Cutting Decorative Toe Kick Profile into Baseboard Molding

[sea_lyons]

Our cabinet maker will be cutting a decorative toe kick profile out of the baseboard molding going around an entire vanity. Similar to the image below.

 

Is there a way to do this in Chief? Is it possible to cut shapes/profiles like this from a molding polyline or is there another way to approach this?

 

[PitMan71]

I looked into this and I can find where you can add a furniture base, but nothing I can find allowing you to add a profile.

You might look into doing it with solids.

 

[Renerabbitt]

4 hours ago, sea_lyons said:

Our cabinet maker will be cutting a decorative toe kick profile out of the baseboard molding going around an entire vanity. Similar to the image below.

 

Is there a way to do this in Chief? Is it possible to cut shapes/profiles like this from a molding polyline or is there another way to approach this?

 

You can do this with a custom toe kick which you can model with solids pretty easily

[MarkMc]

6 hours ago, sea_lyons said:

Is it possible to cut shapes/profiles like this from a molding polyline or is there another way to approach this?

There are several other ways but I think what you've been given so far might leave you still wondering. I'm usually pretty good with this stuff and it leaves me wondering.

What is below is based on what I know. If someone knows anything better please some details?

 

I recently spent a good bit of time training someone to set up the ability to do about a dozen variations of cutouts and to accommodate varied widths as easily as possible.

I don't know what is meant by a "furniture base" in chief (nothing in help nor the  DBX) unless that means to float it on the floor as in the left hand of the image. 

That is the cabinet is raised above the floor, the entire base is made as a symbol placed on the floor, molding is part of the cabinet. This is the easiest method but a bit annoying when changing sizes.

 

then there is "a custom toe kick" but how do you place it.

You can float it in, or you make it as a cabinet door symbol and then adjust the cabinet. 

IF all you want is a valance at the front, that does NOT extend past the sides, it's fairly easy.

Convert the solid with cutout to a cabinet door symbolEliminate the toe kick for cabinet, make a section the needed height at the bottom of the cabinet front as a "side panel inset", place your new symbol.

 

Once you get into the extended sides it becomes harder. In this case I have some symbols that I call valance base.

The cabinets at the right show the first stage of setting this up. But note you have to mess with rails and stiles quite a bit. The furthest to the right shows the finished cabinet (there are slightly more complicated methods to this depending on needs and how you make the symbol for the base)

In all of these the molding is added as part of the cabinet which is easier to change if needed.

Again, my 2cents and open to suggestion.

 

[Renerabbitt]

1 hour ago, MarkMc said:

then there is "a custom toe kick" but how do you place it.

You can float it in, or you make it as a cabinet door symbol and then adjust the cabinet. 

cabinet with custom toe kick:
Base Cabinet With Custom Toe Kick.calibz
The profile will be on the back face but usually doesn't matter

[sea_lyons]

14 hours ago, Renerabbitt said:

cabinet with custom toe kick:
Base Cabinet With Custom Toe Kick.calibz
The profile will be on the back face but usually doesn't matter

 

Thank you! 

 

Just want to make sure I'm understanding - create only half of the profile using 3D solids and add it to the library as Millwork? Then add to the cabinet under Foot Style?

 

I'm trying to emulate this. I can create the profile on one side (or close enough) but how do you get it to wrap around the corner?

If I have to do each side separately I don't know how I'd get them to match perfectly with the curves. My skills with 3D solids are rudimentary at best lol. 

 

 

[Renerabbitt]

27 minutes ago, sea_lyons said:

f I have to do each side separately I don't know how I'd get them to match perfectly with the curves. My skills with 3D solids are rudimentary at best lol. 

I did make a video for this but people dont like when I post my paywalled content here.
You can open the cabinet I supplied in the previous post and check out the settings on the foot and match them. you can even add the foot to library from the cabinet so you can see how its made