Posts made by Garry K

Email me directly if you wish to discuss your needs. There are many permutations and combinations when you want something a bit different than the majority.

Here is an example using a slab door for the finished panel and setting the thickness of the finished to a different thickness for the filler.

If you just go through the forum for these types of questions then I wait for others to respond. If you email me directly your request will receive higher priority.

The handle is placed at stile width / 2.

I'm guessing that you have slab doors and have set the stile width to 0

I decided long ago to keep prices low so that hobbyists and retirees could afford a license.

I also decided that companies that wanted my plugins on a second computer could afford a second license (my prices are quite low) or they can put a single license on their laptop and use that in the office.

I also provide perpetual license so users do not have to upgrade if they do not want to. I give new users free upgrade if they purchased a license within 3 months of a new major release. I offer users free updates for any release while still in the same major version. And I offer a discount for users that have purchased the last major version more than 3 months ago (moving 3 to 4 etc)

If anyone is confused by this then please email me.

I've had a request to handle face frame cabinets for angled corners differently. Please respond if any of you are interested.

CutMaster 4.0.1.91 is now available.

1. Added parts padding for small parts with area less than x. This is to help isolate small parts because vacuum is often insufficient especially when small parts are at the outside edge of a sheet of nested parts.

CabMaker 5.0.148 and CutMaster 4.0.1.90 are now available from my website

CabMaker

1. Added rotation group to Cabinets 2 tab

CutMaster

1. Added Sliding window for Cabinet number priority optimization.
2. Added Rotation control during import.
3. Added Rotation Drop Down for each part.
4. Added narrow part layer name modifier.
5. Fixed Tall cabinets - no longer drilling hinge holes twice.
6. Fixed Backs with notches for hanging brackets.
7. Added option to jump to first thumbnail after optimize.
8. Fixed Off cuts.

I've been asked to show a tighter distribution. It adds a sheet of material but cabinets come off the CNC sooner.

I was able to duplicate the nil class error when choosing 'Omit Drawer Front'. The fix will be in the next release which is fairly soon.

Adding and removing colors is quite simple
Here are a few lines from colors.txt
Make sure you copy the file and put it into the config folder

1. The first line is a new color that shows up as pink_1 where the actual color is rgb the final = sign separates the rgb value from the opacity (optional).
2. The second line is also a new color but this time shows up as pink_2 where the actual color comes from the hex value. Again opacity follows the second = sign (optional)
3. The third line is a texture (because it isn't an internet named color) and needs to be included in the textures.txt file where it will be specified as a bmp or a jpg
4. The fourth line is an internet color

pink_1=255,176,216=0.99
pink_2=#FFFACD=0.99
brushed_aluminum
aqua

Just omit internet colors and or textures from this file and your drop down list will be paired down. Also note that the order of colors / textures in the drop down list follows the order that they are in the colors.txt file.

Notice that cabinet 1 has 15 parts and is completed by sheet 9

Cabinet 32 has 7 parts and starts on sheet 24 and is completed on sheet 34.

The whole idea here is to drastically reduce handling of large parts and to allow the completion of cabinets sooner. Although the material yield is a bit lower the labor savings should be substantial.

Martin,

As previously stated - for support please email me directly.

Garry

Getting ready to release CabMaker 5.0.147 and CutMaster 4.0.1.90

CabMaker

1. Fixed PROJECT tab Finished Panels section.
2. Added Rotation Group for CutMaster
3. Cleaned up Finished Panels and Finished Backs for Door Panel parameter.

CutMaster

1. Added User Flag (Rotation Group). You can now allow various parts to rotate which increases yield.
   There are 4 settings
   0 - use sheet grain
   1 - do not rotate
   2 - can rotate
   3 - must rotate

You should email me directly via cabmaker32 - that is if you want quick a response.

The manual states that a cabinet drawer height of 0 - means do not include a drawer box. Set it to -1 if you want CabMaker to calculate drawer box heights. There are situations where users do NOT want a drawer box since they want to use other specialized hardware.

Currently not. However I have had a number of requests for sliding cabinet doors.

I have added 32 Imperial Templates and 32 Metric Templates examples to the web site for free download.
Additionally I have cleaned up material and door templates.

Does anyone want other template examples such as drawer systems?

CabMaker 5 is available from my web site and from Sketchucation.

Version 5.0.146 – Jul 22, 2019

1. Added Finished Panels section in PROJECT tab.
2. Modified Frame section in Rules tab.
3. Added Clear Number in PROJECT tab.
4. Added Reverse (per cabinet) for dimensioning. works better for back to back island cabinets.
5. Created 32 metric templates complete with images.
6. Fixed Top Overhang Override coming from Rules.
7. Added auto load Finder or Windows Explorer.
8. Modified configs first time through, reports, animate, browser etc.
9. Alternate storage is now enforced as the default.

For now leave the hardware field blank. If you have issues then email me directly via CabMaker32 and I will help you.

I will be releasing CabMaker 5 later today. This is because Sketchup 19.2 has just been released. CabMaker 5 will only be available at Sketchucation and on my web site.

All CabMaker 4 licensed users are entitled to a free CabMaker 5 license.

Trimble has at least 4 bugs in their Extension manager so I will only provide an extension link with cabmaker 4 on the Extension Warehouse.

1. Sketchup puts up a message "there is one extension ready to be updated" even though I have turned off "Allow checking for updates". This message only shows up if you have internet access.

2. Sketchup puts up the message even though the Extension Warehouse has an OLDER version. Essentially Sketchup isn't checking version numbers

3. Sketchup's Extension Manager wants you to click Manage and then Update. When you click Update then Sketchup deletes CabMaker 4

4. After Sketchup deletes CabMaker 4 it fails to install. This is not a true update - it is a delete and install with no rollback on failure.

My recommendation is to ignore the message and to NOT run Update. At least the annoying message disappears after a couple of seconds.

BTW - Trimble has told me they can't do anything about it. Essentially they aren't helping.

CabMaker 4.0.144 is now available.
Version 4.0.144 – Jun 30, 2019

1. Added Elevation Dimensioning.
2. Added optional Dual Dimensions so inches and mm will both display.
3. Added cabinet dimension overrides. You can now disable dimensions for a given
   cabinet.

Version 4.0.143 – Jun 27, 2019

1. Modified startup code to guarantee that required folders exist.
2. Added automatic Backup and Restore for config folder.

Here is dual elevation dimensions
Override the PROJECT dimensions at the cabinet level or leave as -1 to use PROJECT settings. A value of 0 will turn off dimensions for the current cabinet.

CabMaker
Version 4.0.142 – Jun 23, 2019

1. Added middle leg check boxes cabinet parameter.

CutMaster
Version 4.0.1.88 Jun 23, 2019

1. Drawer layer names no longer can have spaces. Now converted to underscores.
2. Drawer layer names now show in applicable machining section.
3. Added machining section for drawer bottoms pocket screws.
4. Added comment / purpose for each machining section.

Please note that starting with CabMaker 4.0.142 you require CutMaster 4

CutMaster 2.0.1.57 was released on Oct 24, 2017
Major version CutMaster 3 first came out 20 months ago.