[Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

Garry K

CabMaker 4.0.136 is now available from my website.

Lots of new features.

Top and Bottom hangers now edged differently
Added bead board for plain doors and for Shaker doors
Moved Oven Panel section under Context Help over to additional
Added Handle Height for Top Section of Tall cabinets
Handle Override wasn't working for Drawers. Fixed
Added drawer - 2 handles when wider:
Added horizontal offset for handles
Added Door Style drop down for Finished Panels and Finished Backs.
Added 1 to 4 panels wide for - Finished Panels, Finished Backs, Doors, Top Doors and Mid Doors
Added 1 to 4 panels high for - Finished Panels, Finished Backs, Doors, Top Doors and Mid Doors. This option is enabled only when the first mid rail height is set to 0.
Added mid rail heights for - Finished Panels, Finished Backs, Doors, Top Doors and Mid Doors
Added button that makes a copied cabinet unique
Added Handle Offset per cabinet
Added ability to save Door image. Images are now used by all Door and Drawer drop downs
Now honoring file name case for DXF
Added glass2
Background color is pale blue for all overrides (-1) values

Garry K

CabMaker 4.0.138 is now available.

Kick Ht Override sending wrong meta data for pullouts over to cutmaster. Fixed
Side by side pulouts sending wrong door information over to cutmaster. Fixed
Creating a new library without any files causes CabMaker to not use "Save" or "Save As". Fixed
DXF export was adding too much to the undo stack. Fixed
Hinged top and hinged bottom doors had pull in wrong position. Fixed
Top Section door not honoring number of rows. Fixed
Additional panels for Shaker doors sometimes has a raised panel. Fixed
Added lateral adjustment to finished panels (doors)
Set Lateral adjustment to negative side thickness and turn off side for door to replace side.

Garry K

CabMaker 4.0.141 is now available along with CutMaster 3.0.1.87

Version 4.0.141 – Jun 9, 2018

Materials editor check boxes are now showing the color.
Shaker style doors second panel not clearing second panel raised panel. Fixed
Added extend bottom in rules for microwave cabinets.
Side thickness now can be different from rest of case.
Version 4.0.140 – May 9, 2018
You can now adjust the position of Dimensions at a Cabinet Level.
Face Frame construction points not correct for corner cabinets. Fixed
Corner Cabinets dimension outline not accurate. Fixed.

Garry K

CabMaker
Version 4.0.142 – Jun 23, 2019

Added middle leg check boxes cabinet parameter.

CutMaster
Version 4.0.1.88 Jun 23, 2019

Drawer layer names no longer can have spaces. Now converted to underscores.
Drawer layer names now show in applicable machining section.
Added machining section for drawer bottoms pocket screws.
Added comment / purpose for each machining section.

Please note that starting with CabMaker 4.0.142 you require CutMaster 4

CutMaster 2.0.1.57 was released on Oct 24, 2017
Major version CutMaster 3 first came out 20 months ago.

Garry K

CabMaker 4.0.144 is now available.
Version 4.0.144 – Jun 30, 2019

Added Elevation Dimensioning.
Added optional Dual Dimensions so inches and mm will both display.
Added cabinet dimension overrides. You can now disable dimensions for a given
cabinet.

Version 4.0.143 – Jun 27, 2019

Modified startup code to guarantee that required folders exist.
Added automatic Backup and Restore for config folder.

Here is dual elevation dimensions
Override the PROJECT dimensions at the cabinet level or leave as -1 to use PROJECT settings. A value of 0 will turn off dimensions for the current cabinet.

dimension override.png

Garry K

I will be releasing CabMaker 5 later today. This is because Sketchup 19.2 has just been released. CabMaker 5 will only be available at Sketchucation and on my web site.

All CabMaker 4 licensed users are entitled to a free CabMaker 5 license.

Trimble has at least 4 bugs in their Extension manager so I will only provide an extension link with cabmaker 4 on the Extension Warehouse.

Sketchup puts up a message "there is one extension ready to be updated" even though I have turned off "Allow checking for updates". This message only shows up if you have internet access.
Sketchup puts up the message even though the Extension Warehouse has an OLDER version. Essentially Sketchup isn't checking version numbers
Sketchup's Extension Manager wants you to click Manage and then Update. When you click Update then Sketchup deletes CabMaker 4
After Sketchup deletes CabMaker 4 it fails to install. This is not a true update - it is a delete and install with no rollback on failure.

My recommendation is to ignore the message and to NOT run Update. At least the annoying message disappears after a couple of seconds.

BTW - Trimble has told me they can't do anything about it. Essentially they aren't helping.

StefanBorreGude19731973

I cant get the Sketchup Plugin to work.

I have downloaded the trial version and created an account. I wish to use the DXF exporter.
However, when I try to use the DXF export function in SU there is a prompt that I need to sign in using my username, login and "Hardware". I know the two first since I just registered, but I figure I need to write something in the "Hardware" field.

Help??

BR

Stefan

Garry K

For now leave the hardware field blank. If you have issues then email me directly via CabMaker32 and I will help you.

Garry K

CabMaker 5 is available from my web site and from Sketchucation.

Version 5.0.146 – Jul 22, 2019

Added Finished Panels section in PROJECT tab.
Modified Frame section in Rules tab.
Added Clear Number in PROJECT tab.
Added Reverse (per cabinet) for dimensioning. works better for back to back island cabinets.
Created 32 metric templates complete with images.
Fixed Top Overhang Override coming from Rules.
Added auto load Finder or Windows Explorer.
Modified configs first time through, reports, animate, browser etc.
Alternate storage is now enforced as the default.

Garry K

I have added 32 Imperial Templates and 32 Metric Templates examples to the web site for free download.
Additionally I have cleaned up material and door templates.

Does anyone want other template examples such as drawer systems?

NBG

The 5th version is realy quicker than the 3, that's nice

NBG

is there a way to have a hole instead of a handle? So not a profile that goes from one side of the door to the other, but just for example a rectangular hole of 120x35mm on the top of a small door.

Garry K

Currently not. However I have had a number of requests for sliding cabinet doors.

sliding doors.png

NBG

Would be nice indeed, the sliding doors, and those type of handle.

EDIT SEPTEMBER 2

for the question below, I just forgot to switch from "sink" type cabinet after generating this one. So problem solved

OTher question: since i upgraded I have a problem with drawers. If I choose 1 drawer, there is no drawer box in the cabinet, so nothing happen if i click "interact".
If I choose more than 1, it's the same for top drawer, but not for the other below.
It looks like an option like "make top drawer as fixed panel" but I don't find anything like that.

About drawer, you mentionned drawer systems template... I'd love to have Blum Legrabox. I don't know how common they are among your client though.

Garry K

You should email me directly via cabmaker32 - that is if you want quick a response.

The manual states that a cabinet drawer height of 0 - means do not include a drawer box. Set it to -1 if you want CabMaker to calculate drawer box heights. There are situations where users do NOT want a drawer box since they want to use other specialized hardware.

Garry K

Getting ready to release CabMaker 5.0.147 and CutMaster 4.0.1.90

CabMaker

Fixed PROJECT tab Finished Panels section.
Added Rotation Group for CutMaster
Cleaned up Finished Panels and Finished Backs for Door Panel parameter.

CutMaster

Added User Flag (Rotation Group). You can now allow various parts to rotate which increases yield.
There are 4 settings
0 - use sheet grain
1 - do not rotate
2 - can rotate
3 - must rotate

rotation control.png

NBG

HEllo,

I can't figure out how to add a simple color to CAbmaker. I'm trying to follow the steps described in the manual (page 206), I already did it with a texture, but I'm stuck at step 1 because it's not a texture but a color this time.

When I go in sketchup in the materials panel, if I right click on the color I want to add to cabmaker, I can't select "export texture image". It's grayed out.

If I choose a material which is clearly a texture (wood, metal...) the option is available.

any workaround?

I'm trying to add a black that's a bit "less black" as the one in cabmaker is black as this new M.I.T. material, and make every details invisibles, even with shadows.
And I want a real anthracite gray too. the dark gray is not very dark.

NBG

Hello,

I got an error: "undefined method '[]=' for nil:NilClass" while trying to select the "omit drawer front" option for a sink cabinet.

So the cabinet exist. It is defined as a sink cabinet. It has 2 drawers. So far so good. But if I edit it and try to change juste that, I get this error.

If I choose tip ou tray it works, but not "omit..."

br,

Garry K

Martin,

As previously stated - for support please email me directly.

Garry

Garry K

Notice that cabinet 1 has 15 parts and is completed by sheet 9

Cabinet 32 has 7 parts and starts on sheet 24 and is completed on sheet 34.

The whole idea here is to drastically reduce handling of large parts and to allow the completion of cabinets sooner. Although the material yield is a bit lower the labor savings should be substantial.