The Form Editor command button for Drawer Runners can be accessed in the Catalog/Drawing properties on the Hardware > Drawers page.

• Refer to discussion on Drawer Runners Tables Explained.

•  See Cabinet Properties on how to select.

Standard assumes the drawer box (including the sides) is entirely made of board material.

The Standard runner tables can be found in <your CabMaster folder>\Table\DrawerRunners\

• Refer to discussion on Standard Columns for details on the relevant table.

Standard Runners Properties

The following discusses construction of the Standard drawer box using the Form Editor command button on the Hardware > Drawers page.

 

Runner Selection Drop Lists

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.

• The default Runner Set can be changed using the Edit button.
• See discussion on Runner Sets.

 

Override Set

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 Between Runner & Cabinet Back

This can be changed on the...

• Drawers page of the Hardware category (see expanded image) or
• the Runners Properties dialog (see expanded image) or
• you can Override at Cabinet Level

The drawer 'Depth' by default is the interior depth of the cabinet minus 'Min. Gap Between Runner & Cabinet Back'

Override Min. Gap at Cabinet Level

 

Fronts/Backs Full Width

The effect of the Fronts/Backs> options, checked and unchecked, are shown on following image.

Include All Parts

Include All Parts is not related to the Full Width option. It is used to specify whether all parts of the drawers are to be included in the export of the drawer to the machine or report.

The shape of the parts using the machining are shown, so if you uncheck this option the drawers disappear.

 

Box Height

There are 3 ways to control the height of Standard Drawers (3rd way relevant to these options)...

1. Height specified in the runner table.
2. The maximum height available for the drawer taking any required gaps into account.
3. After the maximum height available is calculated (see 2), it can be Rounded Down to Nearest multiple of the given value, then have an amount added using Plus.
   • The Min and Max are used in conjunction with the others.

Example 1: Useful if you use ready made drawer boxes that are available in regular height increments e.g. 104mm, 114mm, 124mm, 134mm etc

• If the maximum calculated space was 127mm.
• Rounding Down to Nearest 10mm would give 120mm then adding 4mm would give 124mm.

Example2: Useful for when ready made boxes come in a predefined range e.g. smallest is 104mm and largest is 404mm.

• If Max is 400mm and the height available is 457mm.
• Rounding Down to Nearest 10mm would go to 400mm instead of 450m.

 

Bottom (Base) radio buttons

Base Position (or Bottom) options Inside, Full Depth or Underneath defines the construction of the drawer box, with regard to the Bottom (Base). These are defined as...

• Inside - fully inside the sides, front and back (required for Dovetail construction) or
• Full Depth - inside the sides but below the front and back or
• Underneath - below the sides, front and back.
  • When not below them, the base can be rebated into the Front, Back and/or Sides at a given height above the bottom of the drawer.

Extra Notes: Dovetail

Rebate and Raise Bottom

Rebate allows you to rebate Front/Back and between (inside) the Sides.

Exception :  Tall Standard

Raise Bottom allows the bottom to be up inside the front, back and sides (i.e. not flush with the bottom).

• This is also known as a gap and can also be controlled in the BaseRecess column of the table.

Raise Front/Back raises the front and back ends along with the base

• Only applicable when the Bottom option of the drawer is set to Inside.

 

Sink Drawer Defaults

The sizing of sink drawers can be set here in the Drawing Properties and overridden on the cabinet on the Sink Drawers page.

• The Left (L) and Right (R) are from the inside edge of the Carcass (thereby including the runner mechanism) to the edge of the central void (thereby including any inner drawer sides).
• The Centre (C) void is between the mid drawer sides.
• The Front (F) is from the very front of the drawer box (including any front component) to the back of the mid back.

 

Cabinet Properties

Sink Drawers page

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

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 its 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.

 

Drawer Materials

Materials-Advanced category of the Catalog/Drawing properties allows you to select the drawer box material for each part of the drawer e.g. from the applicable page, as in this example, you can select the Board materials for the drawer box carcass on the Carcass page.

These options are then reflected on the Materials-Advanced > Drawer Standard page, as shown below. On the Drawer Standard page a different material can be used for the drawer base when a drawer is marked as being an 'Alt Drawer Base' such in the requirement for a Potdrawer.