[Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

utiler · 26 Nov 2015, 01:16

Solo's right, Garry. talk to the boardroom suits here and get some tips on making it worth your while. I'll certainly be buying it every if it is not for reporting but just modeling... you've really put a lot of time and effort in!

Garry K · 26 Nov 2015, 14:22

Thanks Andrew - I will do that.

I am looking for someone to test on SU 2016 for Mac

Saritax · 26 Nov 2015, 16:48

Hi Garry

A SU download is giving me an error 22. I did get a user id and password screen so I put it at Sarita and Test respectively. But your WP site isn't accepting that. Help!

Garry K · 26 Nov 2015, 18:42

Error Code 22 is Unknown User. Have you created a user account on my web site?

If so - then please email me from my web site and we'll take this off line as there are passwords involved.

Garry K · 27 Nov 2015, 17:04

I will have the tall cabinets completed today. I am finishing up with inset doors for tall cabinets.

I have noticed a logical error for inset doors. With overlay doors, a drawer height of 200 mm and a door gap of 3 mm you make the actual drawer 197. With Inset doors the actual drawer should be 194 but I kept it at 197 and made the opening 203.

I think it is more intuitive if the drawer opening is 200.

I also found the drawer stretchers on overlay cabinets to be out by 1/2 door gap. I know it's a small thing but I changed it anyways.

Garry K · 27 Nov 2015, 23:36

Version 1.0.19 will be available shortly
Just putting in some graphics.

jo-ke · 28 Nov 2015, 18:21

Wow!!!

db11 · 28 Nov 2015, 21:33

@garry k said:

I am looking for someone to test on SU 2016 for Mac

Hi Garry,

I'm hoping to upgrade soon from 2015, if I can get a licensing issue sorted with Trimble. If that happens sooner rather than later, then I'd be happy to test your plugin if you're still looking for somebody at that point.

I'm currently running OSX Mavericks [10.9.5], but also planning to upgrade to El Capitan once I'm certain of the stability / compatibility for my core apps.

Doug

Garry K · 28 Nov 2015, 21:38

Doug,

Yes, I would appreciate the help. So you skipped Yosemite. I am going to try to get El Capitan installed on VMWare. Unfortunately I'm pretty much a newbie when it comes to Mac.

Garry K · 28 Nov 2015, 23:17

CabMaker versions 1.0.19 is now available from my web site.

cabmaker32.com

Garry K · 29 Nov 2015, 15:00

I should mention that the labels and data entry items that are in Blue are parameters that aren't completed. Most of these will disappear with face frames.

Garry K · 30 Nov 2015, 01:04

I found a bug. Split tops and inset doors has the stretcher (split top) rendering at the floor instead of the top.

I will fix for next version.

seasdes · 30 Nov 2015, 03:06

Garry, I like your plugin.
Do I need to be connected to the internet to use it?
Is it possible to have sliding doors? Eg for robes

Garry K · 30 Nov 2015, 03:15

During trial phase you connect to the internet each time Sketchup starts and you run cab maker. Once licensed you connect to the internet once every few weeks.

If know you will be out of wifi range for a few days then run Check license before you leave. That guarantees you at least 1 week before an internet connection will be attempted.

Sliding doors are on my radar. They will come after face frames.

seasdes · 30 Nov 2015, 09:38

Thanks Garry.

Garry K · 30 Nov 2015, 18:01

Versions 1.0.20 is ready for download

Fixed the split top in conjunction with inset doors.
New installs had width and height show up as zero. Fixed

solo · 30 Nov 2015, 18:14

Does one need to first remove earlier version?

Garry K · 30 Nov 2015, 18:49

If you want to keep your settings then you shouldn't remove the old files.

All files that are in gkware_cabmaker\config folder are preserved between updates.
Any new files (templates) that you create are also preserved.

Garry K · 4 Dec 2015, 17:48

Angled cabinets are always a challenge. Here are 2 of the most popular ways to handle corner cabinets. I`d like to know from cabinet guys which method they prefer. Or if they do it yet again differently what do they suggest.

I`ve used 1 1/2" wide stiles and rails and told cabmaker to overhang stiles by 1/4". I've set up case material as 3/4" thick.

In both cases the cabinets that butt up against the corner are standard. Nothing special.

Notice the angled cabinet sides.

The left hand side panel is standard - exact same as for standard square cabinets. There are 2 mitered stiles making up the left hand side

The right hand side panel has a 45 degree miter. There is 1 mitered stile for the right hand stile. The back of the stile is also mitered to eliminate a very sharp corner.

In both strategies the stile overhangs the same amount and with a finished side could end the run of cabinets.

Garry K · 4 Dec 2015, 18:15

The other challenge is how to handle field joints. Here are the 2 most popular choices.

Option 1 just butt the 2 cabinets together. Have the option to reduce the size of the 2 stiles that meet so their combined width is similar to all the other stiles.

Option 2 is where the stile is skipped on 1 of the cabinets and the rails from the cabinet butt up to the stile of the other cabinet.

Here are the 2 strategies. I did not reduce the width of the stiles for option 1 (right side of corner cabinet)