The Form Editor command button for Drawer Runners can be accessed in the Catalog/Drawing Properties on the Hardware > Drawers page.
These are similar to the Standard Metal Box drawer except that the construction is slightly different. Typical drawer runners that fit into the Premium Metal category are TandemBox from Blum and Innotech from Hettich and Nova Pro from Grass. Corner runners are also available.
The Standard Metal runner tables can be found in <your CabMaster folder>\Table\DrawerTandemBox.
Corner runners are similar in construction.
Sink Drawers are applicable for all types of drawers, i.e. Standard, Metal and Premium have the table options and can be adjusted on each cabinet (options on Drawers page and Sink Drawers page) , even though the defaults values are only on the Standard Runners Properties page.
The following discusses the construction of the Metal Premium drawer box.
click on the area of interest. 
Selection Tools - Click to Expand
Folder and Filter tools are available to aid in selection of available runners.
See discussion on Filter Tables.
Set drop list is available as each Drawer Runner Group can have any number of sets of runners.
Override Set - Click to Expand
Tick the Use checkbox to override the default Runner Set.
Runner Sets can also be Added and the relevant table can be Edited.
There can be any number of sets of runners for each Drawer Runner group, along with the heights at which they should be used (up to 5 runners per set).
Min. Gap - Click to Expand
This can be changed on the...
The drawer 'Depth' by default is the interior depth of the cabinet minus 'Min. Gap Between Runner & Cabinet Back'.
The selected depth for a drawer is selected from a dropdown of the runner lengths from the chosen runner table.
Override Min. Gap at Cabinet Level
It is possible to override the 'Minimum Gap' option in the Catalog/Drawing properties using the options available on the Cabinet, as per illustration below.
The width of the drawer box is determined by the Gap column in the selected drawer table.
Override Min.Gap at Cabinet Level - Click to Expand
Include Base and/or Solid Back - Click to Expand
Between the sides and either below or inside the back.
The relationship with the back is determined by the BackPosition column in the drawer runner table, as shown in image.
Columns BackPosition, CutBack and CutBase highlighted
Determines whether or not the Back and/or Base are actually included. However, this can be overridden by the CutBack and CutBase overrides available in the runner table - highlighted in light blue above.
Extra Notes: Metal Premium Tables
Metal Premium Table located in <your CabMaster folder>Table\DrawerTandembox
Standard, Metal Standard and Metal Premium have table options and can be adjusted on each cabinet on the Drawers page and the Sink Drawers page.
The Sink Drawer defaults are set as per Standard Runners.
Sink Drawer Defaults as per Standard Runners - Click to Expand
Sink Drawers Sizing
The sizing of sink drawers can be set..
Sizing of Base and Backs...
The selected depth for a drawer on the cabinet is not necessarily the actual depth of the drawer.
By default the selected depth is of the drawer is the interior depth of the cabinet minus the 'Minimum Gap Between Runner & Cabinet Back' .
The actual depth is then found from the nearest length from the drawer table that is equal to or less than the selected depth.
Each applicable drawer cabinet has a Sink Drawer page which allows editing of sink drawer properties, provided fixed values are not set in the drawer's definition table.
Image: Cabinet Details > Sink Drawers page
The image of Sink Drawers page for a 5 drawer cabinet.
A row will appear for each drawer, allowing each drawer to be edited separately.
| Options |
Explanation of options on the Sink Drawers page |
| Sink Drawer |
Available - when drawer is a Standard drawer box but not set as a Sink drawer in it definition table. Greyed out and unchecked - if either the drawer is metal or metal premium that is not set as a sink drawer in its definition table Greyed out and checked - if the drawer is set as a sink drawer in its definition table (StdCat=5) |
| Front Depth |
Blank - when not a sink drawer Editable - when a sink drawer with the Front Depth set as a negative value (flexible front depth) in the drawers' definition table. Not Editable - when set as a fixed value is fixed value is found in the drawers' definition table. |
| Centre Width |
Blank - when not a sink drawer or the value for the side widths are in use (either from the table or 'Use Centre' being unchecked) Editable - when the definition table has the side widths set to zero (or less) and 'Use Centre' is checked. |
| Use Centre Width | Blank - when not a sink drawer or if the side widths are set (greater than zero) in the definition table. |
| Left & Right Side Width |
Blank - when not a sink drawer or 'Use Centre' is checked. Editable - when 'Use Centre' unchecked or no fixed value in the drawers' definition table. Not Editable - when a fixed value is found in the drawers' definition table. |
| Use U Shape |
Typically the cutout in the drawer for the sink plumbing is rectangular (as in the diagram above) and has three pieces of board to box it. However, it is possible to manufacture with a single flexible plastic insert to box it in, which requires a U shaped cutout. |
The Materials-Advanced category of the Catalog/ Drawing properties allows you to select the drawer box material for each part of the drawer e.g. applicable page as in this example, you can select the Board materials for the drawer box carcass on the Carcass page
Image: Materials-Advanced > Carcass page
The options available on the Carcass page are reflected on the Drawer Metal page.
