[Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

philv282 · 18 May 2022, 11:29

Has anyone heard from Garry in the last month?

Brucci · 18 May 2022, 19:34

Has anyone heard from Garry in the last month?

He has been unresponsive to emails also. I am going to buy a new computer and a CNC Router this year and I hope Garry could be reached easily. Been using cabmaker and cutmaster for a while now, and transitioning to cnc production, I am not planning on using other cabinet software because I am quite comfortable now with cabmaker and cutmaster. I hope he is okay.

kenandpam · 4 Jun 2022, 15:24

I have also tried multiple times to reach him. I have a new computer and my license needs to be reset. I hope he is o.k. If anyone hears anything let us all know.

Brucci · 10 Jun 2022, 11:51

@kenandpam said:

I have also tried multiple times to reach him. I have a new computer and my license needs to be reset. I hope he is o.k. If anyone hears anything let us all know.

Did you receive any response from him? How is your license in your new computer?

Rich O Brien · 10 Jun 2022, 19:09

I got in touch with Garry. He asked...

@unknownuser said:

Please tell users to provide me with their userid and the date they purchased a license and I will update their account

...so please use his contact page

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Dave R · 11 Jun 2022, 15:59

Rich, it's great to see that Garry has been in touch with you. There was some information found recently that gave rise to worries about his health.

Garry K · 2 Jul 2022, 17:33

Sorry - I had covid and then ended up in the hospital for 2 weeks. I'm out now but starting to feel stronger.

endlessfix · 29 Jul 2022, 06:38

I am having trouble getting true arcs out of Simple DXF. In the extension menu > Edit Config I do not see any option for switching between 2d or 3d output, also the open manual option does nothing. So far all all of the files have tested on output .DXF files with faceted arcs and circles. Clearly I am missing something. Is there another place to find the manual for this extension I looked on the website but could not find. Thanks for your help.

Garry K · 30 Jul 2022, 01:37

The view manual works if you have a PDF viewer installed.
The Sketchup forum has a lengthy explanation provided by Mark Poole (who works with G Code and multiple CAM software)

starbattle08 · 1 Aug 2022, 08:52

Hi Garry, What's the newest feature of version 7 ? for my consideration to upgrade from version 6 to version 7

Garry K · 4 Aug 2022, 16:57

Version 7 gives you

Free support - version 6 no longer has free support
Temporary discount (25% off) for version 6 to version 7
Fixed handle less handles
Now supports commercial shelf standards
Free updates for version 7 - new features are free
Feature requests are considered for version 7 licensed users
Free fixes as required

Adding in the next update

Cabinet door swings - dashed lines for SU 2020, 2021 and 2022. Older versions will have solid lines

Garry K · 26 Aug 2022, 13:55

Contact me via Skype and we will see what is going on
My Skype handle is gkernan@telus.net

zbastoni · 10 Nov 2022, 22:16

ForeverHomestead · 29 Nov 2022, 20:55

I am looking to buy this plug in, before I do, one thing I was wondering is if this would also help with designing a simple garage/shop cabinet with a shared wall between each unit. By that I mean each cabinet not being an individual unit? does that make sense?

Dave R · 29 Nov 2022, 21:09

I think it depends on the parameters you enter.

What version of SketchUp are you using? Your profile says 2022 Free/Make. The only 2022 free version is SketchUp Free which runs in a web broswer. It has no facility for using extensions.

ForeverHomestead · 30 Nov 2022, 22:30

@dave r said:

I think it depends on the parameters you enter.

What version of SketchUp are you using? Your profile says 2022 Free/Make. The only 2022 free version is SketchUp Free which runs in a web broswer. It has no facility for using extensions.

I am on version 2017.

Dave R · 30 Nov 2022, 22:44

@foreverhomestead said:

I am on version 2017.

Please correct your profile then.

Have you e-mailed the author about the extension?

FWIW, what you are wanting to do with it, it's simple enough without model without any extensions. I'm not trying to talk you out of buying Mr Kernan's excellent extension but if you're only looking to model cabinets for your own garage, I doubt you'd get your money's worth out of the extension.

bkscott1987 · 16 Dec 2022, 14:22

Garry or anybody else that can help, i've got a question or two.

I'm experienced in sketchup but new to cab maker and am using:

Sketchup Pro 22.0.354
Trial version of Cab Maker v 7.0.169

I downloaded the trial and have been very impressed with what the extension is capable of but have bene running into a weird situation that i can't see being the expected behavior.

So I make a simple base cabinet with x dimensions, color, door style, handles, etc. I then make a second cabinet which is slightly different from the previous and i make my way around the kitchen. Now if I've made 10 cabinets lets say but i then want to go back and edit the first or second one the config of that first one is not pulled into the form so if i only want to change the color for instance i might end up completely changing the size or handle or door style or anything else that is still in the form from #10 that i created last. I can't see this being expected. I would have assumed that if i click #2 and edit it, the original values would pull back in.

I'm ready to purchase a license but if i can't make changes to a previous cabinet without having to reinput all of it's values again it becomes much more tedious.

I've also ran into an issue a few times where i create a standard base cabinet and for some reason it doesn't have a bottom. i edit the cabinet and check the unchecked box to omit the bottom to try to trigger an action. i still have no bottom (expected) so i go back and uncheck Omit Bottom hoping that the bottom will reappear and it does not. Exiting the extension doesn't help, exiting sketchup doesn't help, reinstalling doesn't help. not sure what i could be missing.

One last question/thought. Is there any way to refresh the values in the creation form to a set of defaults? lets say i select a standard base and i edit some fields to produce a cabinet i'm looking for but i don't get the desired result. i change fields a few more times and just can't get it. i'd like to be able to click a refresh button to go back to just a set a standard values to make a normal cabinet again and see the values i changed swap back to standard. make sense? Another way would be that if you change the "Cabinet Type/Style" field that it just wipes the form and puts stock values back in. that way if you ever just need it to go back to the basics you just swap that type and you're back to a reliable constant.

Any help anybody can give would be GREATLY appreciated as i'm very excited to make this work for my business.

Garry K · 16 Dec 2022, 19:23

I'm happy to help you - however you need to get ahold of me via Skype.
Please go to my website and email me and then we can communicate over skype

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Garry

andrewmo · 30 Jan 2023, 17:25

@starbattle08 said:

Hi Garry, What's the newest feature of version 7 ? for my consideration to upgrade from version 6 to version 7

Here are the version notes for V7 as of Nov 2022 for reference.
Version 7.0.168 – Nov 10, 2022

Fixed handless handles
Removable backs - send info to cutmaster - saves on material
Added Show Door Swing to PROJECT tab
Drawer front not sitting on bottom – fixed.
Drawer front and pullouts for Drawer Systems not sitting on bottom – fixed.
Better numbering of cabinets - 2 new shortcuts N and Alt-N.
The three Shelf Width Adjustments now have per cabinet overrides.
Added Force Units Off in edit config.
The Storage check box in PROJECT tab now defaults to false.
10.Omit Kicks and BackOffset now being sent over to cutmaster.
Cleanup CabMaker web form.
12.43 additional text boxes now work with math functions.
Version 7.0.167 – Oct 10, 2022
Cabmaker menu showed editor CabMaker 6 - now shows CabMaker 7.
Hinge locations were not disabling for Tall cabinets for oven.
Closet rods now works similar to fixed shelves except rod positions are from the top
down. There are up to 4 rod positions. This is a build feature. Got rid of Full closet, Left
closet and Right closet for Build version.
Standard Cabinets now able to use omit top drawer.
Version 7.0.166 – Oct 3, 2022
No longer using Mac Address for security
Locks off is now the default
Now showing number of days until next web check
Added cabinet door swings
Ruby Console was automatically turned on at startup. Stopped
Version 7.0.163 – Jul 24, 2022
Handless C was ignored if J is turned off. Fixed
Commercial use of shelf support standards now works.