To Set your Standards:
1. Click on Library on the main menu bar, make sure you are in the library for the type of cabinets you are designing, frame or frameless.
NOTE: The Cabinet libraries are a separate purchase for closet owners.
NOTE: Overlay Frame standard definitions are the same as Frameless definitions.
2. Click on Change on the main menu bar
3. Click on Set Shop Standards
4. Set all of your standards on the list, scroll down to access the end of the list to continue to the end. Click Save as Permanent Standards when your done.
To set your shop standards you must first choose a library. From the main menu bar click on Library or while holding down the Alt key press the L key. Menu selections drop down.
IMPORTANT: Sizes must be set before a job is placed on the job screen area. Changes made after a job is on the screen will not affect the current job. Furthermore, sizes in set shop standards are what is seen when looking at the elevation or the front view of the cabinet. For example, if your kick height is 4" when looking at it but it is actually 4 1/2" because it extends behind the faceframe you would fill in 4" in the set shop standards for kick height. In your part section you can then make the adjustment for the part. The cabinet needs to be designed as it actually looks not for the size of the part, that is done in the Parts section
KCDw®'s default is set to the Frame library and a check mark next to the word Frame shows this is the library being used. To change libraries take the mouse pointer and place it on the library you want active then click the left mouse button; or use the up and down arrow keys then hit the enter key. The library you have selected is now active and its name will appear at the top of Set Shop Standards window box. With your library selected you are now ready to go and set YOUR shop standards.
From the main menu bar place the mouse pointer on Change, then click the left mouse button; or while holding down the Alt key press the C key. Menu selections drop down. Move the mouse pointer to Set Shop Standards and click the left mouse button or press the S key. This opens the Set Shop Standards window box.
This is not your parts list it is for design only. There are many choices to be made here so we suggest you scan the list first. This will help you get to know the range of changes available. To view the list use your up and down arrow keys; or place your mouse pointer on one of the small arrows located on the right side of the window box. With the mouse pointer on an arrow, hold down your left mouse button and this will move you through the list. To scroll the list at a slower pace click the left mouse on the arrow instead of holding it down; or use the up and down arrow keys located on the key board.
To make a change to an item highlight it, then type in the change. For example when the Set Shop Standards window box opens Wall Height is highlighted. In the example above, wall height is 90 1/4. Suppose I want to change this to 92. I would type in 92.
Once you have scrolled the list and made all your changes, you must decide if this is for the current job only or it is to be saved as a Permanent Standard. One of the advantages of KCDw® is that you can make these changes for one job only and they will be saved with that job. To save as a Permanent Standard click the Save Sizes as Permanent Standards button. To save for current job only click the Use Sizes for this job ONLY button. If you choose not to save the changes, click the cancel button.
IMPORTANT: It is important to note that sizes MUST be set before a job goes onto the job screen area. If the job is not designed with the correct sizes, your parts will be incorrect. For example, if you design a 35 1/4" tall base cabinet but you really wanted it 34 1/2" your parts would be incorrect. Make sure cabinets are designed with the sizes you want, any size can change, but it needs to be the size you want.
Closets Standards Definitions:
1) Wall Height
The height of your wall
2) Floor to top of Wall Hanging Cabinets
The distance from the floor to the top of a wall hanging unit
3) Depth of Wall Hanging Cabinets
The depth of wall hanging units
4) Depth of Tall Cabinets
The depth of tall units
5) Depth of Base Cabinets
The depth of base units
6) Wall Mount Height Short
The height of a short wall hang unit
7) Wall Mount Height Medium
The height of a medium wall hang unit
8) Wall Mount Height Long
The height of a long wall hang unit
9) Height of Wall Cabinets
Height of standard cabinets
10) Height of Tall Cabinets
Thickness of the top material for a base cabinet
11) Height of Base Cabinets
Height of Base Units
12) Top Opening Height for Low Hanger
Top opening height for hanger units with a low hanger
13) Top Opening Height for High Hanger
Top Opening height for hanger units with a high hanger
14) Tall Cabinet Top Opening Height
The top opening height on tall units
15) Top Drawer Opening Height
the height of the top drawer opening on all units
16) Wall Cabinet - Top Width
The thickness of the top on a wall or top unit
17) Wall Cabinet - Bottom Width
The thickness of the bottom on a wall or top unit
18) Wall Cabinet - Mid Shelf Width
The thickness of the mid shelf on a wall or top unit
19) Base Cabinet - Top Width
The thickness of the top on a base unit
20) Base Cabinet - Bottom Width
The thickness of the bottom on a base unit
21) Base Cabinet - Mid Spanner Width
The thickness of the mid spanner on a base unit
22) Base Lower Spanner Width
The thickness of the lower spanner on a base unit
23) Kick Space Height
The amount seen of the kick from a front elevation
24) Depth of Kick
The amount the kick is held in from the front edge of the unit
25) Left Side Width
The material thickness for the left side of a unit
26) Right Side Width
The material thickness for the right side of a unit
27) Middle Divider Width
The thickness of the material for a middle divider
28) Corner L-Shape Unit Width
The width of a L-shaped Unit
29) Corner L-Shape Unit Side Thickness
The thickness of the side for the L-Shaped Unit
30) 45 Corner Shelf Unit
The width of a Top 45 Corner Cabinet
31) 45 Corner Shelf Unit Side Thickness
The thickness of a the side material on a Top 45 Corner Cabinet
32) Gap Between Door Pairs
The gap between a pair of doors
33) Side Reveal Top Cabinets
The side reveals for top units
34) Top Reveal Top Cabinets
The top reveal for top cabinets
35) Bottom Reveal Top Cabinets
The bottom reveal for top cabinets
36) Gap Between Adjacent Doors
The gap between doors in different openings
37) Side Reveal Base Cabinets
The side reveal for base cabinets
38) Top Reveal Base Cabinets
The top reveal for base cabinets
39) Bottom Reveal Base Cabinets
The bottom reveal for base cabinets
40) Gap Between Door and Drawer
The gap (space) between the door and drawer
41) Gap Between Lower Drawers
The gap (space) between lower drawers
42) Adjust Gap Center
Used to adjust the center of the gap between door and drawers, positive number adjusts up, negative adjusts down.
43) Adjust Lower Gap Center
Used to adjust the center of the gap between lower drawers, a positive number adjusts up, a negative adjusts down
44) Window Width
The width of the Window
| 45) Door Width |
The width of the kitchen or room door
46) C.Top Thickness
Thickness of the counter top
47) C.Top Overhang Width
How much the counter top overhangs
48) Wall Thickness
Thickness of the wall
49) Door Edgeband Thickness
Thickness of edgeband for doors
50) Cabinet Edgeband Thickness
Thickness of edgeband for cabinets
51) Door Thickness
Thickness of the door
52) Kick Box Height
Height of the kick box, for separate kicks
53) Base Cabinet Off Floor
Height base units are off the floor, for separate kicks
54) Uses Inches=254, Mm=10, Cm=100 Auto=0
Determines scale for library
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