Furniture design software DESIGN SINTEZ

Cabinets -Generated multielement units

The definition Cabinet includes: ordinary cabinets, wardrobes,  kitchen shelves and desks too. For such products we have created the specialized module for construction - Cabinet.


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   The module generates cabinets, automatically creates and adds in the nomenclature their element structure necessary for calculation of an expenditure of materials during formation of the prices and cutting.  The generated cabinets are saved automatically as units under a service name always beginning with "TS... " and as addition -the  name of the current job.They are temporary and do not exist physically on your computer as the other units in the program. This sets free positions in the Units regiter, which is with limited capacity (1000 rows). Starting the module: Insert units section Generating of multielement unit (double click on the left button of the mouse or select it and press Enter After addition of the generated cabinet in the project or canceling the operation it returns you again in Insert units for a new choice of an unit or for some other action.
- These buttons copy the parameters of the area and paste them on to the next area. The existing settings in it will be nullified.
Fixed price - the option sets generating unit with measure pieces and fixed price for the whole unit. Element nomenclature for separate elements doesn't create, one common with measure pieces only . Created element nomenclature connects with material with measure pieces and set price in module Price offer. Therefore, the unit can not participate in the cutting, but in price formation only. For units with a fixed price a unique code can not be entered.

preview

The Preview shows in a schematic view the cabinet on the base of the current configuration of its parameters. You can  choose  a view type (perspective,  front, south- west, south - east) for better orientation, to maximize or to minimize the image.

Joints

Defines a construction of the cabinet's elements.

Lifts the LEFT (RIGNT) panel on bottom  - The option is active for construction End panels overlap the bottom and top.It is recommendatory to use it when the option Generates baseboards between partitions in the form Baseboard is not sellected.

Edgeband - casework - This option specifies the ending of the seen details' sides. It sets an automatic ending of the seen sides of the cabinet top, bottom, end panels and shelves.

Create element nomenclature

If the option is checked, together with the cabinet there will be created its element nomenclature, too. The element nomenclature  surves for the  elements (materials) calculation. The way of creation and work with the nomenclatures in the module Cabinet are identical with the description the module Calc Base. When the units are generated, operations are executed automatically. The nomenclatures, which were created are supervised by the program.  The additional elements connects to the cabinet  for generating (only as nomenclatures) in the module Cabinet, section (button) Parameters by default.

The creation of the element nomenclature of the generated cabinets  need time. If they are not necessary, remove a mark from this option.

Thickness of elements - These parameters specify the thickness of cabinet elements (bottom, top, left and right panel, shelves and back panel). The entered values are active for current generating and you can edit them.If the options in the left of the elements Top; Bottom; Left panel; Right panel, Partitions are checked, the thickness of the detail and its element nomenclature for material will double.The quantity of the element nomenclature edgeband to the detail by default will not change. To create a double edgeband element nomenclature for details top, bottom, left and right end panel, click the right mouse button on the option before them. A window will open where you have to select Double edgeband and click Set. For other details - partitions and shelves - load the window with their settings and make the changes.

The button  Thickness of elements restores the set in the form Parameters by default -->page Others, the values by default . These parameters are related to the cabinet element nomenclature calculation. The names of the nomenclature are set in section Parameters by default of the form.

Fixes on Z - Defines a position of the unit (height from the floor level) depending on entered value (point of intercepting to other units does not matter). The value by default is "0".

Top above

The option is active if the chosen design is End panels overlap the bottom and top. Puts a top above the end panels, keeping the bottom position between them. In this case the element nomenclature of all elements will be changed . It influences to the end panels, partitions and edgebands to them.

Top inside

The option is available only when the joint is The bottom and top overlap the end panels and moves the top between end panels. The height of the end panels increases with the top thickness.

Without end panels

 The option ignores the generating of the chosen element as 3D element in the drawing (including its element nomenclature). To cancel an element, press the appropriate button. Press again button to permit the generating of the switched off element.  When you switch off an element, all others, connected to it, condense thickness of the missing element up to the external dimension of the cabinet.  The prohibition of elements activates other options and marks: for facing with edgeband the exposed elements.

Normal - Generates a cabinet withotut legs and baseboard. 

Layers of elements - Before start the generation of an unit you have to define the layers of its elements. It can be made in the form, entering their names in fields for layers. The inconvenience in this case is that for each generated unit you have  to connect group of elements to a layer again. The names of layers of the generated elements can be entered into section Parameters by default . The entered names will be set as current automatically. The new layers are created automatically with colour of a layer white. At a new cabinet generating  the layers by default are set as current, and the new ones in the drawing will be created.

Code for unit uniqueness - Allows the operator to generate units with the unique element nomenclature and layers in the project. Enter the text into a field. This adds automatically to the names of unit element nomenclatures. If the option Replaces the text "CABINET" in the element nomenclature names with the entered code is active, then the names of the element nomenclatures will be  = "code" + " a name of the element ". For example: the word "cherry" is entered into a field Code for unit uniqueness.  Then the generated unit will have the following names for the element nomenclatures and layers: cherry  LEFT PANEL, cherry RIGHT PANEL, cherry  - EDGEBAND ON Y SIDES and ect.  If this option is not selected, the format of the names will be "code" + word "Cabinet" + " name of the element " - for example cherry Cabinet  left panel, cherry Cabinet right panel, cherry Cabinet drawer -  panels and ect..  When you want to add a code to the name of layers too, mark an option Adds the code in the names of layers (window  Parameters  by default , page "Others". The unique codes for all units in the drawing are contained in the drop-down list from which they can be selected and to not have to enter the same code each time when necessary.

Bed construction - This option rotates cabinet for a bed design.The entered value for cabinet height  becomes its depth, and its depth  becomes a height. For example if you have entered: length = 204, Height = 164 and Depth = 50 and this option is active  you will receive a bed with the sizes Length = 204, Depth = 164 and Height = 50. If the cabinet has legs, then the depth of cabinet elements ( Height of bed) decreases automatically with their height.     

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