Rail and Stile with Stick & Cope Profiles

Rail and Stile is a common construct for Frame & Panels and Doors. While you could create the edge profiles manually, using Catalog Features to create the Stick and Cope profiles allows for quick creation of parts, as well as easy replacement of profiles for another project.

This tutorial will show how to create a part with a Stick profile on the edges of the part, as well as Cope profiles on the Ends. Profiles will be added to both edges and ends so as to allow the base part to be copied and used for all Rail & Stile parts. You only need to suppress the profiles not needed for the current part, thereby saving time by re-using the original part as much as possible.

You will want to read the Instructable on how to do an Extrude Cut Catalog Feature and be able to create your own Catalog Features before tackling this project. Also, you may want to be able to create your own raised panel to insert inside your new Rail and Stiles. The Raised Panel using Sketch Catalog Feature instructable will help with that as well

Step 1 CREATE A BOARD

Start by creating a rectangular board (see Modeling Woodworking Board or Sheet Part) in an Alibre Part file. For this Instructable we will start with a board that is 3/4" thick, 2" wide, and 12" long. This is about the minimum thickness and width you will want for your Stile in order to drill it for a European hinge. The length is arbitrary, and you will size the completed part to suit the desired length of your Stiles and Rails.