Countertop settings

Parameter

Description

Use Style

From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it, or click Unstyled. If a styled object is converted to unstyled, the current values are retained, but all parameters are set to By Instance to allow editing.

By Style/Instance

A graphic indicates whether each parameter is set to By Style and given a fixed value or set to By Instance and editable in the dialog box. An object style may have a combination of both settings, to balance the need for consistency and flexibility. 

By Style/Instance settings are established by the style and cannot be changed from the settings dialog box. 

To edit the object style, see Editing plug-in object styles; editing the style modifies all plug-in objects in the file that use the style. 

Parameter

Description

Countertop Elevation

When Vertex mode is used, sets the elevation for the countertop; otherwise, countertop elevation is set to the top of the cabinets. If the elevation is set by style to a different height, the difference is adjusted in the object's Z value. 

Elevation Reference 

Select either the top or bottom of the countertop as the elevation reference point

Thickness

Sets the thickness of the countertop

Default Edge Treatments

Default overhangs are applied when countertops are created based on existing cabinet geometry

Overhang Back Edges

Sets the default overhang for the back edges of the countertop; this setting is determined by the insertion point of the cabinets

Overhang Side Edges

Sets the default overhang for the side edges of the countertop 

Overhang Front Edges

Sets the default overhang for the front edges of the countertop 

Profiles

Edge, trim and backsplash profiles are based on 2D symbols that can be found in the Resource Manager, or you can create your own. The profile must be the same thickness as the countertop, and is always a reduction of the countertop surface. Edge profiles don't change the total area of the countertop. 

Trim is considered a separate edging, as it is often made of a different material than the countertop. Trim is connected to the countertop at its insertion point. Adjust trim in the profile symbol to create a raised edge over the countertop. 

Edge/Trim Profile

Select a 2D edge or trim profile; edge treatments are added to specific edges in the Edge Treatments pane/dialog box of an existing countertop. The countertop can only have one profile or trim for the outer edges.

Backsplash Profile

Select a 2D backsplash profile; backsplashes are added in the Edge Treatments pane/dialog box of an existing countertop

Allow edge profile with extended vertical geometry

Vertically extends geometry in the edge profile; selecting this option allows a profile that shapes the countertop and creates a downstand, but the countertop area is not changed

Edge profile corner round wrap

Rounds the edge profile corner; the rounding radius equals the profile width

Allow countertop to extend when adding waterfall edge

Automatically extends the countertop width; if the default side overhang is less than the thickness of the countertop and there are cabinets underneath, select to extend the waterfall edge without affecting the cabinets

Parameter

Description

2D Attributes

Lists all parts that have attributes settings. Select one or more rows, and click the applicable columns to select the desired settings. 

To control appearance and visibility, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Countertop Class> to place the part attributes in the same class as the countertop object. 

Set custom pen and fill attributes, or select an option to control them by object (from the Attributes palette), by class, or by material (as set in 3D Attributes). 

Make All Attributes by Class

Sets the pen, line, and fill attributes by class

Remove All by Class Settings

Removes all by class settings for pen, line, and fill attributes

3D Attributes

Lists all parts that can be assigned an individual material and texture.

Separate textures can be added to each part, but each part can only have a single texture. For example, if two waterfall edges are created on one countertop, they are considered a single part and must have the same texture; however, the waterfall edges may have a different texture from the main countertop surface, which is considered a different part. Each part texture can also be edited using the Attribute Mapping tool; see Mapping fills with the Attribute Mapping tool for more information.

Select one or more rows, and do any of the following: 

Click in the Material column and select a material from the Resource Selector. 

Click in the Texture column and select a texture from the Resource Selector, or click one of the buttons to use no texture, to use the class texture, or if the material's texture was previously overridden, to revert to the material's texture. 

The material and texture of all selected parts are assigned.  

Parameter

Description

Field Name/Field Value

Data fields are listed under Field Name. Click the Field Value column to enter data for use in the countertop schedule, as needed. 

Parameter

Description

Style

Replace, edit, or remove the current style, or (for unstyled objects only) create a new plug-in style (see Custom plug-in object styles without catalog options).

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 Object Info palette

Edge Treatments

Edits the edge treatments selected in the General pane of the Countertop Settings dialog box; see Countertop edge treatments

Insertions

Edits the countertop insertions; see Countertop insertions 

Pick Symbols to Associate

Selects symbols to associate with the countertop; see Inserting symbols into countertops by fitting to cabinets

Vertex parameters

Edits the vertices of the countertop object; see Editing vertex-based objects