Design
Cabinet movement is locked to a set value
In the plan view you can move a cabinet freely with the mouse by dragging it around, but there can be a time when the drag function will be locked to a set value, and you cannot move it freely. Solution There is a quick lengths movement tool. You ...
Elevation view is not showing all the cabinets
Elevation View Distance Elevations have the option to reveal cabinets based their distance from the elevation line. This document will cover what an elevation line is and how to change its view distance. Elevation Line When creating a wall, an ...
Formatting Dimension Labels
Format Dimension Label On every dimension line you use, a label is placed along it showing how long that section of the line is. These labels do not usually show units, ie the label on a 42.67 cm dimension would just be "426.7" (depending on the ...
Snapping tool and its use
Snapping allows you to place objects flush up against other objects, perfectly aligned. Without snapping, it is possible to position objects so that they look flush, when in fact they may be slightly offset or have a tiny gap between them. There are ...
Dimension tools and Dimensioning V11
CabMaster Version 11 introduced a minor change to the Dimension tool, it requires 3 clicks which is the same as it always was, but the order is slightly reversed. 1: Click on the first point you wish to measure 2: Select the second point to measure ...
Adjusting Walls in CabMaster
In a CabMaster drawing you will often need to draw a wall, but there is a lot of changes that can be made to them, in this video link below you will get a visual run through some of those. VIDEO LINK: VIDEO: Adjusting walls
Adding new colours to CabMaster for materials
Adding more colours to CabMaster CabMaster already has a lot of different colours already in the system for making materials, but if you wanted to include more and you cannot find colour you need, we can simply add more. Locating the Folders You will ...
V11 Callout tutorial
Video Link to Tutorial Callouts What are Callouts? Callouts are a focused view of an area you wish to see enlarged. The Callout tool can be accessed from the "Annotate" Ribbon. To use the Callout tool, select/click on it from the ribbon menu ...
Creating new materials in v11
Watch our YouTube video on this topic: YouTube - Creating Materials Creating New Materials in V11 Creating new materials in CabMaster V11 is a simple process. From within the Drawing Properties page, you can create your own materials for these ...
Shelf Heights and Cutouts - V11
Shelf Heights and Cutouts V11 This document will discuss shelf heights for: 1. Typical shelves which are automatically spaced inside a carcass 2. Shelves in Tall Standard which allow for comprehensive shelf adjustments o ...
Appliances and 3D Models V11
Appliances and 3D Models It is possible to use 3D models which can enhance your designs. The 3D Models are stored in the Bitmap folder as shown here: CabMaster assumes that the models have been saved so that they are correctly positioned without the ...
Door and Drawer Material Defaults - V11
Door and Drawer Material Defaults The following will discuss setting defaults and selecting different materials for each individual door and drawer front on a cabinet. Although doors commonly change with each job, it still may be beneficial to set up ...
Putting 3D View on Plan View to Email - V11
Creating 3D & Plan View Document Do you need to have a PDF document of your job that you can email to your customer? Putting your 3D View design on your Plan View and emailing it to your customer is a simple task and can be done with any level of ...
Corner Cabinets
Corner Cabinets The following will discuss overlapping corner backs, extending kickboard and backs, and grain direction of shelves. Shelves - Grain Direction The ‘Reverse Grain’ option on the ‘Shelves’ page of the ‘Labour & Construction’ category ...
Default Job Heights and Depths - V11
Default Job Heights & Depths When you create a new drawing you typically start with a library loaded, so that the new drawing will be based on the selected library. The drawing starts off with its own set of properties, called the Drawing Properties, ...
Elevation View Styles
Elevation View Styles One of the new options in CabMaster v11.0 is the ability to change Elevation View to show cabinets in wireframe, hidden or solid view. As shown above, go to the View menu and press the Elevation button to change to Elevation ...
CabMaster Designer Getting Started and Tutorial v10_1
Attached is the Designer Getting Started & Tutorial for V10.1
Shaker Doors in Library Build 95
Recently in CabMaster V10.1 using the Library Build 95, we have improved and changed the look and features of the Shaker Doors. Attached is a link to a video that will help describe what the major visual changes are, and how to use the new area. ...
Inset Drawers and Doors
Inset Drawers & Doors The process of creating inset drawers and doors are the same across all Universal cabinets, so we will be using a Tall Universal in this HowTo document. Inset Doors This is by far the easier option. As the Tall Universal cabinet ...
Glass Door and Machining
This simple HowTo tutorial document explains the process of adding glass doors to your cabinets, either for graphical purposes, machining glass doors, or both.
Dimension Tools and Dimensioning
Dimension Lines This HowTo document will detail the: Dimension Tool Removing Dimension Lines Auto Dimension Tool Auto Dimension Whole Page Dimension Set and Property Sheet Dimension Tool Dimensions are associative. This means that if you re-size a ...
Customising a cabinet in CabMaster Software
Customise a Cabinet Cabinets can be customised before or after they are placed on the drawing. For comprehensive discussions see also the following: CabMasterPro Help topics [F1] : Topic Discusses Cabinet Properties Different ways to select cabinets ...
Understanding Universal Cabinets
Universal Cabinets The Universal cabinets have been designed as highly customisable, versatile options within CabMaster. A single Universal cabinet can be used to create something as large as a full-sized wardrobe, or something as small as a standard ...
Finger Pull Handles and Shadow Rails
VIDEO LINK This Video looks at how to turn on a Finger Pull Handle and also a quick look into the Shadow Rail setup. Please follow the link to YouTube: Video on Finger Pulls and Shadow Rails
Benchtop Patterns in 3D Views
Benchtop Patterns in 3D Views When we have the benchtops on the Cabinets by default, the image typically starts in a repeated pattern, generally 1x1 setup. This makes the benchtop material’s image stretch to fit the size of the surface it is on, so ...
Not able to open PDF Reports directly from CabMaster
Not able to open PDF Reports directly from CabMaster NOTE: If you have attempted to run Adobe already Task Manager in Windows might still have the program running in a restricted state, which means you will need to 'End Task' on that process before ...
Putting 3D View on Plan View to Email
Creating 3D & Plan View Document Do you need to have a PDF document of your job that you can email to your customer? Putting your 3D View design on your Plan View and emailing it to your customer is a simple task and can be done with any level of ...
Appliances and 3D Models
It is possible to use 3D models which can enhance the 3D graphical image. See the attached HowTo document for details.
Shelf Heights and Cutouts
How to set specific shelf height positions and cutouts.
Auto Cutback
Auto Cutback The ‘Auto Cutback’ steps are as follows: Select the cabinet from ‘Library’ list and place it on the drawing page. Remember to keep the mouse button pressed. Move the cabinet into position with the ‘Ctrl’ key held down. Release the mouse ...
Templates Explained
Video Link: Making a Template video For more detailed information on Creating Variables on Templates, click here to watch our YouTube video. Templates Explained A template is simply a pre-saved drawing that can be used to base new drawings on. They ...
Creating new materials in v10.1
Do you need to create new materials in CabMaster v10.1? This document takes you through an example on how to add a material and apply it to a cabinet. Also you can find videos on YouTube under the CabMaster Software Channel. ...
Materials Refreshing
Materials Refreshing The new materials handling behaves differently than the old method in many ways. One such thing is in the way it reads material data from the chosen data sources. We have added a few things to help. Refresh buttons can be found ...
Microwave Oven Ends Flush with Doors
Wall Microwave 2 Cabinet Properties - Flush with Doors This option is located on the ‘End’ page of the ‘Cabinet Details’ category. When ‘External Panels’ are added to microwave and over cabinets (see image below) and ‘Flush with Doors’ is selected, ...
Default Job Heights and Depths
How to set up the default heights and depths for a job.
3D PDF not opening
NOTE: CabMaster V8 and onwards has been able to support exporting a 3D drawing to a PDF format which allows for a 3D PDF to be seen, but this is only supported by Adobe Acrobat Reader V10 onwards, other PDF viewers are not supported. Please note ...
Formatting Dimension Lines Units
When we use the Dimension lines in CabMaster we can actually control the DImension lines for what they are going to display, we can choose things like, if we want to see the units we are working in, or how many decimal places if any. Attached is a ...
Photoview Best Practice
Photoview Best Practice The settings used to get a good render in Photoview depend on what purpose for which you plan on using the rendered image. If you are going to be placing the rendered image on your plan view alongside the top view of the ...
Panels as Door and Materials explained
Video Link: YouTube - Creating Materials Panel as Door In CabMaster, when you are setting up the Catalog or the Drawing Properties, we have the choice to select the “Panel as Door”, which is located under the ‘Job Setup’ and in the ‘Materials-Doors’ ...
Adding a 3D Model to the catalog
Adding 3D Models to the Catalog 3D models can be added to your CabMaster drawing to be included in a Photoview render. Not only can this be done easily, but you can also permanently add your imported models to the catalog*, just like you can with the ...