Universal Utensil Top Drawer

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In this topic, we will add a utensil drawer to a Floor Universal i.e. a drawer inside a larger drawer.

It is recommended to remove the doors to provided a clearer view for designing purposes.

Do this by unticking the Include option on the Doors > Div Door page.

Utensil Drawer

Step 1 Add a Division

On the Cabinet Details > Area 1 page, add a horizontal Divider and then...

untick the Even checkbox to allow you to enter an Offset dimension of 550mm;

then untick the Include check box and add a 20mm Front Recess to the horizontal division.

The division disappears from the preview pane but it still there, it is just not a visible machinable part.

Now add Content i.e. drawers for the Upper and Lower areas.

Recess the Front of the Upper Drawers by 20mm

Step 2 Upper Utensil Drawer

First we will design the top utensil drawer...

On the A1U1:Drawers > Options page, change the drawers Quantity from 3 to 1.

On the A1U1:Drawers > Fronts page, tick the Include check box. Then Remove Handles and add Gaps, as shown.

Step 3 Lower Pot Drawers

Now we will design the lower drawer area...

On the A1L1:Drawers > Options page, change the drawers Quantity from 3 to 2.

On the A1L1:Drawers > Fronts page, tick the Include check box.

As you can see in the preview, There is still a substantial gap leaving the face of the utility drawer exposed.

Step 4 Adjust Gap

To fix this, simply adjust the door gap by changing the Top Gap to -145mm.

As shown, the drawer fronts have adjusted.
When the drawers are opened, the top area now contains a drawer within a drawer.

Click to view Elevation

To open drawers, go to the Options page of both the Lower and Upper Drawers and use the slide.

Clicking on the Drawers button will open a window to allow independent opening of multiple doors.

Clicking on the % button will shut all drawers in the applicable Area.

Area Content

Drawers