Panel Ready Appliance

[KevinMyers]

Hello, 

 

Has anyone figured out a good way to show panel ready refrigerator/dishwashers/etc.?  I have just been placing a door panel in front of the appliance in the correct position, but wondering if I am missing something and there is a better way. 

 

 

[Gawdzira]

This is a way. Adding special oversized handles to the cabinet seals the deal. I actually don't use an appliance in those situations but just a cabinet. The appliance would be noted in plan view with 'D.W.', etc.

[MarkMc]

As Alan said use cabinets. I keep them in the library already set up with label. Some like fridges I make as arch blocks. Can be as per the attached which is the 1cabinet for surround and another for the panels. For panel sizes here I have noted to see attached. You can float all the panels if you want instead so sizes go into schedule.

If you really want to be a weaner can hack the door off of an actual fridge symbol, convert to a new symbol. As a fixture interior you can turn that into a shelf.

DW can be a block with a separate cabinet for the body and a door. That way you can get the panel listed in schedule along with size.

 

I've also have standard dishwashers from cabinets that I keep that in the library. Hack the door from a dishwasher symbol using delete surface tool (check forum for instructions  by alaskan_son if those are still around) No need to block that just convert the DW door into a cabinet door symbol, set cabinet to not appear in schedule. Gets the countertop without the dumb insert into a cabinet method. 

[KevinMyers]

40 minutes ago, MarkMc said:

As Alan said use cabinets. I keep them in the library already set up with label. Some like fridges I make as arch blocks. Can be as per the attached which is the 1cabinet for surround and another for the panels. For panel sizes here I have noted to see attached. You can float all the panels if you want instead so sizes go into schedule.

If you really want to be a weaner can hack the door off of an actual fridge symbol, convert to a new symbol. As a fixture interior you can turn that into a shelf.

DW can be a block with a separate cabinet for the body and a door. That way you can get the panel listed in schedule along with size.

 

I've also have standard dishwashers from cabinets that I keep that in the library. Hack the door from a dishwasher symbol using delete surface tool (check forum for instructions  by alaskan_son if those are still around) No need to block that just convert the DW door into a cabinet door symbol, set cabinet to not appear in schedule. Gets the countertop without the dumb insert into a cabinet method. 

Thanks!  I may try this idea of using a cabinet instead.  I appreciate the response, we are still relatively new users of the program.  

[KevinMyers]

2 hours ago, Gawdzira said:

This is a way. Adding special oversized handles to the cabinet seals the deal. I actually don't use an appliance in those situations but just a cabinet. The appliance would be noted in plan view with 'D.W.', etc.

Thanks!  I think I will try just using a cabinet and not using the appliance, just notating it.  I appreciate the response! 

[Joe_Carrick]

There's no reason you can't model refrigerators and dishwashers using cabinets and then convert them to a fixture symbols and add to you user library.

There may also be some such items in the Sketchup 3D Warehouse.