebate is located on the front face of the panel and thus reduces the surface area.
* The edge profiles are represented in principle and do not reflect the exact geometry. What matters is the precise reduction of the surface area. It can also be determined at any time during processing which edge profiles are located where.

For automatic placement, limit values are entered in the component catalog:

* Minimum width at wall end: minimum dimension of the panel at the wall end measured from the wall end in the longitudinal direction of the wall.
* Minimum width at the opening edge: minimum dimension of the panel at the vertical or inclined opening edge measured from the opening edge in the longitudinal direction of the wall.
* Minimum joint distance between panel rows: avoidance of crossing joints. Minimum distance between the panel joints of two superimposed panel rows measured in the longitudinal direction of the wall.
* Minimum joint distance to opening edge: minimum distance between panel joints and opening corners measured in the longitudinal direction of the wall.
* For each value there is a minimum and a reduced minimum value: during automatic placement an attempt is first made to comply with the minimum value. If this is not possible, the limit is further reduced down to the "reduced minimum value".
