Cabinets for a kitchen

[Anonymous]

I'd like to attempt in drawing some custom cabinets for a kitchen, and from the information I've managed to gather, it seems I'd use walls for the side panels, and slabs for the tops & bottoms.

As for custom doors, would I create the basic shape using a slab in a plan view, cutout the pattern in the centre, then save it as a custom door object?

[Anonymous]

Thanks Stuart.

Running OSX 10.8.3 & ArchiCAD 16 (Trial)

[Anonymous]

OSX 10.8.3

Click on System Preferences / Language & Text / Rigion / Customize for Numbers, and switch off the comma.

Don't forget to restart ArchiCAD 😉

[Anonymous]

What's the best way to temporarily hide a object, then "un-hide" it again?

For example, I've drawn a door (left), but now need to hide it so I can trim the shelves by 20mm in my 3D view.

[Barry Kelly]

Temporarily place it in another layer that is turned off then bring it back to the original layer.
Or if it is in its own layer then just turn that off.
Or place a marquee halfway through the width of the door so you can easily see the shelves and select them.
Or you could try locking the elements you don't want to move (door & side panels) and then stretching the shelves in plan with the marquee.
There are probably some other methods as well.

A good tip if you select all the shelves then group them so if you need them in future you can select just one to select them all at the same time so long as "Enable groups" is active.
If you want to select the shelves separately then make sure the "Disable groups" is active.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

Barry,

Selecting all the shelves then group them, that's a brilliant tip, didn't even occur to me to do that.

Is there a quicker way to turn layers on/off other than pressing command+L?

[Barry Kelly]

There is a "Quick Layers" palette (ALT-Q is the default shortcut) that will allow you to easily hide the layer of a selected object.
It is also good for hiding all other layers except the one for your selected object.
Can also be used to lock layers easily.
Barry.

[Anonymous]

Barry, I've attempted the grouped option, but no longer get a "stretch or Offset" command in the pet pallet.

[Barry Kelly]

Grouping just allows you to select all the shelves easily at one time.
To edit you will need to "Suspend Groups" groups and you will be able to stretch the edges.
So enable when selecting but suspend when editing.

A marquee in the floor plan would allow you to stretch all the shelf edges in one go (but you must suspend the groups still).

Barry.

[Anonymous]

ah ha... ok gotcha 😉

[rocorona]

Barry wrote:
There is a "Quick Layers" palette (ALT-Q is the default shortcut) that will allow you to easily hide the layer of a selected object.
It is also good for hiding all other layers except the one for your selected object.
Can also be used to lock layers easily.
Barry.

And don't forget my favorite function of this palette: the unvaluable "undo layer action) that make so easy to re-show layers you have just hidden.

As for the shelves behind the door, you can simply select all (ctrl-a) then shift click on the the door (deselect) and F5 (show selection in 3D). Someone is not aware that this can also be done when we are already in a 3D view.