CM-Cabinets Library User Guide
Standard assumes the drawer box (including the sides) is entirely made of board material.
Example
Standard = Box drawers with ball bearing runners or under-mount runners.
The Runner Editor allows you to manage overrides of individual runner properties using an interface and this topic discusses all available options related to a Standard Runner. The interface can be accessed from the Catalog/Drawing Properties on....
Hardware > Managers page
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Hardware > Drawers page
Clicking on the related Runner Set Edit button, as shown, will open the Runner Editor - click on image to view.
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or any other place where previously the table could be edited.
The Runner Editor is not provided to create new tables. This interface allows existing settings to be changed but are written to a separate override file and so preserves the original which can be only be viewed.
Notes on Original Table Columns
The runner tables for Standard drawers are those in <your CabMaster folder>\Table\DrawerRunners\
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Column Name |
Details |
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Brand |
Runner Brand used for reporting only - see topics on Drawing Properties for Reports. |
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Style |
Runner Style used for reporting only. |
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PartNo |
Runner Part Number used for reporting only. |
| Supplier |
Hardware items, including Runners and Handles, can be associated with a supplier for reporting only. |
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Cost |
Cost of the runner system. This pricing category is 'Hardware' to give a selling Price. See tutorial Pricing Drawer Runners. |
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MarkUp |
Additional Mark Up on the Cost - the Markup value is stored as a fraction (i.e. 0.1 is 10%, 0.5 is 50%). The cost is multiplied by this value and then its original value added. See tutorial Pricing Drawer Runners Example: If Cost is $8 and Mark Up is 0.1 (10%) then new Cost is $8 + $0.80 = $8.80 |
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LabourTime |
Time taken in minutes. |
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LabourRate |
Rate per hour in dollars. |
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LabourOn |
Whether labour is being used ( Yes or No ) - see tutorial Pricing Drawer Runners. Example: If the LabourTime is 10min and LabourRate is $12 then the processing time for 1 runner is 1 x 10min = 10min. The calculation for Labour Cost is hourly rate of $12.00 divided by 60 minutes multiplied by 10 minutes = $2.00 |
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PackTable PackName |
Hardware Packs can be used where each Hardware item (in the Drawer Runner table, Hardware table, Hinge table or Handle table) can be associated with a list of elements that make it up for ordering, flat pack assembly and costing purposes. |
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Column Name |
Details |
| StdCat |
0=Normal (default) 1=Tongue and Groove 2=Dovetail 3=Basket 5=Sink Drawer 41=Single Bin 42=Double Bin 44=Quad Bin If any of the above values are negative then the system will use the Yes/No value of the appropriate properties…. i.e. DrwTGIn, DrawerDoveIn, DrwBasketIn or DrwBinIn See topics on Drawing Properties for Mach.Tongue > Drawers and Mach.Dovetail > Dovetail pages.
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Dovetail |
Optional: Can contain Yes or No (even 1 or 0) - See Extra Notes : Dovetail Default is No [Still supported but superseded by StdCat column] |
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Basket |
Basket drawer value set to Yes or No [Still supported but superseded by StdCat column] |
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Bin |
Controls whether a standard drawer is a bin (or double bin) - See Extra Notes : Bin Drawer Runners 0 = None, 1 = Single, 2 = Double, 4 = Quad [Still supported but superseded by StdCat column] |
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CutParts |
Whether or not to cut out any of the drawer box parts -1 = Use drawing default : See options on the Properties for Standard Runners 0 = No 1 = Yes |
| CutBack |
Whether the back part is included on the cutlist or not. -1 = use drawing properties : See options on the Properties for Standard Runners 0 = No 1=Yes |
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CutFront |
Whether or not to cut out a Front for this drawer box. -1 = Use drawing default for the drawer backs : See options on the Properties for Standard Runners 0 = No 1 = Yes |
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CutBase |
Whether or not to cut out a Base for this drawer box. -1 = Use drawing default : See options on the Properties for Standard Runners 0 = No 1 = Yes |
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CutSide |
Whether or not to cut out a Side for this drawer box. -1 = Use drawing default : See options on the Properties for Standard Runners 0 = No 1 = Yes |
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Column Name |
Details |
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Gap |
Gap from inside of cabinet carcass to outside face of drawer box side. |
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DrwDepthOffset |
Difference between the chosen runner length and the depth of the physical drawer box. DrwDepthOffset is subtracted from the runner length to get the drawer box depth. Default is zero.
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| Height Round* | Height Round (*inc Plus, Max, Min) are optional - see discussion on Box Height below. |
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BackHeight |
Height of Back if different from side Height (e.g when gallery rails in use). If not present, blank or zero this will default to the Height. |
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FrontBackFull |
Makes the front and back of the drawer full width (otherwise they are between the sides). Default = No. |
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EndsWithBase |
Whether or not the Ends are recessed along with the base. -1 = Use drawing default 0 = No 1 = Yes |
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FrontHeight |
Height of inner drawer Front if different from side Height. If not present, blank or zero this will default to the BackHeight (for Standard drawers) |
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BasePosition |
The position of the base of the drawer box in relation to the Sides, Front and Back. See Extra Notes : Standard Drawer Construction -1= Use drawing default 1 = Underneath 2 = Inside 3 = Full Depth 4 = Inside Front / Under Back 5 = Under Front / Inside Back |
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BottomClearance |
Gap between carcass bottom and bottom of the first drawer base. For all other drawers gap from bottom of its drawer front. Note that the gap for the subsequent drawers can be increased using the Include drawer front bottom overlap in all drawers option.
See Extra Notes : Drawer Base Vertical Position |
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BaseRecess |
The gap between the bottom of the drawer box Sides to the bottom of the drawer Base. If negative then uses drawing default. See Extra Notes : Standard Drawer Construction |
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BaseBuild |
How the base of the drawer box is constructed. 0 or negative = use drawing default 1 = Screw 2 = Cam 3 = Nail 4 = Other 5 = Tongue and Groove (not currently supported) |
| BackFrontRebate |
The amount to rebate the Base of the drawer box into the Front and Back. If negative then uses drawing default. See Extra Notes : Standard Drawer Construction |
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SideRebate |
The amount to rebate the Base of the drawer box into the Sides. If negative then uses drawing default. See Extra Notes : Standard Drawer Construction |
If table columns do not exist, are blank or contain a value ≤ -999 then Drawing property values are used, as shown.
See detailed discussion on Drawing Properties Box Height values > Standard Runners Properties.
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Column Name |
Details |
| HeightRound | Round drawer box height down to nearest multiple of given value by this amount. |
| HeightRoundPlus | Add this amount to calculated rounded down value. |
| HeightRoundMax | Maximum value to round up to. |
| HeightRoundMin | Minimum value to round down to. |
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Column Name |
Details |
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BackEdgeSides |
Whether or not the drawer box Back is edged on its sides. [Default = No] |
| BackEdgeBottom |
Whether or not the drawer box Back is edged on its Bottom. [Default = No] |
| BackEdgeTop |
Whether or not the drawer box Back is edged on its Top. [Default = No] |
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FrontEdgeSides |
Whether or not the drawer box Front is edged on its sides. [Default = No] |
| FrontEdgeBottom |
Whether or not the drawer box Front is edged on its Bottom. [Default = No] |
| FrontEdgeTop |
Whether or not the drawer box Front is edged on its Top. [Default = No] |
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BaseEdgeSides |
Whether or not the drawer box Base is edged on its sides (only applicable when base pinned underneath). [Default = No] |
| BaseEdgeBack |
Whether or not the drawer box Base is edged on its Back. [Default = No] |
| BaseEdgeFront |
Whether or not the drawer box Base is edged on its Front. [Default = No] |
| SideEdgeBack |
Whether or not the drawer box Sides are edged on the Back. [Default = No] |
| SideEdgeFront |
Whether or not the drawer box Sides are edged on the Front. [Default = No] |
| SideEdgeBottom |
Whether or not the drawer box Sides are edged on the Bottom. [Default = No] |
| SideEdgeTop |
Whether or not the drawer box Sides are edged on the Top. [Default = No] |
| BackMidEdgeSides |
Whether or not the drawer box Mid Back is edged on its Sides (only applicable for Sink Drawers). [Default = No] |
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Column Name |
Details |
| SinkDepth | Depth at Front. If -ve then flexible. - See Extra Notes : Sink Drawers - F on image, discussed at the end of this topic. |
| SinkWidth | Side Width. If 0 or -ve then flexible. - See Extra Notes : Sink Drawers - L and R on image, discussed at the end of this topic. |
| SinkWidthGap | A positive value shrinks the width of the drawer back ends, while keeping the same width of the sink cutout's front end. See Extra Notes : Sink Drawers image. |
| SinkMidHeight | Height of mid back. If 0 then adopts the back height. |
| SinkBackGapWidth | A positive value shrinks the width of the front end of the sink cutout. See Extra Notes : Sink Drawers image. |
| MidBackHoles | Hole (Machining) table for mid back |
For more on tables relating to Custom Holes - see Custom Tables Explained.
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Column Name |
Details |
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RunnerHoles |
Name of Table containing the drawer runner holes for machining the carcass. Leave blank for no holes e.g. for nail construction only |
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Runner2Holes |
Optional: Name of Table containing independent second set of runner holes for drawers. |
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ExtraHoles |
Name of Table containing the hole locations in backs, bases and sides for fixing the drawer box together See Machining Explained Back, Bottom, Side, Front and Panel Special Holes |
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BackHoles |
Name of Table containing any additional holes for the drawer back See Machining Explained Back, Bottom, Side, Front and Panel Special Holes |
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BottomHoles |
Name of Table containing any additional holes for the drawer base See Machining Explained Back, Bottom, Side, Front and Panel Special Holes |
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SideHoles |
Name of Table containing any additional holes for the drawer side See Machining Explained Back, Bottom, Side, Front and Panel Special Holes |
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FrontHoles |
Name of Table containing any additional holes for the drawer front Front holes can include donated matching holes in front panel. See Machining Explained Back, Bottom, Side, Front and Panel Special Holes |
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PanelHoles |
Name of Table containing any additional holes for the external drawer front panel/door See Machining Explained Back, Bottom, Side, Front and Panel Special Holes |
The sizing of sink drawers can be set...
The Centre (C) void is between the mid drawer sides.
The Front (F) i.e. SinkDepth, is from the very front of the drawer box (including any front component) to the back of the mid back.
Dovetail machining is only available on standard drawers.
An optional column "Dovetail" can be added to any standard drawer runner table. It is assumed that...
Any columns in the table that try to construct the drawer in any other way will be ignored. However, the depth of the Rebate for the Bottom and its' Recess up into the drawer box can be set in the usual way.
Click to view options on Mach.Dovetail (Global settings)
Bin drawer runners are available for use, that also display in 3D for a visual representation. These bin drawers are available in Single, Double and Quad bin configurations.
Drawer Base Vertical Positioning
The positioning of the drawer base in relation to the drawer front can be calculated in two different ways.
Drawer Fronts - Click to Expand
Checking the 'Include' option in either the Global or Cabinets settings will add the overlap to the Bottom Clearance for all drawers. This way the gap between the bottom of the drawer front to the bottom of the drawer base is the same for all drawers.
The Include Drawer Front option can be selected in both the Global and the Cabinet settings.
Gap is the distance from the carcass end to the side of the drawer box and, with standard drawers, is the key value for determining the drawer box width.
This gap is applied to both sides of the drawer box - click on image below.
See also discussion on Gaps that can be set in Drawing Properties > Standard Runners Properties
The gap is to allow for the width of the runner assembly.
In some cases two different construction methods are required within the same drawing (such as making pot drawers from whiteboard and also making timber drawers using Hettich Quadro* runners).
Settings in the drawer runner table override the default settings in the drawing properties.
You can set the position of the drawer Base (Bottom) on the Hardware > Drawers page in the Catalog/Drawing properties, as well as Rebating and Recessing the base.
