Posts made by Garry K

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Here we have a fixed shelf displayed that is using blind mortise and tenon along with rafix connector (the cabinet maker calls it his 2 bit clamp)

The Dxf routines come from simple DXF which creates cut down versions of DXF files. Here we have 32 cabinets in a kitchen with 489 parts and here I chose individual DXF files 1 per part. The DXF files were created in under 1.1 seconds on a 5 year old computer. All the DXF files combined take up 2.2 megabytes of space.

There are essentially hundreds of different drawer box combinations. Architects and Designers usually aren't interested in the complexity of the permutations and combinations. So this is why cutmaster handles the drawer system construction details.

Here are just a few of the machining details that are used for this drawer construction.

Hook Holes on the back for undermount slides
screw holes on bottom for front clip
grooving on sides to allow 18 mm material to make use of 16 mm hardware.

The list goes on.

Since Andrew did not get ahold of me, let's talk a bit about CabMaker and CutMaster.

When you enable drawer system then Sketchup shows a simple box where the sides, tops and bottoms are equal height and the bottom is simply butted inside of the draw box frame. Please note that the drawer system is colored magenta and the original drawer system has a number of parameters that are magenta. These are the only parameters that are used by drawer system.

All the drawer system magic happens in Cutmaster. Mortise and Tenon joints, dadoes drilling, hook holes, pockets etc. CabMaker Design is ONLY for designers and architects. Cabinet makers and manufacturing need CabMaker Build. There are a number of parameters where the label in blue text has a mouse over hint that states clearly. "This setting is only used by reports". This includes drawer part adjustments, 5 piece door adjustments etc. Adjusted part sizes show up in Part_List_2 csv files.

Here are a couple of areas that have adjustments.

Drawer Adjustments

Door Adjustments

I originally made use of components exclusively in CabMaker. When you created a medium size kitchen and then look at Components tab in the tray Sketchup would appear locked up and often take minutes as it created hundreds and hundreds of images for use in the Components tab. This was un acceptable so I went through the exercise of changing my code to make Groups instead of Components. The results were infinitely better as it became instant. A much appreciated side effect was the skp file dropped significantly in size since there weren't hundreds and hundreds of images stored in the skp file.

Anyway - I have no intention of going back to components for cabinet parts - been there - done that.

Skype me and I can show you what can and cannot be done.

Garry

If you convert the outermost group into a component then CabMaker can still edit the Cabinet. There are a number of parts that get resized on there way over to CutMaster - but do not have the finished size in CabMaker. This includes drawer box parts, 5 piece door parts sides where cabinet makers want to let the side into a dado in frames etc.

CabMaker use to use Components exclusively - I wen to Groups for the speed and to reduce bloating. CutMaster is a fully featured panel optimizer that imports the csv file that cabmaker creates.

The parameters in Red are rules the items in black are cabinet parameters and are stored with cabinets.

Set up your units in Sketchup. Cabmaker supports mm, decimal inches and fractional inches. I don't recommend architectural.

Give me a call on skype
My Skype handle is
gkernan@telus.net

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

https://cabmaker32.com/contact/

Garry

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

Version 7 gives you

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

Adding in the next update

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

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)

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

You can reach me at
gkernan@telus.net

with email or Skype
Garry

Set the dado to be >= the thickness of the sides

You must have Dynamic Components loaded
Then choose SU / tools / Interact

sounds like your tabs are locked.
Go to PROJECT tab and turn off locks

Yes you can. You need to adjust the cabinet - set the top drawer so that it does not create a drawer and does not create the drawer front.

CabMaker allows you to add finished panels to sides and back.
You can configure the cabinet to have no bottom and then add another cabinet with depth of 0 so that you can have another door set up as a bottom. When you edit the main cabinet the new bottom door cabinet will NOT be edited - you will have to edit the bottom door (cabinet) indpendently.

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