Version 3.0.120 – May 7, 2018

1. Added 2 parameters in Edit Config for dimensioning. Users can now choose Number
   or Model for dimensioning. Users can now set the dimensioning offset.
2. Modified dimensioning so information is now on 2 lines.
3. Added Side by Side Pullouts.
4. Modified Shaker Doors. You can now set panel thickness in Materials to 0 and
   cabmaker will omit the center panel.
5. Fixed glass panels in doors. You can again set drawer and door panels to glass or
   mirror.
6. You can now specify Top Rail Width and Bottom Rail Width independently from Stile
   Width.
   Version 3.0.119 – Apr 29, 2018
7. Modified cabinet insertion points. Face frame construction insertion for front of cabinet
   uses the edge of the face frame and insertion for back of the cabinet now adds a
   construction point.
8. CabMaker now allows Fixed Shelves and or Adjustable Shelves without room for
   doors.
   Version 3.0.118 – Apr 24, 2018
9. Added cabinet labeling for plan view and for front elevation view. Uses number field
10. Added 2 parameters in Edit Config for label height and label font.
11. Added a parameter in PROJECT tab for label color.
    Version 3.0.117 – Apr 21, 2018
12. Tall cabinet Mid Doors now use the handle height for horizontal handles placed at the
    bottom.
13. Fixed Door Profiles - it now uses the alternate location
14. PROJECT tab settings are now saving when you batch edit
15. Fixed the bug splat if you tried to undo an edit.
16. CabMaker now uses groups or components for cabinet. It uses groups when you
    create a new cabinet - but will use components for editing if you change the group to a
    component.
17. Door parts weren't getting the correct material name in CutMaster. Fixed
    Version 3.0.116 – Apr 19, 2018
18. Fixed bug where shelves would show up in Cutmaster with quantity of 1.

Perhaps the edges didn't line up like this.

Box - if there is raw geometry touching the component then it certainly is necessary. Otherwise when you explode the component geometry from outside the component will merge.

Of course if there isn't any geometry hidden or otherwise that will be effected then you can of course straight explode and then immediately create the group.

If it is a component and you want a group what you can do is

1. create a temporary line or face or something at the same level as the component.
2. choose the temporary item and the component.
3. make a group containing the item and the component.
4. delete the item
5. explode the component

Now you have a group with the geometry that was in the component and you don't have to worry about the geometry interacting with anything else.

Here is something that can drastically affect model size.

I used CabMaker 3 extension and inserted 14 cabinets into the model. Most of the parts are components. I then saved the file as kitchen_1 size 6,369 K.
I then opened the Component Inspector and chose In Model. It took just under 3 minutes to display all the components in the inspector. For these 14 cabinets there are a total of 745 entries in the inspector. I then save the file as kitchen_2 size 18,512 K. There were 745 thumbnails - 1 for each component.
I then chose Components instead of In Model and closed the Inspector window.
I then opened the first file kitchen_1. In this case I left the Component Inspector closed. I created a simple cube and turned it into a component. After about 3 minutes I regained control. I then saved the file as kitchen_3. It is 18,518 K. I opened the component Inspector, chose in Model and within a second all 746 thumbnails appear.
It appears that Sketchup doesn't update the images when creating components within a script. Instead it does so after creating a component using the UI or when displaying the components in model.

I then installed a new version of CabMaker 3 which uses groups instead of components. I opened kitchen_2, selected all cabinets and ran the editor after which I purged. Then I opened the Component Inspector in Model which displayed a single component - the handle.
I then saved the file as kitchen_4 size 3,521 K. Sketchup is also more responsive and there are no apparent wait times when creating a component using the UI.

I would recommend to anyone working on very large projects to at least consider using groups - especially with nested containers that contain groups or components and no geometry. Of course there are situations where components make sense. Especially with geometry having high poly counts and where you want to make a change and have all copies change.
Too bad we don't have a way to tell Sketchup not to create an entry for components in the component inspector on a component basis.

Martin,

Email me directly and we'll figure out your problem.

Problem was solved fairly quickly.

Garry

CabMaker 3.0.115 is now available for download

1. Fixed bug where PROJECT settings aren't being read properly.
2. Translations now look at storage folder first.
3. Added Bottom Rail Overhang Override at the cabinet level.
4. You can now use one of the other cabmaker features without having to first use cabmaker dialog.
5. Changed all components to groups. This ends up with smaller files and quicker response times.

CutMaster 3.0.1.69 is now available for download

1. Fixed merging.
2. Completed the Joinery editor.

CabMaker 3.0.113 is now available for download.

1. Added merging for face frame construction.
2. Added Omit top rail, Omit bottom rail, Omit left stile and Omit right stile.
3. Added Block Inserts for DXF export.
4. CabMaker editor now honors SU locks.

CutMaster 3.0.1.68 is now available for download.

1. Cutmaster now supports Bottom Overlay.
2. Modified how Cutmaster handles drilling for the back panel of split tops.
3. Added drilling from underside for legs for bottom panels of base cabinets.
4. Added Leg levelers for corner cabinets.

With a little imagination you can put cabinet inside cabinet. Here is an appliance garage

The outside cabinet has no doors and no drawers.
The inside cabinet has no back, no top, no bottom and the rule adjusts the bottom gap.

I'm now working on merging face frame cabinets.

New versions are now available on my website

CabMaker 3.0.112
CutMaster 3.0.1.67

With a single partition and overlay doors you first adjust the side gaps. In this example the case thickness is 18 mm so you adjust the gap by 9 mm for each cabinet.

If afterwards you need to edit 1 of the cabinets then edit all of them which will undo the merge and then redo these steps.

For single partition you then position the cabinets so that the shared partition exactly overlaps.

Finally select both cabinets and click the new merge button. The back, bottom, hanger and split top (or standard top) merge.

I am now adding the ability to merge certain styles of cabinets together providing they have the same height and depth and are either Standard, Sink or Tall cabinets.

There will be 2 types of merging - type 1 that will end up with double partitions which has a number of benefits and - type 2 that will end up with a single shared partition.

For double partitions you simply have the cabinets touching, select 2 or more cabinets and then click the merge button.

After the merge

Some closet manufacturers save on cost and weight by having 2 side by side cabinets sharing a common side.

In CabMaker you can omit the left side of the second cabinet (right). Also set the Adjust Left Gap of the second cabinet (right) to half the thickness of the side. So set it to 9 mm for an 18 mm side. Likewise set the Adjust Right Gap of the first cabinet (left).

Here are 2 images with and without door / drawer fronts.

Here is a split corner cabinet which is made up of 2 cabinets.

One strategy is to have 1 door hinged on each cabinet using a Width adjustment.

This is looking at the 2 cabinets pulled apart. The cabinet on the left is a straight forward standard cabinet with 1 door hinged left and a width adjustment of -623 mm

The cabinet on the right is a half cabinet with full back, full top and the left side is ommited. In this case there is a single door right hand hinged with a small width adjustment of -39 mm which takes care of the missing left side and the thickness of the door.

In this example we have 2 cabinets both with 0 doors and a third return cabinet that has 0 depth.

Version 3.0.110 is going to be released shortly.

1. Added Horizontal Grain for cabinet backs on a cabinet by cabinet basis.
2. Added Omit Left Side Dado for cabinet backs on a cabinet by cabinet basis.
3. Added Omit Right Side Dado for cabinet backs on a cabinet by cabinet basis.
4. Added DXF Export. First import DXF files using the CabMaker DXF Import, then
   perform simple edits in Sketchup and finally using CabMaker DXF Export write them
   back to disk.

This example has the Omit Left Dado checked.

DXF importer and exporter allows you to easily add cutouts etc. to cabinet parts.

You can use it as long as you like. A number of users are still using 1.0.67 and are happy with it. Yes - all versions of software have some bugs. The question is if you can live with it or not.

Version 1.0.67 is very old - I'm currently working on version 3.0.110

There was a bug back in that old version where the PROJECT settings become the same as a different model that you just edited in the the same Sketchup Session.

The work around is close sketchup - then open it and your old project and the cabinets should maintain their settings.

A new version of CabMaker is now available.

Version 3.0.108 – Feb 7, 2018

1. PROJECT info was not re read when switcthing models after an edit. Fixed.
2. Stretchers had front edge banding with Face Frames and shouldn't have. Fixed.
3. Adjustable shelves for tall cabinets came across to CutMaster Fixed Shelves. Fixed.
4. Overlay bug for bottom when back is not dadoed into sides. Fixed.
5. Added Case Back option to edge backside of cabinet when no back.
6. Fixed pullout bug.

A new version of CutMaster is also available from my website.