CM-Cabinets Library User Guide
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    Handles Door & Drawer
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    Handles and Knobs are now collectively known as “Pulls”. It is possible to setup any number of pulls along with their own characteristics such as size, model, pricing and machining.

    Door and Drawer handles defaults can be set in the Catalog/Drawing Properties and overridden at Cabinet level.

     

     Handles > Basic page
    The Basic page is the same for both the Door Handles and Drawer Handles categories.

    To locate information about any part of the following image, click on the area of interest.

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    Table

    This is the selector for pull table used.

    If you cannot find the handle you are looking for try selecting a different table.

    Type

    Use this drop list to filter by handle type - the selection available will be dependent on the table selected.

    Finger Pulls are currently not supported.

    Cutout Grab as a handle style was introduced with v12.003 (previously only available if set up as a custom style in the Materials table).

    Handles and Knobs

    The following selections are made available when the Type selected is either Handle or Knob.

    Brand

    The drop list allows you to filter by the brand of handle/knob, used in reports.

    Hole Spacing

    Use this drop list to filter the current selection by spacing (distance between the holes for machining).

    Name

    The name of the handle.

    When Handle Selection is completed, an image of the selected handle is displayed. The image used is defined in the 'Model' column of the selected Pulls Table.

    Example of Pulls table

    The example shows the Model column for the All Square Handle 128mm selected on Basic page shown above.

    Remove Handles

    Removes the handles from the cabinet or drawing.

    Dimensions

    Dimension details, used in the 3d views, are informational only (greyed out).

    Length - The length of the actual handle. (Not the length of the drilling spacing.)

    Depth -  The depth of the handle or knob.

    Width - The width of the handle or knob (vertically).

    Price

    Drop list allows you to select a price from the table for the selection to use.

    Appearance

    Appearance details, used in the 3d views, are informational only (greyed out).

    Finish - The finish of the handle, used for reporting.

    Model - Custom 3d model for the handle.

    Hole Machining Overrides

    This is informational only as these properties can only be edited using the Handles Editor and overrides settings on the Mach.General > Tool page.

    Hole Layer Name

    Hole Layer Colour - useful for viewing only

    Hole Depth

    Machine in Back Face - specifies the face in which a handle is machined (Back or Front face).

    • Example: Allows for machining of 'Lip Handles' that hook around the door to fasten from the Back.

    Cutout Grab

    The following selections are made available when the Type selected is Cutout Grab.

    Position options are made available with Drawer Handles, making it possible to specify whether the cutout is on the Top or Bottom (or Alternate) position of the drawer front.

    These handle styles are NOT yet supported on DrawerBanks.

    When Cutout Grab is selected the Position page is not made available i.e. only the Handles > Basic page is shown in image below.

     

    Cabinet Level

    Door and Drawer handles defaults can be overridden at Cabinet level.

    Example of Alternate Position

                   

     

     Handles > Positioning

    The Positioning page is the similar for both the Door Handles and Drawer Handles categories.

    Click to view Door Handles > Positioning page

    Click to view Door Handles > Positioning page

     

    Remove Handles

    Removes the handles from the whole drawing but can be overridden at Cabinet level.

    Centre 

    The location of the handles is particularly important if the handle holes are to be machined.

    The handle/knob on the Door (or Drawer Front) can be centred using either :-

    • the Cnt X and Cnt Y checkboxes used in conjunction with the Orientation
      • the centre (x, y coordinates) is calculated depending on Horizontal or Vertical placement, selected from drop list.

    or

    • the Location Centre x and y edit boxes used in conjunction with the Top Down or Bottom Up radio buttons.
      • use edit boxes to specify the x, y coordinates

    Use 2 Handles 

    This option is only available for draw fronts and when the Cnt X check box in unticked.

    Allows you to specify when two (2) handles are used i.e. when the width is greater than the length entered in the edit box.

    Drill Handle Holes

    Enable this option if drill holes for the handles/knobs are required. 

     

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