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First I make the panel AND the framing beads as a door symbol starting with a countertop with moldings for the framing bead. Convert to cabinet door symbol, rotate during conversion (can also be used as a wainscot symbol for cabinet sides). I set the framing bead molding to the same material I will be using for the frames, I set the panel to something else so I can change it to glass if needed when finished. You could go use solids and molding lines but more work THEN For the frame use a framed wall cabinet with no top, back or sides full overlay. Set separations to suit. Then for the front place your wainscot symbol as a "side panel inset" (so there is no reveal around it, using an inset cabinet will give a reveal). If you set materials as shown above you will still be able to specify all to use the default in the final symbol. The grain will automatically be in the correct direction without copy or rename so you can set your new door to use the default material. Change to drawer as needed. I didn't check to see if still around but years ago and more than once I had posted a "door maker" plan.

You would normally put this in Q & A, we put tips we already have here. That said: You would edit it the same as any symbol in Chief. It helps in the long run if when you first import a symbol you change every material to a native chief material and if need be rename the item in the materials tab so you know what they are. 1-The simplest options to edit a symbol in chief are using the advanced sizing tab. Check the help to see what each setting will do and to learn about symbols. Often you need to save a version as a new symbol after making one set of size changes, then opening that to make different size changes. 2-The other option is to use the "delete surface" tool. This works best if you change the smoothing angle -open object, 3D tab, smoothing angle is at the bottom. I set it close to max which is 180 degrees. It is easier to use in a plan all by itself, I like vector view and have the camera with "clip surfaces" very small, no more than 1". You will need to rotate it to get at everything. I often will save as a new symbol during the process as a version, then open that and continue (a little less frustrating) 3- the last option would be add to a symbol. This is often better done with a room around it and using 3D AND plan and elevations views. If using solids changing the fill to easily identify you parts as you move then in place, transform replicate can help. You can change the material of a single part of a symbol by deleting all the rest, save as a symbol, then just delete that part from the original, save as symbol, then put them both back together. Example get rid of everything but the handles on an oven, convert to symbol. Undo all then delete the handles from the original, convert, place in new plan. Set new material for handles, place in plan and line up with the other symbol, convert.

Not exactly clear what you are after but is it any of these- first has constructions set to framed using 3/4" separation. Top separation has item reveal set to -1 makes the drawer head move up. Second the drawer head symbol has the bounding box spacing- top set to -2 which makes the drawerhead extend when no top separation is there.

Not at computer now. Cabinet framed, 3/4" separation, turn off auto build blind. Set cabinet reveal to 0, then increase where needed. If it won't let you use opening. Copy rename slab door. The rest should be ex.

Not a bug, pilot error. You need to rotate the symbol 90 degrees on Z axis. Yours looks like this You want something like this. With stretch set to this. NOTE if you want to size both top and bottom you will need to do that in 2 generations of symbol. First change size of bottom, add to library, change stretch zones to the top section and resize.

Did you bother to try a Style Palette or just assume you knew all that they could do? You can make it to change the type of window. I was away so just tested to make sure my memory was not gone. Select a double hung window, make a new Style Palette, Open the settings, clear all, select type (you may also want to select the schedule type and glass). Then if you want add that library item to your toolbar though I just keep SPs in the library in specific folders. NOTE- Also IF you had the default window set as awning and you want to change ALL of those to double hung you can do that by changing the default.

This belongs in Q&A section. Style pallets work well for spraying.

This is in X17, add version and hardware to your signature please. In short used pony walls for shower enclosure so makes a room. Draw ceiling plan, manipulate the slope and locate where you want it. Easier if you give it a fill with no background. Filled in the side wall with a solid, also has a fill. Not exactly clear what you are after from the two pics you posted since don't exactly match each other. Tile.zip

Well Jim's idea is about the easiest. The alternative needs custom door symbols with a Y offset to use as toe kick but really why. Charles yes many makers offer "combined" cabinets up to a certain size, or sometimes cabinets are built in the field with face frames made in the shop. I've done lots of combined ... but in this case I would not do that. It looks as if the OP is using 3/4 inset and that looks to be 114" long. That is larger than most makers would do as a single cabinet, if they did the center section is going to be week. My installers would have a fit IF I could talk the maker into doing it. I would do a combined I have used a drawer with a recessed frame so as not to show. Then a panel for the back, determine how that panel gets attached with the installer.

Easiest method is to use a countertop with molding (baseboard) for sides. Plan attached (in X16 since you didn't say) for you to work with. Once you have it sized how you want it convert to a symbol (on right in plan), then use that symbol for drawer where needed. I' also a 2020 refugee, left in 2010. BTW fix your signature to include version and hardware, helps in the long run. Also using all caps is considered yelling. plumbing drawer.zip

I learned how to make most things in Chief. On occasion for a drafting client, when the Mfg had the items available in Revit, I would use that. First time used a trial version for free. After would activate it for a month of use which was inexpensive enough.

Change separation to a blank area, then make narrower to the size of your reveal

The Y origin of the symbol controls that, then update the block. OTOH how do you see this being dealt with IRL, in the field? None of the cabinets would have a finished back as standard. The DW need both water and electric and this island needs outlets to meet code. Just leave it to the KD to sort out? At the very least I would put a panel across the entire back of the island. In most cases if i'd frame a short wall back there to make mechanicals and installation easier. Of course then you have to cover the ends of that wall.

An alternative would be - split opening vertical, change item types and sizes split horizontal, change items types and sizes No need to change indicators though it takes a bit longer the first time but leaves a lot more control to alter if using in the future. Even faster just using the attached Style Palette. I used a renamed slab to make adjustments easier. Framed Opening Style Palette.calibz

Here's a plan with some ideas on how to do that. Plan is old, originally in X13, and don't remember for sure how I made the door. Might be with the wall cabinet on the floor. Nowadays I'd make the door from a countertop with molding added, convert to cab door symbol and rotate. Taking a detail from view of elevation of stairs is the easy way to get the angle to use. Under stair cabinet.zip

If you want that in your template then save as template when you all done with customizations. Could have found this in the Help pretty quickly F1 key.

To make the symbol smaller open object, plan display, uncheck automatic, type in size The text size is controlled by the layer. Change it there. P.S. Using all caps is considered yelling, not polite.

I convert them to a cabinet door symbol. Attached plan with cabinet and door symbol. The Y origin of the new door symbol needs to match the depth of the cabinet you use. Depending on the other settings in the symbol sizing options you can change the cabinet size and the hood will change with it. All 3 of the ones shown use the same door symbol. Hood as cabinet door.zip

I just use center about object-grid snaps off.

My guess would be to turn off grid snaps. It works for me.

Stumbled on this again, guess I wasn't paying attention. If I were drawing this I would want to have the feet included with the cabinet and to show. In that case you need to keep the toe kick present. IF you remove the toe kick, then to get to the proper height above floor you have to raise the cabinets off of the floor. THEN IF you want feet you have to place them manually. Too much work. Also have not idea why I would want to draw cabinets without counters? Attached 4 cabinets, ALL have feet, only two show them. The fourth cabinet has a molding added to cover the feet. The macro for height remains SIMPLE. You could then just place standard cabinets and apply a style palette to them. The downside is a style palette will not correctly apply the set back to the feet even though it gets listed in the SP. But can be done with a group select after. Cab feet.zip

Not really and I doubt it will ever, nor should it IMO, ever happen. My solution was eventually just ignored 2020. Pretty much as explained in that 2017 post but instead of using 2020 I began dragging and dropping into an online ordering system for brands that have that. Nowadays that should be a majority of brands. Originally, I had libraries of cabinets for that purpose but switched to Style Palettes. Less than two dozen well done will usually take care of most of what is needed. FWIW my two primary brands did not support 2020 and AFAIK still don't. One did not have an online system, the other was full custom and the online system could get complicated (but I still made it work most of the time.) For brands that don't have an online system, are very advanced, or have an overly complicated online system; I set up a spreadsheet template that printed matching the brands order form. I would then copy from the exported sheet to the order sheet. That would still require some manual input for some things (like number of doors/drawers). You could go so far as to eliminate all manual input but that is pretty advanced and not worth the effort. Then yes you have to look up the prices in a pdf catalog but the order sheet can be set up to do ALL of the final calculations. Gets pretty fast with a little practice and a well bookmarked PDF file (you likely need to add your own bookmarks so need a decent PDF editor) I'd be willing to set up one brand and train you on it so you could then do others but for a fee. Or better yet dive in. You will only need to learn some very basic macros and dive into the rabbit hole for a while but a great learning experience.

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Make leg from solid, then convert to a symbol, use advanced options to set stretch planes or zones. Keep the plan in case you need a different variation. (half or 3/4 or something else)

Tried answering this twice but keeps hanging after submit. Been a while but checked and still available. Download free trial of Revit, good for 30 days. You can later subscribe month by month, turn off when not needed. Don't remember what format I converted to in Revit but got symbols into Chief no problem.