Vertical Drawer Pull (Right & Left Align)

[habdou]

Hi,

Does anyone know how to align a vertical drawer pull (Hardware) to the right or left rather than center?

Please don't say make the drawer to a door.

Thanks 

[MarkMc]

Copy pull symbol -open symbol, change origin. You will need different setting for different size cabinets.
Read up on symbols in the reference manual  Free PDF is here

 

[MarkMc]

Had a better idea. Make a drawerhead symbol with the handle on it. Then you only need a left and a right. Set the stretch planes to fall short of the handle so it doesn't resize in width and keeps alignment. 

[scottharris]

You cannot do it automatically.  Probably the fastest way is to 1) remove the drawer hardware and 2) manually place the hardware for the drawer (in plan view and then position in elevation)

 

 

[MarkMc]

Example of what I meant avoids placing hardware multiple times, moving it or blocking.

Place drawerhead in plan, then hardware, convert to cabinet door/drawer symbol, set stretch. In library -copy it, paste, rotate 180. Now have a left and right to work on any cabinet every time. Think I'd want a second set for larger drawers.

Did this before finishing coffee :)

vert drawer.plan

[habdou]

Thank you Scott and Mark,

Mark, I knew of the options you mentioned but somehow I forgot about it, I didn't think about that at all!,

thank you for bringing them to my attention.

Regards