countertop overhang beside range

[robdyck]

There has to be a way to generate a countertop overhang beside a freestanding range without building custom countertops, no? I've eliminated the extra spacing from the bounding box of the range and the countertop overhang is set to 1/16" less than the distance between cabinet and range...and yet Chief won't cooperate. Some of the kitchen gurus can probably clarify if attempting this through cabinet settings is a waste of time and if custom countertops are in fact the only way. Thanks to all who reply...I look forward to your input.

[GeneDavis]

Fiddling around with it, I find Chief eliminates the cabinet countertop overhang when the distance is 3" or less from cab to appliance bounding box.

 

When you consider what they've done here, it's a convenience to the user, who doesn't have to adjust overhang for cabs next to ranges.

 

The 3-inch space at a cab's side also extends cab side overhang and adds an auto filler when cabs are placed 3" or less apart.  With a 3 1/8" space, there is no filler generated, and the c'tops don't join.

 

Looks like you can solve it with a custom.  If you want it done auto somehow, you should request a mod, but honestly, any auto fix would likely mean as many clicks or more than just doing the custom.

[DBCooper]

Why fight it?  Auto counters are great but anytime they don't get me exactly what I want I just convert them to custom and move on.

 

BTW, you can probably get what you want by putting the range in an arch block all by itself.

 

Also, I have always wanted a way to force the counter top overhangs and ignore when I am bumped to other things like cabinets and walls.  I mean if I say that I want a 3" overhang on the right side, than trust me, that's what I want.  Once Chief decides that there is something else there, it will ignore whatever you set.  You should probably send in a request for something like this.

 

[robdyck]

There's no fighting going on here. I Just wanted it to know if it could be done because I'd like to give a higher end rendering even during design development. And because the design is subject to change, I wanted to avoid custom countertops. @GeneDavis It's not more clicks to achieve that look when your cabinets are already made for this scenario.

But @DBCooper has provided a wonderful solution. Thank you! Thinking outside the...bounding box!

Edited September 25 by robdyck