Dados in Cabinets
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Hey everyone, I am trying to create some dynamic cabinets that are exactly the same as I would build them in real life. I am running into problems with my dados. I run a 1/4" dado 1" in from the back of the cabinet to accept a 1/4" back with 3/4" horizontal supports. When I resize my cabinet it wants to stretch or shrink the dado depending on which way you size it. I was wondering if their is any way to lock in those dimensions so when the cabinet is scaled it does not scale the dado or do I need to save my dado as a separate component.
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Without seeing the model, I think that the answer is that you need to save the dado as a separate component inside the main DC component. Then lock its dimension where needed.
If you post a few images, I could give a few more hints as to what you might need to look out for,
Chris
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Just to verify, are you trying to make the cabinet so that you can scale it on all 3 axis? - make it taller, deeper, wider?
The "groove" in the side walls is the "dado", right? So it seems like the side walls are set up correctly so that they don't get any thicker as you scale the cabient wider. But if you scale it to be deeper, then yes the dado stretches. So you will need to make the last few inches into their own component with a fixed dimension, then have the rest of the walls scale. So that way the dado will not stretch.
Does that make sense? If not, I can try to mock up a model based on your model a little later tonight. Its a good looking model!
Chris
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