Door 1 slab + edgebanding

This is for a flat slab door with banding around the edge — a one-piece door, not a frame-and-panel. It only shows up when Door 1 is selected and you set it to Slab + Edgebanding in Door Setup. It is not its own door in the sidebar.

Setup, in order

1. Pick Door 1 in the sidebar.
2. Open Door Setup and choose Slab + Edgebanding (not Frame & Panel).
3. Set a sheet stock panel material — plywood, MDF, melamine, and so on. You cannot use solid wood for a slab door here.
4. Pick the panel sheet from the dropdown (a common one is 3/4" poplar plywood or paint grade).
5. If you want, keep your PVC or solid-wood band entries on the Materials Library tab, then pick one here or click Use Selected for Edge Band.
6. Set Width, Thick, Thin band — no door deduction, and Edgebander extra to match your band and your machine.
7. Click Add Door To Cutlist.

Why is this section grayed out?

The banding controls only wake up when Door 1 is in Slab + Edgebanding mode. If another door is selected, or Door 1 is still Frame & Panel, they stay off — there is nothing to band on a framed door in this workflow.

Once the cut list has rows, the whole edge banding section locks for the job (material, width, thickness, and options). Clear Grid to change banding setup. See Overview help.

Why the frame joinery disappears in slab mode

A slab door has no stiles, rails, or frame joints, so when slab + edgebanding is on, the Cope & stick, Mortise & tenon, joinery diagrams, and Machining Allowance all hide. Nothing to set there.

Field notes

Keep full slab size — checked, the slab stays the full door width and height (normal for thin PVC). Unchecked, the band thickness can shrink the slab size a little.

Extra length on each band cut — type 0 for none, or add the bit of extra your edgebander needs on each end of every band piece (every machine is a little different).

Panel material check — if the panel is set to solid wood and you try to add it, DoorCut throws an error. Use sheet stock for a slab.