Cabinet Heights Calculations Help?

[Frenchy1]

Hi Chiefs

 

Does anyone know if it is possible to get a cabinet schedule to produce the actual carcass height i.e without toe kick or countertop as this is the measurement used when ordering cabinets on plastic feet. I see you have two height option in the schedule. one for box height which included toe kick and carcass and one full height which included toe kick, carcass and countertop.

 

I realize you could probably draw without a toe kick then use a polyline solid to produce the toe kick to force the size to work but would be great just work from within chief???

[MarkMc]

Create a custom object information field in your cabinet defaults. Here I called it carcass. Create a new macro  (height-(countertop_thickness+toekick_height). Select the field and place the macro there using the drop down.

FWIW if I were doing this I would set the default box height to what I wanted and set the default height off the floor. An advantage is less likely to forget to order toe kick  

 

NOTE- be careful relying on the macro if changing cabinet construction. - IF you just uncheck toe kick the macro will still subtract that amount. To get it to read the macro to read properly you need to set the toe height to 0. Plan attached

No toe.zip

[GeneDavis]

Who in the world of cabinets cannot subtract both toekick height and countertop thickness from base cabinets to arrive at box heights?

 

 

[Frenchy1]

21 hours ago, GeneDavis said:

Who in the world of cabinets cannot subtract both toekick height and countertop thickness from base cabinets to arrive at box heights?

 

 

Genedavis, you have a bad attitude, indeed. It's important to remember that automation is meant to make your life easier, not more difficult. Try to approach it with a positive mindset and see how it can free up your time for other things with your limited time left on earth

[Frenchy1]

22 hours ago, MarkMc said:

Create a custom object information field in your cabinet defaults. Here I called it carcass. Create a new macro  (height-(countertop_thickness+toekick_height). Select the field and place the macro there using the drop down.

FWIW if I were doing this I would set the default box height to what I wanted and set the default height off the floor. An advantage is less likely to forget to order toe kick  

 

NOTE- be careful relying on the macro if changing cabinet construction. - IF you just uncheck toe kick the macro will still subtract that amount. To get it to read the macro to read properly you need to set the toe height to 0. Plan attached

No toe.zip 738.94 kB · 1 download

wow thanks i will give it a whirl and thanks for posting a file also

[Frenchy1]

22 hours ago, MarkMc said:

 

MarcMc. thanks for the info. ill post a super quick video to help others or remind myself. there was a typo in the macro which should read 

 

%height-countertop_thickness-toekick_height%

 

total height 900mm - 40mm countertop - 150mm kicker = 710mm (works a treat). Never really played with macros before but very interesting.