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.

See also discussion on Hardware Editors > Handles Editor which provides the ability to create, edit and delete hinges used in your job/drawing.

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.

All of our tables for drawer runners, handles, hinges and materials are now available for download via StoreMaster.

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.

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, as shown in image below.

Also note that extra option descriptions have been added and coloured for clarity in this discussion.

Cabinet Level

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

Handles > Positioning

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

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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