CM-Cabinets Library User Guide
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    Universal Cabinet Machining
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    This topic discusses the Cabinet Machining category of the Cabinet Properties for Universals/Robes.

    The defaults for the Cabinet Machining > Drawer page, shown above, are located on the Mach.General > Tool page of the Drawing Properties. The Add Self Pre-Drill is only applicable to Screw Construction.

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     Machining page
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    Clicking the Reset button will apply the default setting on the Mach.General > Tool2 page of the Catalog/Drawing Properties.

    View Machining

    Allows you to select the Machining View from the drop list of available parts.

    Generate Machined Parts

    The check box turns on/off the Generate Machined Parts Where Appropriate option.

    Turn Off All 'Special Holes'

    The check box turns on/off this option.

    Donate Machining to Neighbours

    Within cabinets, the parts that touch each other, donate machining to each other (such as construction holes).

    For example where an End butts into the Back, the End will 'donate' the construction holes it needs into the Back (the Back will then 'accept' these holes). The same thing can occur between cabinets (for example, the Back from one cabinet may butt into the End of another).

    This however, is not always desirable and so can be turned on/off using the check box.

    By Part Opposite Face Machining

    When you press the By Part  button the following dialog is presented, allowing you to 'create opposite face DXFs' by part.

    Each category of part (e.g. Shelf, Rail,, Mullion etc) has its own pair of options. The options are...

    1. Whether drilled holes are drilled through the part from the primary face and included in its exported DXF file.
    2. Whether to create a separate opposite face DXF file.

    Opposite Face Properties

    The options to Create Opposite Face DXF (on right) are only available if the Drill All Holes Through From Opposite Face (on left) is disabled for that part. For example, the Back option has been disabled below.

    Click to view Default for non Shelf Holes is unticked

    Click to view Default for non Shelf Holes is unticked

    At cabinet level the options are defaulted to the on the Mach.General > Tool2 page settings of the Drawing Properties shown right but can still be adjusted locally.

    Use the Reset buttons at the top of the property sheet to revert to overall cabinet defaults to the Drawing Properties.

    Use the Reset buttons at the bottom of the property sheet to remain as previous (i.e. setting the local properties to the local defaults).

    Note that any changes customers have already made to cabinet in their Catalog will remain the same.

     

     Machining Back page

    Accept Machining from Other Parts

    Within cabinets, the parts that touch each other, donate machining to each other (such as construction holes). However, is not always desirable and can be turned on and off using this checkbox. For an example, see Kicks page.

    For more on Donate/Accept Machining, see Mach.General > Tool2 page of the Catalog/Drawing Properties.

    Add Self Pre-Drill option is only applicable to Screw Construction.

    Extra Rebate

    This option is only made available when set to Between Ends on the Labour & Construction > Back page.

    Between Ends and Rebate settings

    Labour & Construction > Back page  -  Click to view

    Labour & Construction > Back page  -  Click to view

    Always include Rebate

    This check box turns on/off the Always include Rebate in Sizing option i.e. size Back for rebate (when machining not 'Other'). This allows Backs to be over or undersized using the Rebate property (even when not rebated).

    Default Construction is set on the Mach.General > Const page of the Catalog/Drawing Properties.
     Construction Holes

    Construction Holes can be customised for the Back, Rails, End, Divisions, Top, Bottom and Fixed Shelves.

    The  option on the Top/Bottom pages is only made available if construction is set to Cam.

     

    Div page and Div+ page

    For horizontal divisions the machined face can be set on the Cabinet Machining > Shelf Fix page. This can be set to either Bottom or Top.

    For vertical divisions the construction holes settings are set on the Cabinet Machining > Div page.

    See topic on Universal Divisions : Machined Face for more details.

     

     Machining Kick page
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    Accept Machining from Other Parts

    Within cabinets, the parts that touch each other, donate machining to each other (such as construction holes). For example where an End butts into the Back, the End will 'donate' the construction holes it needs into the Back (the Back will then 'accept' these holes). The same thing can occur between cabinets (for example, the Back from one cabinet may butt into the End of another). This however, is not always desirable and so can be turned on/off using the check box.

    Machine the Kickboard

    Ticking this check box provides the ability to machine the kickboard parts that come with the individual cabinets.

    Construction

    Allows you to change the fixing using a drop list of Construction Methods.

    Fix to Part

    Options allow you to select the quantity of construction fixing points (i.e. number of screws or cams) for the kickboard parts for the Part Above and Parts Left and Right. These are spaced evenly along the edge.

    Construction Hole Positioning

    Construction holes settings allow local control of hole spacing.

     

     Doors and Hinges

    The Hinge and Hinge2 pages allow doors to be hinged on any of the 4 sides i.e. Top, Bottom, Right or Left.        

    This allow you to create lift and drop down doors on cabinet when required.

    Other Wall cabinets such as Wall Standard also have 'Lift' hinge options. These can be either a single or double door.

     

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