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@lashleydesign, What a great question and a great challenge! I think this is the perfect place to challenge users for a new Tip and Trick! I took you up on it and made a very rudimentary version - I think you could expound on the idea really easily. Here are the steps I took: Create a base cabinet and set it to the height, width, depth you would have in a murphy bed. Change the face item to a single door. Set it to "Door, Hinge Bottom" Choose "Specify" for Shelves to turn off automatic shelves. From the library browser, find a "mattress", I used a queen mattress. Copy it to your User Catalog Choose "Open Symbol" from the mattresses context menu, and on the "3D" panel, rotate the mattress so that it is oriented as its "closed" position. I set mine up to be a tilt down from the end of the bed (oriented so that the pillows are at the bottom and facing away). You could set yours up to be sideways if you like. In the Cabinet specification, Front panel, click "Specify" next to "Appliances/Doors/Drawers" and browse to your mattress. Now you can show this cabinet door opened or closed to show the bed in action! I bet other users like @Renerabbitt can add even more ideas here to elevate this object. Thanks for the fun prompt! Here is the plan file if you'd like to dissect. Murphy Bed.zip

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An additional note, if someone would like to be an advocate but isn't active on Social Media, all is not lost! Sharing resources here, as @SusanC has described, can still be done. I think the key is crowd-sourcing the communication. If you are pursuing a brand, the community (including Chief Architect teams) can back you up! I think it comes down to communicating with each other the action being taken and the brands of interest. Post the brands you've contacted and the method of contact (this can be via phone, e-mail, social, direct, etc.). Let us know if you have successes! If in a public forum, share the comment here and/or tag @chiefarchitect and/or e-mail content@chiefarchitect.com. If you are willing to be an advocate, let everyone know here! We can include you in messaging so you have an opportunity to add your voice for the brand you'd like to see! We'll likely move this thread away from the Suggestions Forum, and move it into a more appropriate location, but the entire conversation should remain intact (tags and mentions preserved). Thanks to everyone who is interested in this pursuit, every voice matters.

Hi @sea_lyons, I hope you were able to figure out your licensing. Some of the catalogs previously listed should be available for you X13 license. Hopefully there are some useable options for you. I also wanted to share that we did a 2nd pass on the Kitchen Vent Hoods catalog to include a few plaster options as well. This update is still only available in the X14 file format. Good luck with your project! I hope it turns out beautifully.

Thanks @SusanC; this is a proven technique that has opened multiple doors and conversations with brand partners. For everyone, our content and social media teams are more than happy to backup brand partner comments and requests, just tag @chiefarchitect, or otherwise let us know that you are pursuing the addition of the catalog - we will join the conversation! These introductions between brands and Chief can be powerful when they come from people with shared interests.

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Hi @sea_lyons we recently released a selection of hoods that might get you a little closer. We can look at adding a few more options that are more similar to the profile you are trying to achieve, but you may also be able to paint plaster materials over some of the details to approach the look you are going for. Kitchen Vent Hoods Also, these cabinet brands include some wood hood options that could also be painted different materials. Aristokraft Bishop Cabinets Bridgewood Custom Wood Products Crystal Cabinet Works Decor Diamond Dura Supreme Kemper Legacy Crafted Cabinets Merillat Mid Continent Cabinetry NatureKast Schrock Yorktowne Wellborn Wood-Mode These brands include Hood Liners: Fisher & Paykel Miele Sub-Zero - Wolf Zline

Get the latest update from brand partner, Decor. If you've downloaded the catalog in the past, use the "Update Library Catalogs" feature to get the latest revisions.

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Find the latest updates from Siteline on the 3D Library. Use the Update Library Catalogs feature if you already have this catalog installed.

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Get the latest from Homecrest on the 3D Library, or use the "Update Library Catalogs" feature. This catalog, part of the Masterbrand lineup, includes door and drawer styles, corbels and brackets, decorative ornaments and supports, mouldings, valances, wood types, and finishes. www.homecrestcabinetry.com

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