Rules

      

1. Up to five separate cutouts can be applied to each cabinet. These can either be Circles (half circles and quarter circles), Rectangles or Slots.
   
2. For Circles and Rectangles you specify the dimensions and the position of the centre.
   
3. For Slots you specify (1) the Width, (2) which edge it is cut from and (3) the location of its end.
   

      

1. Slots are always cut with a semicircular end, beyond the selected end point.
   
2. Depending on their position, Circles are reduced to arcs if the circle would otherwise be part of the component. If the centre is within the radius of an edge, the centre automatically moves itself to be on the edge. Thus only full, half or quarter circles are actually cut.
   
3. A similar approach is taken for Rectangles, as for Circles, regarding their size (using the Width or Height instead of the Radius). For Rectangles, the radius is applied to the corners.
   
4. The centre of a Rectangle, Circle, or the end point of a Slot is specified either as exact coordinates or relative positions on the component, from a chosen starting corner. For example, a centre may be positioned 100mm across a component from its bottom left and half way up, by selecting 'BotL' as the start position, '0' as the 'x Fraction', '100m' as the 'x Pos' and '0.5' as the 'y Fraction'.
   

      

1. Holes for centres placed off the component will be positioned as if centred on the edge of the component.
   
2. If a specified width, height or radius exceeds the width or height of the component, it will be ignored.
   
3. These cutouts are undertaken without any regard to any other machining options (for example screw holes drilled to fix the component to another). The user is therefore responsible for the effect this may have.
   
4. Cutouts applied to Shelves will be applied to ALL shelves in the cabinet.
   

Options

Use	Whether or not the cutout is in use
Part	To which part (component) the cutout is to be applied.
Type of Cutout	Choose None, Circle, Rectangle, or Slot.
Layer	What layer name to use for machining, this can be selected from the drop down list, or typed manually/
Through	Will set depth to Part thickness plus machine penetration value.
Depth	If Through is unchecked, then you can specify the depth of the layer.
Radius	Required by the Circle and rectangles corners.
Width	Required by the Rectangle and Slot.
Height	Required by the Rectangle only.
Side	Required by Slots only. Determines the side in which the slot is cut from.
Start	The start position from where to calculate the centre/end point. The options are ‘TopL’, ‘TopR’, ‘BotL’ or ‘BotR’.  These refer to the corners of the component as it is viewed from the chosen machining face.  See the ‘Face’ page of the Catalog/Drawing properties.
x Fraction	One way of specifying the position of the centre/slot end point. It represents a fraction of the components width, from the chosen start position.  Values can be between 0 and 1.  Example: Here the resulting position would be half way across the component (regardless of the components size.) Regardless of the start position, the ‘xFraction’ always positions away from the chosen start point, there is no need to try and use negative numbers. (e.g. 0.5 from TopR would result in the same position as from TopL).
x Pos	The alternative method of specifying the position of the centre/slot end point.  It represents an actual distance from the chosen start position. Example: Here the resulting position would be 100mm from the bottom left hand corner. Regardless of the start position, the ‘xPos’ always positions away from the chosen start point, there is no need to try and use negative numbers.  (e.g. 100mm from Top Right would result in a position 100mm towards the Top Left).  xPos can be combined with xFraction. Example: To centre  circle 30mm from the centre use ‘0.5’ as xFraction and ‘30mm’ as xPos, from the appropriate starting corner.
y Fraction	Similar to xFraction, but dealing with the position of the centre/slot end point in relation to the component’s height.
y Pos	Similar to xPos, but dealing with the position of the centre/slot end point in relation to the component’s height.

Examples of Special Cutouts

To view cutouts for Machining in the Preview Pane, select options on the View page of the Cabinet Machining category. i.e. turn on the View checkbox and select part to view from the dropdown.

i - Circle

Use options Radius, Start, x Pos, y Pos

This would cut a circle of radius 50mm in the Left End. 

The centre of the circle being 200mm to the left of and 400mm down from the top right corner of the component. 

ii - Semi Circle

Use options Radius, y Pos Similar to the example above, but this would cut a semi circle of radius 50mm in the Left End. 

The centre being 200mm to the left of the top right corner and on the edge of the component. 

This is because the yPos is less than the radius, so the circle would have been cut off. As mentioned in the ‘Rules’ above, when this happens the centre is placed on the edge of the component. 

iii - Slot

Use options Type, Width, Side

Cuts a slot in the Back component, of width 30mm, down from the Top of the component to a position 100mm below the top and half way along. 

iv - Rectangle 1

Use options Type, Radius, x / yFractions, yPos Cuts out a rectangle into the Bottom part component, 75mm wide and 100m high, centred 20mm above the middle of the component. The corners being cut with 20mm radius. 

v - Rectangle 2

As the centre of the 20mm rectangle is the bottom left hand corner, this results in a cutout from the part of only 37.5mm wide and 50mm high. The corners being cut with radius

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