The Job Setup > Materials page in the Catalog/Drawing Properties allows you to quickly override the defaults with the materials required for the current job/drawing.

Advanced Materials button

Pressing this button directs you to the Materials-Advanced > Carcass page.

Materials-Advanced category provides a more detailed selection of materials.

Although materials may change with each job, defaults can be nominated by using the Materials-Advanced settings in the Catalog.

 

Manage Materials button

Pressing this button directs you to the Materials-Advanced > Manager page.

The materials selection list is controlled by the data within the various materials tables. If you need a new material or wish to permanently adjust an existing one, you can do so within Materials Manager.

 

Job Setup Materials

Materials drop lists

Drop lists are used to locate the required material for the Job/Drawing. These reflect the defaults set on the relevant Materials-Advanced pages but are displayed slightly differently.

For example, the following materials for Carcass reflect those selected on the Materials-Advanced > Carcass page (click on image to view).

• DataSource - this example, CM-Default
• Material Group - this example, Unsorted
• Board Material Name - this example, 32mm Wenge Panel
  • The colour of material is displayed.
• Edge Material Name - this example, _1.0mm Edging
  • The colour of material is displayed.

 

Carcass

Select the material for the carcass using the drop lists or you can enable/tick the Carcass as Panel option as shown.

Here we can see that the materials currently used for the Floor Panel, selected below, are displayed.

 

Floor Door

Select the material for the Floor Door using the drop lists.

All As Floor option:-

• If you enable/tick this option (as shown) any Wall Door and Tall Door will be the same as the material selected for Floor.
  • this can be overridden at Cabinet level.
• Untick this option and you will be able to select the material for Wall Door and Tall Door separately (click image to view).

Click to view unticked All As Floor option which allows Wall material selection

 

Floor Panel

Panel as Door option:-

• If you enable/tick this option the Panel as Door option, it will make the material the same as Floor Door above.
• Untick this option to allow you to select the material for the Floor Panel using the drop lists.

See discussion on Panel as Door under the Cabinet Design section.

Click to view tick Panel as Door option which reflects Floor Door material

All As Floor option:-

• If you enable/tick this option (as shown) any Wall Panel and Tall Panel will be the same as the material selected for Floor.
  • this can be overridden at Cabinet level.
• Untick this option and you will be able to select the material for Wall Panel and Tall Panel separately (in the same way as Floor Door above)

 

Benchtop

Select the material for the benchtop using the drop lists.

 

Kick Face

Use the radio buttons to make the material for the Kick Fascia:-

• As Carcass - same as Carcass material selected above.
• As Panel - same as Panel material selected above.
• Other - Select the material for the Kick Fascia using the drop lists.