SusanC

Hi, Is there a way to change the dimensions in a schedule to metric from imperial without having to start with a metric plan? We use both European and American cabinetry but I prefer to use imperial, not metric for my plan template. Thanks, Susan

Thanks!

Wow! Thank you for the tips Robert. I especially like the second suggestion. It's funny how you learn to do something one way and then never realize there are several other, more efficient, ways to do the same thing.

Oh boy, now I'm feeling ignorant - where do I find the tool that will draw the 3d molding polyline without having to convert?

Great! Most of the time the moldings specified through the cabinet dbx work just fine, but I will use the 3d molding polyline when there is something unusual, like a short wall, 2 cabinets next to each other that are different colors and the program wants to dominate with one color, etc. The 3d molding polyline gives you more control.

I looked at your attachments. I can't tell you in technical terms why the moldings are behaving that way, but I can tell you that you will have complete control over the molding if you use a 3d molding polyline. In plan view, select a CAD line and draw around your cabinet. There is a tool that looks like a wand that allows you to convert that CAD line to a 3d molding polyline and select which molding, what height, etc. Now you will be able to put your end wall where you need it and the molding will stay in place.

The crown moldings on cabinets can be quirky. The easiest way around the problem is to use a molding polyline. You can take a screen shot of your problem and upload it.

If all you want to do is a quick door change you can simply go to the library, select the door you want and then click on the cabinet door (in elevation or camera view) to change it. No need to open the cabinet dialog box or mess with the defaults. Just select the new door, click and apply to each cabinet and work your way around the kitchen. Sometimes I think this simpleton way of getting the job done is the most time efficient .

Glad to hear you successfully upgraded to Monterey and are having no issues!

Thank you for all of the info and suggestions Greg. Update: Today I met with a tech at the Genius Bar at Apple. 1. First thing she did was connect my MacBook Pro to her HDMI monitor using an Apple brand connector. Successful. No Apple Cinema display like mine in store to test with. 2. I purchased an Apple brand connector for the MacBook Pro to Apple Cinema display thinking the Apple brand would guarantee a good connection. Came home and discovered it was useless. Large display could not even connect. 3. Went back to my old connector with the MacBook Pro and the Apple Cinema display and tried mirroring the screens. Success! This is the work around. 4. Also purchased an Apple brand connector for HDMI to MacBook Pro so I can connect to our HDMI monitor with no mirroring required.

I also tried uninstalling X13 and re-installing. Same problem. A trip down to the Apple Genius bar is next.

Thank you for the suggestions. I have always had the power source opposite the connection to the monitor. I tried changing sides as you suggested, but no luck. I do not have the Apple brand thunderbolt to usbc, but the connector I've been using is one I've had connected successfully for several years now and the monitor works just fine for everything but the save button in X13.

Mark, Good luck! Tech support suggested I reset my preferences and gave me detailed instructions on how to do that through .ini files. Unfortunately, I still have the same problem. Susan

I get the same black, disjointed elevations you show as they are sent to layout. I do not get the black "flash" you show when saving a view though. I reported my black, disjointed elevations to tech support yesterday.

I am using an Apple LED Cinema display 27" with my MacBook Pro 16". I've had the monitor for years (since 2011) and after Apple changed the connectors, I began using an adapter to connect it to my laptop (see attached). No issues - until I upgraded to Monterey and now when I'm ready to "Save As" or "Save to PDF" or create a zip file - I'm not able to. If I disconnect from the monitor and work using my laptop screen I have no issues - everything works normally. I've tried plugging into an HP monitor that I've used successfully in the past and the same thing happens - it is as though the "save" button is disabled. I am working with tech support, but so far, no solution. I think I'm the only one with this issue though. As you can see, no one else has commented on this thread.

You should be fine. My issue has to do with my external monitor and I'm working on a solution with tech support. I have no issues with X13 and Monterey - so long as I do not use my monitor.

And found just one of my preferences was unchecked for X13 in my System Preferences.

I have isolated my problem down to my Mac external monitor, which is old. When I work on my laptop without the monitor plugged in, everything is fine.

I am unable to "Print to PDF" or "Save As" or even create a Zip file for any of my files and I am assuming this is due to the new version of Mac's operating system? I have reported this to the help desk, I was just hoping to find out if anyone else has run into this.

Have any of the Mac users out there upgraded to Mac OS Monterey yet? Any issues with X13 compatibility? Thanks, Susan

Hi Mark, I had a feeling you would know the history of this one! For now I've set all of my cabinet defaults to have "Unfinished Left", "Unfinished Right", and "Unfinished Back" and we manually go in and change the side that needs to be finished to "Finished". At least this way it populates in the schedule so we see it when we are checking our schedule against the acknowledgement from the cabinet company. I was just hoping to save a manual labor step and have it work automatically. Thank you for your sharing your work arounds. Susan

Thanks Dermot, I appreciate your response. I'll put in a request to have the "auto finish" changed to detect tall cabinets as well. Chief's schedules are really helpful to everyone who works on our projects. I'm just trying to take advantage of populating columns automatically wherever possible. Susan

Thanks.

Schedules question: I am setting up my Schedules template and would like the "Side Finish" column to populate automatically. I read through the "Help section for the dbx" and it appears I need to make sure that each cabinet has "Auto Finish" turned on for the Left side and the Right side. I've done all of that, but the schedule doesn't seem to reflect that the tall cabinet should be finished on L & R and the wall cabinet should be finished only on the L. I wonder if I am missing a step? Any suggestions? Thanks, Susan

You are correct, it would be complicated to try and total up the hardware when I have multiple sizes of pulls combined with the knobs. I'm simply using these columns in the cabinet schedule to help with the ordering of the hardware, not submitting this schedule to the cabinet company. It is a huge help to have hardware listed in a column and a 3d view of the cabinet right there to double check against. Maybe as I get further along using schedules I will adjust, but for now this is very helpful.