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    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Thanks Andrew - I will do that.

      I am looking for someone to test on SU 2016 for Mac

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      I intend to support the minimalist as well as the detailed designer / cabinet maker.

      Cab Maker Pro is a bit cheaper and comes with a single report which you don't have to use if you don't want to.

      As a minimalist you can turn off many parts:
      0 shelves
      0 pullouts
      0 dividers
      0 stretchers
      No hangers
      No backs
      No kicks

      Set doors
      Set drawers

      I can add a rule to turn off drawer boxes

      You would still get top and bottom fixed shelves, sides, door and drawer fronts.

      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Moving forward - I'd like to get opinions on SU versions. I am seriously considering only working with Sketchup 2016 and above.

      My plugins that currently work with older versions of sketchup will still be available but will not contain any of the new features.

      Unfortunately this is a result of hackers stealing our intellectual property.

      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      I've completed the forms. Next is to code in for tall cabinets and frames.

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Thanks to Andy I've fixed another bug relating to door gap with finished applied panel(s).

      Version 1.0.19 includes:

      1. Run kicks past sides for Integrated kicks if side notch >= front kick + kick thickness
      2. Fix path issue for front edge of plain panel
      3. Gaps are now consistent inset or not and finished panels or not.
      4. Added more tabs to handle tall cabinets and face frames. The web dialog form was getting too tall. This especially helps users with Laptops (shorter screens).
      5. Better control with form sizing and positioning.
      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      I've been working on cabinet face frames. You can have inset doors or overlay and full or partial frames. You specify the overlay amount and the door gap.

      With the frames you specify stile / rail widths. You specify the overhang for left and right stiles and the width adjustment for left and right stiles. This gives you the ability to increase the width of the stile that goes up against a wall or decrease the width of the stiles of 2 cabinets that will be joined in the field.

      You also specify Top and bottom rail adjustments and the overhang for the bottom rail.

      The difference between Full and Partial Frames is the Full frame have mid stiles between door pairs and mid rails between drawers in a bank of drawers. You can have pullouts with Partial Frames but not with Full Frames. However you can have a pair of drawers side by side with Full Frames.


      Inset Doors - Full Frames


      Inset Doors - Partial Frames

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Full Pantry - Shelves and / or Pullouts
      Split Pantry - Vertical divider down the middle - Shelves and / or Pullouts on both sides.
      Full Close - A closet rod to hang clothes
      Left Closet - Vertical divider down the middle - Shelves and / or Pullouts on right side - closet rod on left side
      Right Closet - Same as Left but reversed.

      Extra 1.png

      Blank panel (could be stove and carpenter cuts it out) or (could be entertainment unit)

      extra 2.png

      For built in Stove (1 opening)

      extra 3.png

      For built in Stove and microwave (2 openings)

      extra 4.png

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Here is an inset frameless.

      I wanted to do the inset doors and then the tall cabinets prior to face frame construction.
      Seemed like a logical progression - at least to me.


      inset frameless.png

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Pete,

      I currently do inset doors for frame less - I added that 2 days ago.
      My next task is tall cabinets for pantries, built in ovens and closet rods etc.
      Once that is done I'm doing Overlay and Inset doors for face frame cabinets.

      Approximately 2 weeks to get this all done.

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Here are some batch times when editing the whole kitchen all at once:

      1. first time 0.4 seconds is for plain panel doors - 1.8 megabyte
      2. second time 0.8 seconds is for mitered doors - 3.2 megabyte
      3. third time 0.5 seconds is for shaker doors - 3.2 megabyte
      4. fourth time 8 seconds is for double cathedral all doors and drawers - 5.1 megabyte

      This is on an I7 3.6 ghz 16 gig ram OS on SSD sketchup running on Western digital black NVDIA GeForce GTX 660


      kitchen batch times.png

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      I have a number of videos for doors, stairs and cabinets.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSbc1VQaRjM
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ051uRMYF8

      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      I've put face frames on hold until I complete the new Cabinet type "Tall".
      Face frames need to deal with tall cabinets.

      What I'm thinking is another tab for Tall Options.
      Then there are changes for tall cabinets:

      1. Drawers are below door(s) instead of above them. This feature will also be applied to upper cabinets.
      2. There will be a fixed shelf between sections.
      3. Optional frame with 1 or 2 openings for different combinations of built in ranges / microwaves / warmers.
      4. Optional fixed divider with adj shelves on one side and closet rod on other side.
      5. Pullouts also available.

      tall.png

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker
      1. fixed kicks. They weren't extending when using right and or left fillers.
      2. With Integrated kicks if the side notch is greater than the front kick by the thickness of the kick then the kick extends to the full width of the cabinet including fillers.
      3. I am now hiding the fron side edge of the kick. Kicks appear very smooth when cabinets are butted together.

      smooth kicks.png

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Version 1.0.18 - Nov 2015

      1. Added Overlay Top for Standard Base units. Top sits on sides. Slip in back ignored. Honors Skin Upper "Top" or "Both"
      2. Added Handleless cabinet doors. Texture part not yet working
      3. Hold Shift key down with left mouse button for absolute height placement
      4. Added inset doors for all cabinet styles
      5. Sped up the load time for the Web Dialog
      6. Added a check for Mac OSX. Trying to clear a nil object. Fixed.
      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      version 1.0.18 ready for download

      I've been looking at a number of handless door systems.
      This one is interesting. They have an LED track that illuminates the channel.
      They also have clips to simplify construction.

      http://www.zobal-usa.com/handless-system/

      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      I currently have 5 translation files

      English: en.lang
      French: fr.lang
      Russian: ru.lang
      German: de.lang
      English with UK woodworking terms: uk.lang

      If anyone is interested in having other translation files please get a hold of me. I will extend the trial by a couple of months for those interested in helping. This applies to the first person that contacts me for a given language.

      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Kim,

      I'm still getting my head around all the different styles and approaches. I've also been asked to do C and J channel styles of handles.

      I'd like to handle some of the off the shelf hardware. I've put this on the back burner for a week or so while I gather more information.

      C and J Channels.png

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      I really would like to know if there are any Mac users running version 1.0.17
      I don't have a Mac so debugging a Mac is just a bit tougher.

      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker
      1. I've added Inset doors. Set the door protrusion to -19 for a door thickness of 19 and cab maker builds a cabinet with inset doors and drawers. Stretchers can be optionally used between drawers and doors. Vertical Dividers and pullouts are set back by the proper amount.

      2. Added the ability to place the cabinet at any height by using the shift key in combination with the left mouse button.

      Inset Doors.png

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      Garry K
    • RE: [Plugin] GKWare Cabinet Maker

      Keith,

      Really - thank you - I do appreciate feedback.

      I think I've got a solution. I simply need to store the default settings in the model.
      Load the model and read the default setting from the model instead of from the file system.

      Then each and every project / skp file would have your desired defaults !!

      posted in Plugins
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      Garry K
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