New Features & Enhancements

V12.004.1.4

• Runner Editor : Improved Help file links.
• Drawing Properties : Shadow Rail category moved to below Hardware

  Example

  Catalog/Drawing Category Tree : Order revision made in v12.004.1.0 and v12.004.1.4

  

V12.004.1.3

• Door Cabinet : Ability to cut out the wall;
  • specify Hinge direction;
  • open in 3D;
  • and Door Swing on Plan added.
• Window Cabinet : Ability to cut out the wall added.

 

V12.004.1.2

• RDL Reports : Board reports - Cabinet Ancillary Items moved to after board details for clarity.
• Runner Editor : Supplier - Separate ‘Supplier’  button and page added to allow easy update of entire table.

V12.004.1.1

Drawing Properties

• ‘Boring Statistics’ page renamed as Ancillary Settings
• Ancillary Settings - Additional ‘Shelf Supports’ option added
• Cam Settings page updated - added ability to choose a Table from which to select items
  • This has removed the need for the "Import" button and the 'CDF' files.
• Checkboxes - ‘Global’ settings removed
• Hardware > Managers page reformatted
  • Hardware Packs : Table and Form manager options removed
• RDL Reports : Supplier URL links updated to show ‘Home’ URL if ‘Order’ URL blank
• Suppliers - Ability to support multiple supplier tables

V12.004.1.0

CM-Cabinets and Drawing Properties

• Category menu order on Catalog/Drawing Properties revised so that more commonly used pages are near the top of the list.
• Bulkhead Wall : Ability to select Panel Edge material and edged sides - new Materials > Panel Edging page;
  • Custom machining tables available for all parts - new Cabinet Machining > Custom page ;
  • Ability to Extend panels on the Bulkhead Details page (see example).
    

    CM-Cabinets Bulkhead Options added

    As well as the ability to Extend Panels on the page shown below, new Materials > Panel Edging and Cabinet Machining > Custom pages have been added with the options stated above.

    

    Click to view NEW pages

• Drawer Runner : Order Revised i.e. RunnerSet order 1 to 5
• Standard Drawers : Front holes now include donated matching holes in front panel

  Example of donated matching holes

  The runner configuration tables for the drawer box fronts can include holes that are transferred to the drawer front panel.

  See also Runner Editor Front (Inner) Holes.

  

  Click to view options

• StoreMaster 'Install Downloaded File' shortcut button added to applicable pages of the Drawing Properties to provide quick and easy access.
• Cam Settings : Ability to import settings from downloaded file
  • Ability to 3D route at Cam drill points (e.g. for intelligent Fixings’ “Peanut-1” connectors)
• Runner Editor : Adjusted to cater for tables not in sub-folders
• Machineable Object : Model file management
• Pocket Door Systems : Nover Salic’s “Exedra”

  Example

  Tall cabinets allow Pocket Door systems to be used with optional external panels. The Nover Salice "Exedra" system with its machining have been included. For more see Cabinet Design.

   

• Misc Additions : New cabinet for additional priced items - See Insert Unused BasedOns
  • Can be used to add any additional item that needs to be part of the overall cost of a job.
  • Available Elements and their Pricing can be set up using the Pricing > Material/Hardware page of the Drawing Properties.
    

    CM-Cabinets : New Cabinet

    Select the Misc Addition cabinet and...

    1. on the General Settings page, from the drop list select a Category;
       • This will create a new page called Items.
    2. on the Items page, tick the Use check box;
       • This will present an Items drop list, (i.e. Element user created on the Pricing > Material/Hardware page of the Drawing Properties). 
    3. Select an available Item (Element) from the drop list (the Cost can be manually amended for the current item.

    The Misc Addition cabinet can be renamed by enabling the Use My Label check box, as shown.

    

• My Extensions : Ability to have Button or Logo
  • Plugins Group Table : Moved to subfolder …\Table\Plugins\System
• Materials : Splashback - ‘Same as Benchtop’ option added

CM-Design 2 Library

• Updated 3D and Photoview models for improved visualisation and performance
• Flat Screen TV - Ability to adjust the image on the screen (simlar to that of the windows)
• Plain mirror specifically designed to be used with Photoview to get realistic reflections

RDL Reports

• Ability to add production checkboxes to reports
• “ABN” now a definable name in Drawing Properties
• Boring statistics
  • Job Totals added
  • Option to not show boring statistic
  • Option to not show zero lines
  • Statistics split over multiple report line
• Dates added to footers

  Example

  This example report shows ABN, Job Number with SubNumber, Job Notes and Dates.

   

• Doors - Recut text now shown on reports

  Useful for Drawerbanks

  To create a drawer bank, turn on 'Use Full Door for Drawer Fronts'.

  Then the Part Notes Recut option needs to be enabled on the Reports > Board and/or Reports > Door/Drw pages.

  

  Click to view Boards Report and Recut options

• Doors - New “Door List By Cabinet (2 Col)” report

  Example

  

• Invoice & Quote : Staggered % payment options added
• Hardware - Hardware Suppliers can now be specified and reported on
  • This feature, if required, needs to be enabled and suppliers created on the Hardware > Managers page of the Drawing Properties.
• Job Comments now shown on reports
• Job Sub Number now shown on reports
• 'Warning' missing parameter' messages removed when using older v12 drawings
• Option to remove Thickness appended to Material names
• Poly - Updated for Imperial use
• Report Logo amendment now available under ‘Reports’ and ‘My Setup’ categories
• Quantities (Imperial) - Option for areas to be square Feet or Inches
• Legacy Reports : Options removed from drawing properties

Miscellaneous

• Wall Tool : Enhanced new 2024 version added 

Example

 

Bug Fixes

V12.004.1.4

• DoorMaster LT : Mid Rail not working on Tall cabinets
• DoorMaster LT : Series 3 Style 6 (JPulls) : Tall Door Positioning Issues
• DoorMaster LT : Secondary profiles - shaker V tool angle was not changing offset
• Drawing Properties : PlanColour[No] could error in some translations
• Drawing Properties : Mach.General|Tool - Shelf Support - Selection page had issue with options greyed out
• Pullout Systems : Fronts 'Assumed Thickness' text not displaying fully

 

V12.004.1.3

CM-Cabinets

• Cabinet Cutout : Horizontal Pipe Chase in Wall cabinets wall still generating leg holes
• Layers: Shelf, Cam and CamBolt layer names could be incorrect
  • Shelf Support selection page inconsistent with Cam and CamBolt
• Pocket Door : Set/Reset of Door Gaps improved
• Return Cabinets : Front Panel - Carcass section was not classified correctly
• Tall Split Return Cabinets : Gap behind door was not being applied
• Wall Standard : Was not using Handle Control Set

CM-Robes

•  Furn Tall Standard - Custom Shelf and Pullout options could cause error
  

 

V12.004.1.2

CM-Cabinets

• Kickboard Parts : Machining was only working correctly for Cabinet 1
• Leg Control String : Property was missing ‘SupplierTable’
• Robe2 - library categorisation was incorrect
• Runner Editor : Commercial - Could error when no Supplier Table selected
  • Drawer Configuration - Missing Supplier Table

CM-Parts

• Door : ‘Construction’ page had layout irregularities
• Door : Missing ‘MyHingeType’ property was causing reporting errors

 

V12.004.1.1

• Barbacks : DoorMaster LT door profile had 3D issues
• Additional Items : Markup was not working

V12.004.1.0

CM-Cabinets and Drawing Properties

• Barback Corner : Extn. Panel Thicknesses were not being edited correctly
• Bulkhead : Bulkhead panels - Boring Code errored
• Bulkhead : Detect Collisions was turned Off by Default
• Bulkhead : Possible errors concerning ‘StickPos’
• Bulkhead : Shadow & Backing parts - Reported Panel/Carcass categorisation corrected
• Bulkhead : Using ‘Support Style 1’ without ‘Include Shadow’ caused errors
• Cabinet Cutout : Horizontal pipe chase in Wall cabinets was generating leg holes
• DoorMaster LT : Drawer Fronts - Cabinet based half stile edits being lost
• DoorMaster LT : Series 5 etc - Glass in 3D and PhotoView
• DoorMaster LT : Series 3 Style 4A Incorrect Inner V Offset
• DrawerBank Materials - Not Showing Edge material correctly when changed on Door
• Drawer Cabinets : Local Handle selection was not working correctly
• Floor DrwDoor : 1 Door x 2 Drawer configuration - Hinge Lug holes incorrect
• Floor DrwDoor : 2x3 - Left Door machining was not showing in wireframe 3D
• Floor DrwDoor : Division Height could be short of Rail
• Floor DrwDoor : Drawerbank option appearing on Materials page when not required
• Floor Multi : Drawer quantity selection could cause errors
• Misc Object : Library Description was ‘Cabinet Door’ instead of ‘Miscellaneous Object’
• Mullions : Shelf cutout issues and odd errors regarding ‘JoinSection’ or ‘MachName’
• Panels : As Door material and Oversized caused errors
• Polyshape : The Route 2 ‘Dim3’ checkbox on the Route page caused an error
• Pricing : Inbuilt cabinet leg cost/price not including initial (table based) markup
• Shadow Rail Support Rails : Border Depth ignoring "When Width Less Than" setting
• Standard Drawers : Tongue and Groove machining size
• Tall Appliance Cabinets : End machining override options were misbehaving
• Tall Beverage (and Drawer) : Runner Map errors
• Tall Split Angled Walkin : DoorMaster LT Frame Sizing not Including Kick Height
• Tall Split Cabinets : Pipe Chase Upper End Left part name incorrect
• Tall Universals : Reports were not listing Ends as ‘Panel’ when ‘Carcass as Panel’ used
• Wall RH : Duct Left End of the Standard Carcass was not on Local Parts list

RDL Reports

• ‘Boring’ statistics - calculation incorrect when multiple depths or diameters specified
• Doors - Not always filtering selected (Door/Panel) correctly
• Imperial format for the Thickness appended to Material names incorrect
• Kickboard - Height was zero when kick not included in height used
• Quantities - 2 Decimal place accuracy was rounding to a whole numberQuantities - Fixed Prices were being missed
• Quantities - Costs were not including initial (table based) markups
• Quantities - Fixed Prices were being missed

Universals and Robes

• Drawers - Metal Sided runner positions inaccurate
• Drawer Shadow Rail Supports machining was ignoring cabinet T&G Settings
• Top, Bottom & Shelf - CamBolt machining into Left End misaligned

CM-Robes and CM-Parts

• CM-Robes : Furn cabinets - Cabinets were missing
• CM-Parts : Cabinets did not have local Parts lists
• CM-Parts : Machinable Object - restored into the library