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      Garry K
      last edited by

      This is a bug. I will fix this and include it in today's version 1.0.37

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        Garry K
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        The fix is now in version 1.0.37.

        I've set:
        Corner brace width = 0
        back material thickness = 5/8"
        Back offset = 0
        Back dado = 0


        flush.png

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          abdalmalki
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          Thank you Garry for graet support. It works for me now.
          But I have another issue. I have drawn the following cabinet:

          CM007.jpg
          CM008.jpg
          CM009.jpg

          The problem now is the width of the side panel in the parts list report is greater than the actual width by 10mm :

          CM010.jpg

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            Garry K
            last edited by

            Please check the 'Additional' section in the Rules 2 tab

            Side Width Adj:
            Top / Bottom Width Adj:

            There are several adjustments that are required for cabinet makers who need to increase the size of various parts. That includes:

            Sides, Tops, Bottoms, Drawer Box Fronts and Backs and Door parts (Stiles, Rails and Panels)


            side adjust.PNG

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              abdalmalki
              last edited by

              You are right, I changed side width adj to 0mm. Now the parts list report give me 600mm instead of 610mm.
              I think if you change the title from Additional to Final Cut Adjustments it will become more clear.

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                Garry K
                last edited by

                I see what you mean however these are actually 'Additional' since there are 5 items.
                only 2 of them are Part adjustments

                Then there is 1 part adjustment in the drawer box section and then each door template has 5 adjustments.


                adjust doors.PNG


                adjust drawer box.PNG

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                  Garry K
                  last edited by

                  Version 1.0.38 now ready for download.

                  Fixed a network path issue.

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                    abdalmalki
                    last edited by

                    Hi Garry,
                    The following wall cabinet is from IKEA website:

                    CM012.jpg

                    I have tried to make a semillar cabinet with cabmaker but it allow for one door if I select hinge top in the door options:

                    CM011.jpg
                    CM013.jpg

                    Is it possible to make a cabinet with two horizental door in cabmaker?

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                      Garry K
                      last edited by

                      I'm actually working on something that should work for you.

                      The next version of cabmaker will give you more control over tall cabinets.
                      And yes - you will be able to make a cabinet with up to 3 sections - each with single doors and each with hinge options.


                      __Tall Cabinets.PNG

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                        abdalmalki
                        last edited by

                        Garry,

                        Today I tried to make a standard base cabinet with zero top gap:

                        CM014.jpg
                        CM017.jpg

                        But when I zoomed in I found a small gap between door top and the top of the cabinet equal to 3mm:

                        CM015.jpg

                        I notice when I change the door gap to zero the top gap also become equal to zero:

                        CM018.jpg
                        CM016.jpg

                        Could you please help in this issue.

                        Thanks

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                          Garry K
                          last edited by

                          CabMaker follows System 32 as closely as possible. System 32 is designed this way on purpose to allow the stacking of cabinets while maintaining proper Door Gaps.

                          A cabinet uses this calculation for door size.
                          Door Width = (Cabinet Width - (Door Count * Door Gap)) / Door Count.
                          Door Height = Cabinet Height - Door Gap

                          Notice that the wording is "Adjust Top Gap". This is not an override - it is an adjustment. This value is added to the Door Gap to produce the overall gap. So if you have a door gap of 3 mm and a value of 12 mm for "Adjust Top Gap" then the result is 15 mm.

                          Also notice that CabMaker calls it Drawer Spacing - not Drawer Heights. This again is for adopters of true system 32. My default metric cabinet values in my examples have height as 768 mm and drawer spacing of 160 mm. It isn't coincidence that these values divide by 32. 768 / 32 = 24 and likewise 160 / 32 = 5.

                          I added "Adjust Top Gap" as a feature on request by a number of users. I also added "Adjust Bottom Gap" for the same reason. Additionally a number of users asked to extend doors below the bottom of upper cabinets so I modified the "Adjust Bottom Gap" to give you the ability to put in a negative value.

                          I will add this to the list of feature requests to modify "Adjust Top Gap" to allow negative values. When enough users request a feature then that feature moves up the list.

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                            abdalmalki
                            last edited by

                            Thank you Garry for the detailed explanation.
                            Regarding doors can extend below the bottom of upper cabinets, it would be nice if you add light rail to the cabmaker:

                            CM020.jpg
                            CM019.jpg

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                              Garry K
                              last edited by

                              Version 1.0.39 just about ready.

                              • Network path not working. Fixed
                              • Materials with Capitals in name created a problem. Fixed
                              • Gave Tall cabinets their own tab. Each tall cabinet section now has its own settings
                              • Upper tall cabinets had a bug where doors on top and mid sections were not lined up. Fixed
                              • Tall cabinets now can have doors in bottom section.
                              • Tall cabinets bottom section can now have shelves and pullouts or dividers

                              Essentially the bottom section now works the same as for any standard cabinet. All the settings on the first page apply to the bottom section of a tall cabinet. The Top and Mid sections now have there own areas resulting in less confusion.

                              Notice that you can have 3 different door styles and a different drawer style on 1 tall cabinet.
                              You can also have up to 4 different handles. The Top section defaults to Upper defaults and the Mid Section defaults to Base defaults.

                              tall_doors.PNG

                              The Top section can have shelves and or pullouts or vertical dividers. The Mid section behaves as before by setting the mid sections configuration.

                              tall_inside.PNG

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                                Garry K
                                last edited by

                                You were asking about an Ikea cabinet a few postings back.

                                On Cabinets Tab:
                                Height = 40"
                                Depth = 16"
                                Cabinet Type = Upper
                                Cabinet Style = Base
                                Drawers = 0
                                Doors = 1
                                Hinge Top

                                On Tall Cabinets Tab:
                                Top Section:
                                Height = 20"
                                Doors = 1
                                Hinge Top
                                Shelf = 1

                                Mid Section:
                                Height = 0"


                                ikea.PNG


                                ikea.PNG

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                                  Garry K
                                  last edited by

                                  I am doing a fairly thorough testing of the Tall Cabinets. So many permutations and combinations that it is taking longer than I originally anticipated.

                                  There are 7 section combinations Times 6 constructions Times 3 for uppers, base integrated and base non integrated.

                                  That's 142 combinations and doesn't even begin to deal with different types of interiors.

                                  Here is a model containing 24 different tall cabinets. The 3 rows on the right are uppers, integrated base, and non integrated base. The six columns on the right represent 6 constructions.
                                  The six cabainets on the left (2 rows of 3) represent 1 construction for base cabinets with integrated kick

                                  These tests have uncovered a few Face Frame bugs that you can visually see. The cabinets with 1 and with 2 sections show correct top gap but only the cabinets that have the bottom section have correct bottom gap. Additionally one cabinet has rendered incorrectly.

                                  So ... testing continues.


                                  cabmaker testing.PNG

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                                    Garry K
                                    last edited by

                                    Version 1.0.39 is now ready to download.

                                    Available from my web site or from Sketchucation.

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                                      Garry K
                                      last edited by

                                      If you want to have a shared location for templates and library files there is a way. I created a shared location on a different drive and then set up a batch file to point to that location.

                                      One reason to do this is if you have several licensed computers and you want to have 1 set of templates. Another reason is you want to make sure your templates don't get over written during an update.

                                      From the command prompt
                                      subst x: e:\library\gkware_cabmaker

                                      Then copy the following files into the shared area

                                      library location.png

                                      Next from the main menu choose
                                      Extensions\GKWare_CabMaker\Cab Maker - Edit Config
                                      And set the library location to x:

                                      edit config.png

                                      Finally restart sketchup for the changes to take effect.

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                                        Garry K
                                        last edited by

                                        I spent another 2 days testing and found a few more errors in the tall cabinets.

                                        Now pretty happy with the test suite. The skp test file is 7 megs and contains 90 tall cabinets of various constructions and configurations.

                                        Version 1.0.40

                                        • some configurations for frame less overlay construction for tall cabinets had the doors in the bottom section incorrect heights. fixed
                                        • the auto drawer size feature was not properly updating the drawer height. fixed
                                        • when using auto drawer size the drawer box height was inconsistent. fixed
                                        • For Overlay doors only the top Gap can be now be eliminated by setting the value to negative door gap.

                                        top gap gone.PNG

                                        Here are the 90 tall cabinets

                                        cabmaker testing.PNG

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                                          Garry K
                                          last edited by

                                          Version 1.0.40 now ready for download

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                                            Garry K
                                            last edited by

                                            1.0.41 ready for download

                                            Version 1.0.41 - Mar 30, 2016

                                            • Side dado's incorrect for Base cabinets with Integrated Kick with a 0 notch and side dadoes. Fixed
                                            • Sink cabinets with side dado and rule to omit top had top dado. Top dado should be skipped. Fixed
                                            • Parts report sometimes missing a part. Fixed
                                            • Added new parts report for Gold. *_full_part_list.csv
                                            • Added configuration setting for 'Silent Permissions'
                                            • Update manual and added lines to translation files
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