In square-off joins, the ends of beams and braces maintain a plane perpendicular to the centerline of the element.
The beam into which others frame does not cut back, while its connecting beams cut back as warranted. This beam will cut back from a neighboring beam. When cut back, a beam will adjust in a way that prevents it from being closer to any other beam participating in the join by a distance equalling the cutback.
The following examples detail both coarse and medium/fine levels of detail in a project.
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