Make a copy of the rail, explode it, select the end with the upper left to lower right selection box, Move it longer by 6 inches, select the entire part by triple clicking and make that a component "Rail15" and continue for as many of these parts of different lengths as needed. Make one part, like a face frame rail, say 9" long. You could build a component library by making a bunch of parts using the above procedure. Others have suggested it, and I agree, that using the Component and Outliner Windows will help you with your component editing. And don't forget to make the re-assembled cabinet a new component. Re-assembly of the cabinet is quite easy if all movements have been made on axis. And always be sure you're working on a COPY of the part, that way, the original stays with it's original cabinet. ![]() Since drawers (and maybe doors) are individual components, made of components, you will have to explode THEM after the initial cabinet "explosion" to be able to edit the fronts or door rails. ![]() Repeat the above steps for all parts that need to be re-sized like rails, bottoms, or drawer fronts/backs. If everything it's connected to is a component, ONLY the panel will be selected. To do this you just triple click on the panel to select all of it, and make it a component. Now this next step is very important - be sure to make the panel a new component and give it a different name, after all it IS a new component. Exit the move operation by hitting SPACE BAR and click outside the edit box. Example: if you have a 24 in cab and you want an 18 inch one, move in the direction that will make a narrower panel and enter 6 in the VCB, and the end will pop to 6 inches from where you started, or a panel Now for the fun part - select the move tool and put the cursor anywhere on the blue edge, click once and start moving the edge in the direction you want it to go (be sure to stay on axis!), and enter the amount you want the edge moved in the VCB. The four edges of the right end of the back panel should be blue. But be careful - the panel is now individual lines and faces.ĭraw a selection box from the top left to the bottom right that encloses ONLY the right end of the back panel. Remember that this will remove the component name from the panel. So we have to explode the back panel to disassociate it from all other panels with the same name. Since the back panel is a component any changes you make to it are reflected throughout the model, and we don't want to change the panel if we've used it on other cabs we've created. You could do this with the cab all assempled, but it's just too easy to move it away so you can see what your doing. I first selected the right side gable end and moved it on axis to the right a bit to give me some room to work. Just repeat the process with other parts that need to be re-sized. Now since the cab is exploded, you should be able to select individual pieces of the cabinet. Exploding disassociates it from the original and removes the component name, so changes made to the copy aren't reflected in the original. Be sure the copy is selected and Right click on the copy, and select EXPLODE. I just move it a little to the right of the original. Now make the cabinet itself a component.Ĭopy the cab by Ctrl-Move to a different place. Make the drawers and doors components, as I said above, so they can be handled as a single unit once the cab is built. Build drawers out of component pieces, and if you don't have solid panel doors, build them out of rails, stiles and panels. ![]() ![]() Rule #1: It is important to make EVERYTHING a component - gable ends, rails, stiles, bottoms, even drawers and doors.įirst, build your cabinet out of basic component pieces like panels, rails and stiles.
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