MarkMc

Either use Paneled or Auto paneled in the "SIDE TYPE" field.

Then listen to Eric, it works here. Wall with crown.plan

Move the furring to the main layer.

Not sure what you mean there since the Kraftmaid catalog has dozens of door styles, finishes, species. There is no way for the program to know what you want as default. This would be no different in 2020 or any other kitchen design software. How I deal with client specific mfg (or anything else) Set up a library folder for the client (or the job), adding spaces to the front of the name so it is at or near the top of the library list. For a cabinet brand then a sub-folder within that. Find out what the most common doorstyles they use are-they never use all of em and rarely use more than half a dozen. Copy those to your folder. I copy most or all of the wood species and finishes. Moldings -the Kraftmaid catalog in CA doesn't have any (?) so get hold of a pdf catalog to find out what you need or find out what the client uses most and place in a sub folder. Once you have all that then if you set your defaults from there and need to change them Chief will open to that folder which saves a tone of clicking around the library. As to cabinets-none of Chief's catalogs have cabinets in them. I make the most used ones that are work to configure (as Kbird noted more info on that posted in the past). The big trick with cabinets comes when you want to generate a schedule suitable for ordering. That means that you need labels to match the makers specs. In Kraftmaid this is a bit of a bear since they use so many different labels. Instead of adding an accessory it becomes a new cabinet label. Building a user library for that would get more than a little cumbersome. Hopefully you are not expected to provide that level of detail and can get away with a more generic schedule? IF I had to do a Kraftmaid schedule for someone on a regular basis I'd be looking at a macro to generate the label. Now most brands I can use a very simple macro for that and then have some specific cabinets in the library. For KM that would not be adequate. I had written a macro back a ways for Showplace which was also complicated though not quite as bad as KM. It should exist somewhere on the forum. If you need something like that and are not versed in Ruby it would be wise to contact Alaskan Son or Joe Carrick or someone who writes macros for a fee. My 2 cents.

No need for custom cabinets to get one of these. These are even available in an inexpensive builder grade brand like Merrilat Classic as well as every semi custom box mfg I know of. If buying off the shelf you might need to use 3 cabinets required but the local box store even has a 60" in stock It's easier to move around than typical tall cabinet or a lazy suzan, I've never had an issue. At the same time a single cabinet will typically costs less than using 3 cabinets (50% in one brand I just checked), slightly increases usable storage, and is faster to install.

For interiors the X3 is fine. Exteriors either X4 or better is my take on it.

Haven't used a Bosch so can't help. Started with a Disto X3 but was getting more exterior work so got a 7500i and sold off the X3 to a client. Both synced to Chief on the Spectre just fine (Windows ONLY). Expensive? more than I would have liked but each paid for itself in 2 jobs of saved time and trouble.

3D view defaults-I have mine at .35, some plans I kick it up a tad.

Read up on arch blocks, schedules and the OIP (object information panel) fields. Open everything that is included in plan-everything. two sink vanity.plan

Placed knob from library, converted to symbol with new name.

Sure there is-turn the valance you want into a cabinet door-(place in plan, convert to symbol, cabinet door) attached uses first one I grabbed, did a quick to show where you could place the flutes and the mantel-should get the idea from there. (Guys I've shown this before?) Hood_cabinet.plan

You would only need a database if you wanted to collect multiple items of text on a single line IOW text A = text b = text c all on one line or in one cell. In that case things like Clipmate won't help (been using Clipmate for a few decades-great, powerful, can get complicated but the simple things it does are invaluable) IF what you want is to select single fields of text-text box a, new line, text box b.... then something like Glen's suggestion is the simplest and easiest way to go-can ever be simpler than he mentions and you really don't need radio buttons or text boxes (forms get complicated) Here are screen shots of a simple two column listing using an Auto-filter. First column you can use any single letter-typed or pasted or from drop down (note at least in oo the drop down will auto poplulate no need to create data validity for this) YOu could make it a little harder using a word (included) Second column is the text you will want both columns are selected and defined as a range, auto filter placed on top (it helps if the first row of the columns is defined as headers and not included in you output) Auto filter only shows rows where the cell in first column ares not empty; print range is set to only the second column

My take is ALWAYS check the mfg specs (by always I mean even if I used one last week and checked it then) then just be sure cabinet is sized properly. For anything I use often I place the symbol in plan, adjust to correct size, convert to symbol, adjust stretch planes to prevent resizing. This does not always prevent you from placing it in an opening that is too small (dunno why not) but you will get a visual that it is larger than the space. It will however not resize up to fit. Sample attached-open symbol and check the last tab-stretch zones. I resized this to mfg specs for use in a frameless cabinet. Pretty sure I reported this back when the RAS catalog came out but doesn't matter that much to me. I don't need to be protected from myself so it's not one of my pet peeves. I figure it's my job to spec things and make sure they are right and specs can change (always says that in mfg disclaimers) HPRV-1520 S-fix.calibz

Accessories are Fixtures Interior

All the attached were done in the DBX Not sure what the issue is unless it's semantic? IF it has drawer glides as the software thinks it's a drawer, if it has hinges a door. There is no "Pull out door" The only other option is a roll out shelf which goes behind a hinged door. You can put a door front on a drawer in the DBX if that is the issue? .Plan attached. NOTE-could not see where the 1925 model fits in your cabinet (and would have trouble with door size on that cabinet) so included a 1520 on the right BTW for future reference Tips & Tech is for "this is how you do this" posts, Q & A is where you ask "how do I do this" hampers.zip

Yes, same as getting a basket of fruit into the schedule. Bit of a work around but not all that bad (this stuff is posted back some time in tips or symbols-plan attached) Then again one of these days Chief will make it easier and the cobble won't be needed. Molding sticks are more of a challenge and don't work as well but also doable. Corbel in schedule.zip

What Mick said but you'll have to re-enter all the price data. Price and some other fields in the components can't be accessed with Ruby, they only show up in a Material List. I had done some work on macros to lookup from an external file to get pricing but got waylaid so not ready for use. You could ask Joe or Michael about a custom macro for that but it is not a small order. Why do you need the cost to come directly from Chief? are you showing prices in schedules on docs? It's just that I've found looking up in a PDF catalog or using an on line ordering system fast enough that getting pricing in Chief is not that important to me. I'd only been working on the macro lookup thing as 1-an exercise to learn Ruby 2-because people seam to think they need it and I wanted to help Chief out. To make it work you need to generate a csv file with the pricing AND labels must match exactly. It's not so bad for brands that have a single price with upcharges for species, finish, and door/drawer charges. The csv file and the lookup get a lot more complicated for brands that price in groups instead. Trying to both in one system is even worse (that's where I ran off the road)

Drop downs from a list are pretty easy in spreadsheet-you either specify the list (Data, validity in open or libre office) OR using the same tool have the data on a separate sheet and use LOOKUP. That works for any single cell and can be copied and pasted down a column or elsewhere. IF you need the drop downs to be conditional-that is if you want what can be available in a drop down list to be limited by previous choices it gets complicated. Then the data must be on separate sheets and use need an Array formula with horizontal or vertical lookups in it. I have done that but many years ago so don't remember how. IF it helps I have a template in Open Office with arrays built in. Can get it to you to look over. It will only show you what can be done. It will not work in Excel and won't really show you how to make an array just part of what the formula looks like. Let me know. A straight single file database will work a lot like the first option in spreadsheets. A relational database will do the second though I'm not sure it is any easier than learning arrays. (I've done that but even longer ago than arrays so no help) FWIW both Open Office and Libra Office have a database in the suites. Not as powerful as Filemaker or Access but free.

2D or 3D file? dwg version? file size? size of file you're importing into? your specs-computer and chief version? all are factors, how long have you waited? (dwg files can take a while) tried opening the dwg in another program to make sure it's not corrupt?

I use billboards wider than the window(s) and slam them right up to it, as noted sometimes with decks they are on separate layer. In any case never have seams to deal with. Would breaking it be slower-dunno.

Should mention that billboards are also good for interior reno/addition where other rooms are nicely done to begin with.. Take a shot at the door way to other room, place billboard outside doorway (or pass through...) Eliminates the need to detail spaces where no work is being done.

That's how I use billboards. An image across a window or two, three... at most one leg of a building (but rarely) If there is a deck often need a different one beyond the deck. I don't have Gimp loaded but (might get xNview MP-free) most often just click and drag a box then select crop OR select crop and click and drag a box-then save as, undo repeat on another area.

I use "billboards" placed outside of windows for interior shots-bit of a PIA but more control. No color bleed in PBR though.

Had a thought so finished it-grabbed a handle, set stretch zone and resized, convert to symbol. Place on cabinet, conver that to symbol-fixture interior, set stretch zone to be just at the door, resize depth-presto thicker doors. Convert to symbol again, save it all for future reference/use. Replaced the first plan here. Fridge.plan

Made from a cabinet-already had the grill so it took a couple of minutes (had hacked grill off another symbol using delete surface) Didn't bother to make the doors thicker but quite doable in a few more minutes. Might want to change the handles Fridge.plan