Troop-420 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I am trying to show the wall cabinet doors to hang lower than the box height by 2". Please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electromen Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Open the Wall Cabinet specifications. Front > check Drawer / Drawer Overlay > Vertical Overlap = 2" Face Items > select the door which is probably #2 > Move Down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 You change your vertical overlap to something big, then you trick the door down by jacking up the "separation" at top of the wall cab. See the pic. Your situation may be close to this. Adjust the numbers accordingly to get what you want. I prefer this in wall cabinets and have them built with a 1-1/2" door overshoot at bottom, and a 1-1/4" tall light rail. This, with frameless cabinets. Cleaner look, and the undercabinet lighting is nicely housed behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Gibson Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Can you describe how you'd do that in X8? I'm confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Can you describe how you'd do that in X8? I'm confused! This thread is a little confusing to me. I'm not sure what the goal is. Do you want the door overlapping the frame or do you want the door hanging past the box? Which direction...up or down? And for what purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Gibson Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 The purpose is to create a 1.25" light rail that looks correct in cross section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Check out this thread... https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/9165-wall-cabinet-bottom-to-conceal-lighting/?hl=%2Bunder+%2Bcabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 The purpose is to create a 1.25" light rail that looks correct in cross section. Here's a quick sample plan with a cabinet modified using the technique I posted in that other thread. They key is to use an inset side panel on the bottom followed be either a Separation or a manually placed shelf above that. If necessary you can also adjust the vertical overlap and possibly top separation to get you what you're after. Cabinet example.plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 9 You change your vertical overlap to something big, then you trick the door down by jacking up the "separation" at top of the wall cab. See the pic. Your situation may be close to this. Adjust the numbers accordingly to get what you want. I prefer this in wall cabinets and have them built with a 1-1/2" door overshoot at bottom, and a 1-1/4" tall light rail. This, with frameless cabinets. Cleaner look, and the undercabinet lighting is nicely housed behind. Nice job Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 The purpose is to create a 1.25" light rail at looks correct in cross section. I use a CAD detail and adjust the lines for the bottom, usually draw in the light and any blocking for it since I angle them toward the backsplash. Easier to dimension, only need one. Can then dimension the molding stack at the top too though usually send as separate layout box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Gibson Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thanks all for the great advice. It sounds like Chief could use more tweaking in the cabinet department. 100% of my projects require a light rail. It should be easy to do. I'll put in a feature request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I also always have to hide lights and rarely have an exposed bottom molding. Block CAD detail and add to library or place in a warehouse plan,one for framed and one for frameless... never need to make it again and rarely have to alter it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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