sweetmelissa

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  1. The question was how do experienced CA users create this kind of wall with built in areas- some with arches. Thanks for your help. 

     

    For anyone else who might search for similar help. For now, I changed my approach somewhat. Didn't fix all the issues, but it did some. First, I leave a wall in the back and add an additional wall the depth of the "built in" space. Then I use a "doorway"- remove casing, jamb and set to "not through" on double wall options (under casing tab). This alleviates some of the issues I was having when I was using a niche- though you still have to adjust how you place objects inside of it. 

     

  2. So this is what I've figured out... Inside the niches is considered a different room. As you can see in the pic attached, the shelves and the far left stile/panel (plus the molding on top) don't even show up if the elevation is clipped to the room.  It's the shelves and the far left panel that are measuring 7/8" below the working pantry's finished floor. I can't seem to adjust the finished floor measurement of the niches. But I'm going to keep trying. 

    Despite all that- The original question was more about how do experienced CA users create these built in areas? Because I'm assuming experienced CA users have found the quickest and easiest way. 

     

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  3. 48 minutes ago, solver said:

     

    Make what quick and easy? What's not working, or could work better when you use a niche?

     

    Quicker and easier- Building cabinets built into a wall with an arch (or not). I find using the niche tool easier than using 3d solids, especially when there are 3 on one wall. I'm just wondering if someone else uses a totally different method other than what I've mentioned. 

     

    What's not working well - The niche acts like it's own room and is separate from the "working pantry". Nothing snaps to the back/sides of the niche, I have to  draw a cad line in fp view or use dimensions to move cabinets, etc in place in elevation view. Also, the "from finished floor" measurement is different than the working pantry "room" (sometimes!). For example, one of my tall partitions - the 1 furthest on the left is 7/8" below the finished floor. One of the shelves also is not measuring from the finished floor even though I set it to.  

     

    That's about all I guess. Again, I just came up with the niche method. I've never seen it done like that before - as far as taking it to the floor and setting cabinets into the niche. It's easier than what I was doing - though not without some irritations. Wondering if I'm missing a better way. 

  4. Hello, I have experimented around for a while and am now posting here for anyone who has the time or interest to tell me how they handle these situations. Basically, in the working pantry area several areas where the cabinets will be built into the walls with a couple arches over them. In the past I use soffits and 3D solids but thought that using a niche would be more efficient and tried that option. I used niches on the Left side of the room and started with a 3d solid/cut out the arch on the R side where the arch is.  I like the niche option, getting a perfect arch was quick but it presents some other problems as far as snapping cabinets in place- so I ended up drawing cad lines to help with that. Hopefully I'm giving you enough information with the plan and screen shot. Question is what is your method to make this quick and easy? Surely I can make the niches work better? Thank you. 

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  5. On my layout... I would like to see the shelving/interior of the cabinets like you can in "Glass house" view of an elevation, however, I want it to look like it does in "Vector View". So, vector view with shelves/interior showing/visible through the doors of cabinets. Is that possible? Thank you! I'm using x13 now... I'll change my signature.

  6. If I want the inside of the cubbies to be a wood stain, how the heck would I do that? Is it possible? I know you can do the "backs" of cabinets a different color with x12, but can I do all the sides/back? If I use shelves and partitions to build it can I do it?? 

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  7. 1 hour ago, rgardner said:

    There have been a couple of excellent videos on this topic from some power users to check out:

     

    3 minutes into this video he showed what I was looking for... the easiest, most efficient way to get this done.  HE JUST PULLED THE WALL DOWN!!! Oh my gosh, that is so much easier and quicker than modifying a pony wall/rail to achieve the exact same thing!  Thank you for taking the time to post this for me!!! A power user I am most definitely not! LOL! 

     

  8. 2 minutes ago, DRAWZILLA said:

    adjust the shower wall exactly how you want it ,then save the wall to the lib. for future use. The materials can always be changed later.

    Yeeeah, but surely there's a way to adjust the height of the other, right? When I make an interior wall a pony wall and put it in place, I then have to go get rid of the crown molding it put across the top of it!  Ugh.  

  9. If I use the "straight glass pony wall" type in the bathroom, the glass portion doesn't go to the ceiling and I can't figure out how to adjust the overall height of the wall.  I can place a regular interior wall (which goes to the ceiling automatically) but then I have to define it, make all the adjustments, etc.  Anyone want to tell me how to adjust the height of the "straight glass pony wall" to save me time?! Thanks in advance. 

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