Inserting Cabinets

All Vectorworks products include three types of common cabinets for inserting in a drawing file—base, wall, and utility cabinets. In the Vectorworks Fundamentals product, the cabinet objects are inserted from an object library through the Resource Manager. In the Vectorworks Design Series products, the cabinet objects are inserted with the various cabinet tools. Cabinet door and drawer handles are provided in the Vectorworks libraries; see Concept: Resource Libraries.

In addition to these common cabinet types, Vectorworks offers the flexibility of Creating Custom Cabinets.

To insert a base cabinet in the Vectorworks Design Series:

To insert a utility cabinet in the Vectorworks Design Series:

To insert a wall cabinet in the Vectorworks Design Series:

1. Click the Base Cabinet, Utility Cabinet, or Wall Cabinet tool from the Furn/Fixtures tool set.

2. From the Tool bar, click either Active Def to select an existing resource from the Resource Selector, or click Preferences and set the default parameters to create a custom object.

3. Click on the drawing to place the object, and click again to set the rotation. The properties can be edited from the Object Info palette.

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Base Cabinet Parameters

 

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Style	Replace, remove, or edit the current style, or create a new plug-in object style for this object. Editing a style changes all instances in the file that use the style.
Hide Style Parameters	Hides the parameters that are set by style; these cannot be edited from the dialog box or Object Info palette
Flip	If the object is in a wall, click to flip the object orientation
Set Position	If the object is in a wall, click to activate the Move by Points tool in Reference Point mode and move the object by a specified distance from a reference point
Type	Select the cabinet type
End Finish	Select the cabinet finish
Blind	Specify the direction of the blind, or none
Length	Enter the cabinet length
Uneven Length Corner	For corner types, select whether the cabinet has an uneven length corner, and if so, enter the left corner length
Height/Depth	Enter the cabinet height and depth
Thickness	Enter the thickness of the cabinet material
Door mounting	Select the cabinet door mounting type
Draw Drawer	Select whether to draw the cabinet drawers
Drawer Type	Specify the drawer type
Door Config	Select the door configuration
Door Type	Select the cabinet door type
Open Doors in 3D	Select to display doors open 90° in 3D views
Panel Type	Select the door panel type
Arch Height Factor	Specify the proportion of the arch height in relation to the door width (a larger value produces a taller arch)
Rail and Stile Width	Select the rail and stile width
Bevel Edge	Select whether to bevel the outside door and drawer edges
Bevel Inside	Select whether to bevel the inside door and drawer edges
Reveals	Enter the top, bottom, side, center, and mid reveal height or width
Number of Shelves	Enter the number of shelves
Draw Kick	Select whether to draw a kick
Kick Height/Depth	Specify the kick height and depth
Draw Counter	Select whether to draw a counter
Back Splash	Specify where to place the back splash, or none
Splash Height	Enter the back splash height
Splash Thickness	Enter the back splash thickness
Counter Thickness	Enter the counter thickness
Overhang	Enter the counter overhang length
Reveal	Enter the thickness for the bottom portion of the counter
Show Detail	Select whether to draw various cabinet details
Cabinet/Doors/Kick/Counter	To control appearance and visibility, select a class for each component from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Base Cabinet Class> to place the component attributes in the same class as the cabinet object.
Door/Drawer Handle Height	Enter the door and/or drawer handle height
Door/Drawer Handles	Click Door Handles and/or Drawer Handles to select a handle from a library or the current file; select a symbol from the graphical list of Symbols and click OK (or select the No Pull symbol to remove the door or drawer handles)

Utility Cabinet Parameters

 

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Style	Replace, remove, or edit the current style, or create a new plug-in object style for this object. Editing a style changes all instances in the file that use the style.
Hide Style Parameters	Hides the parameters that are set by style; these cannot be edited from the dialog box or Object Info palette
Flip	If the object is in a wall, click to flip the object orientation
Set Position	If the object is in a wall, click to activate the Move by Points tool in Reference Point mode and move the object by a specified distance from a reference point
Length	Enter the cabinet length
Height/Depth	Enter the cabinet height and depth
Thickness	Enter the thickness of the cabinet material
Door Mounting	Select the cabinet door mounting type
Door Type	Select the cabinet door type
Main Door Config	Select the main door configuration
Panel Type	Select the door panel type
Mullion Type	Select the cabinet mullion type, or none
Handle Height	Enter the door handle height
Number of Shelves	Enter the number of shelves
Open Doors in 3D	Select to display doors open 90° in 3D views
Upper Door Config	Select the upper door configuration
Upper Door Height	Enter the upper cabinet door height
Upper Door Type	Select the upper cabinet door type
Upper Panel Type	Select the upper cabinet door panel type
Upper Mullion Type	Select the upper cabinet mullion type, or none
Upper Handle Height	Enter the upper cabinet door handle height
Upper Number of Shelves	Enter the number of shelves in the upper cabinet
Arch Height Factor	Specify the proportion of the arch height in relation to the door width (a larger value produces a taller arch)
Rail and Stile Width	Select the rail and stile width
Bevel Edge	Select whether to bevel the outside door and drawer edges
Bevel Inside	Select whether to bevel the inside door and drawer edges
Reveals	Enter the top, bottom, side, and mid reveal measurement height or width
Draw Kick	Select whether to draw a kick
Kick Height/Depth	Specify the kick height and depth
Show Detail	Select whether to draw various cabinet details.
Cabinet/Doors/Kick/Glazing	To control appearance and visibility, select a class for each component from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Utility Cabinet Class> to place the component attributes in the same class as the cabinet object.
Handles	Click Handles to select a handle from a library or the current file; select a symbol from the graphical list of Symbols and click OK (or select the No Pull symbol to remove the handles)

Wall Cabinet Parameters

 

►    Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Style	Replace, remove, or edit the current style, or create a new plug-in object style for this object. Editing a style changes all instances in the file that use the style.
Hide Style Parameters	Hides the parameters that are set by style; these cannot be edited from the dialog box or Object Info palette
Flip	If the object is in a wall, click to flip the object orientation
Set Position	If the object is in a wall, click to activate the Move by Points tool in Reference Point mode and move the object by a specified distance from a reference point
Type	Select the cabinet type
End Finish	Select the cabinet finish
Blind	Specify the direction of the blind, or none
Length	Enter the cabinet length
Uneven Length Corner	For corner types, select whether the cabinet has an uneven length corner, and if so, enter the Left Corner Length
Height/Depth	Enter the cabinet height and depth
Thickness	Enter the thickness of the cabinet material
AFF	Enter the cabinet height above the finished floor
Door mounting	Select the cabinet door mounting type
Number of Doors	Select the number of cabinet doors
Door Swing	Specify the door swing direction
Door Type	Select the cabinet door type
Panel Type	Select the door panel type
Mullion Type	Select the cabinet mullion type, or none
Number of Shelves	Enter the number of shelves
Arch Height Factor	Specify the proportion of the arch height in relation to the door width (a larger value produces a taller arch)
Handle Height	Enter the door handle height
Rail and Stile Width	Select the rail and stile width
Bevel Edge	Select whether to bevel the outside door and drawer edges
Bevel Inside	Select whether to bevel the inside door and drawer edges
Reveals	Enter the top, bottom, side, and center reveal measurement height or width
Glazing	Select the glazing class or none
Show Detail	Select whether to draw various cabinet details.
Cabinet/Doors	To control appearance and visibility, select a class for each component from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Wall Cabinet Class> to place the component attributes in the same class as the cabinet object.
Handles	Click Handles to select a handle from a library or the current file; select a symbol from the graphical list of Symbols and click OK (or select the No Pull symbol to remove the handles)

4. Optionally, after placement you can create a plug-in object style, which combines style parameters (with a fixed value established by the style) and instance parameters (which can be set independently for each instance of the styled object in the drawing). See Creating Plug-in Object Styles.

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Symbols Within a Wall

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