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Contractor/manufacturer is Cab-Tech Software 411 Maplewood Drive/ Walterboro, SC 29488 CAB-TECH SOFTWARE INFO: CAB-TECH Software 411 Maplewood Drive Walterboro, SC 29488 Email: techsupport@cab-tech.com SYSTEM MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Windows 95/98 20 meg HD space VGA Monitor Keyboard Mouse recommended INTRODUCTION: Cabinet Creator Euro is designed for the shop or individual who wants to start building their cabinets, vanities, bookcases, etc. immediately. Cabinet Creator Euro will produce a cutlist for frameless cabinets with overlay or flush style doors and drawer fronts. With very little dimensional input this program will produce a complete cutlist for each cabinet, (including cabinet boxes, shelves, doors, drawer fronts, and drawer boxes. It will also produce a front elevation drawing to scale of each cabinet. There is a Standards section for you to input all your basic cabinet information. After you input your standards information, the program requires only a cabinet ID and cabinet length inputed to produce a complete cutlist and an elevation drawing. Each cabinet's data can be saved for future use. You can load cabinet data from a former job to use in a new job. You can make a directory to keep specialty cabinets or frequently used cabinet types (Sink bases, Cook top bases, etc.) for instant use in new jobs. Cabinet Creator is a cabinet maker's tool. Like your shop equipment it saves you time which means more profit! GETTING STARTED: The windows are basically self-explanatory and very easy to follow. In the first window you choose the cabinet's orientation, and the cabinet's type. 1. The basic cabinet data will come from, your Standards file, or from a previously saved cabinet. The standards file is where you put your standard dimensions for the various parts of the base and overhead cabinets which do not usually change from job to job. The program will use this information to fill in dimensions for parts like, toe kick height, end material thickness, drawer opening height, etc.. All of these dimensions can be edited on the cabinet data input window by clicking the button [Edit This Cabinet's Standards. Note: In the first window is where you have the option to edit your Standards file. You can use data from a saved cabinet file. For instance, if you have a repeat cabinet like a vanity, sink base, bookcase, etc. from job to job, you would load the saved cabinet file, edit the cabinet ID, and print it out. 2. Next choose either base or overhead for Cabinet orientation. 3. Then choose the type of cabinet. 4. Once the Cabinet orientation, and type is choosen, then click the [ACCEPT] button and the Cabinet Data Input window will appear. The next window is the Cabinet data input, where the cabinet id and and dimensions are entered. After entering the id and dimensions choose what action to take next: Produce Cutlist -- To view and print out your cut list View Elevation -- To view and print our your elevation New Cabinet -- To start the next cabinet Save Cabinet -- To save for future use Exit -- To exit program Help -- To view this manual (calculator) button -- To bring up the Calculator/Converter SAVING & LOADING CABINET DATA Saving Cabinet Data: After the cabinet data has been entered in the data input window, click on (Save Cabinet) and then choose the job directory in which the file is to placed. If a new job directory is required, click the icon which pictures a folder with a star on it. Click the (save) button. After saving, the program returns to the Data Input window. Loading Cabinet Data: At the bottom of the Cabinet Selection window click the (LOAD SAVED CABINET DATA) button. Then next select the cabinet you wish to load. After loading, the program will take you to either the Base, Stacked Drawer or Overhead data input window. All the dimensions will be filled in. At this time the cabinet ID or any of the cabinet data can be edited if needed. Click the [Modify This Cabinet's Standards] button to edit any part of the cabinet or to modify the Job Name. Next view or print the cutlist and/or elevation. At this point the cabinet data can be saved under a new name by click the [Save Cabinet] button. This feature allows the use of like cabinets from Job to Job (sink bases, range hood cabinets, vanities, etc.), or simply easily correcting a dimension error. BASE CABINET STANDARDS ENTRY: ============================= BOX HEIGHT: This is the total height of the base box including the kick height if kick frames are not used, excluding the kick height if kick frames are used. BOX DEPTH: This is the total depth of the base cabinet including the back, but does not include the thickness of the cabinet doors, or drawer fronts. END MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the cabinet ends. This can be edited in the DATA input window. FLOOR MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the cabinet floor. NAILER MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of material used for cabinet nailers. The thickness is used in calculating the length of short partitions and top supports for sink cabinets. Because the nailer carries the top weight at the back of the cabinet and connects the cabinet to the wall a 3/4 in. thickness is recommended. SHORT PARTITION MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the short partition which is located vertically between two drawer box openings. TOE KICK HEIGHT: This is the height of the toe kick that is seen from the front of the completed cabinet. This can be edited in the DATA input window. TOE KICK DEPTH: This is the depth the face of the toe kick sets back from the face of the face frame. NAILER HEIGHT: This a horizontal brace that runs between the ends at the top-back of the cabinet. The short partitions that carry the side mount drawer runners attach to the nailer. Through the nailer the cabinet is secured to the wall. A 4 in. minimumnailer height is recommended. TOP RAIL HEIGHT: This is the thickness of the top rail. TOP RAIL WIDTH: This is the width the top rail. RAIL HEIGHT: This is the height of the rail beneathe the drawer opening. RAIL WIDTH: This is the width of the rail beneath the drawer opening. TOP SUPPORT WIDTH: This is the width of the top supports. If you do not use top supports, enter '0' and the will not appear on the cutlist. FULL TOP Y/N?: Select whether or not a solid top (like the floor) is used in the construction of the cabinet box. DOUBLE DOOR SPACING: This is the amount of space between double doors. DOOR OVERLAY - ENDS: This is how much the side of the door overlays the box ends. If an offset hinge is used, the hinge clearance must be subtracted from the desired overlay. If no doors are wanted, set this dimension to '0'. DOOR OVERLAY - TOP: This is how much the top of the door overlays the rail. DRAWER FRONT OVERLAY - TOP: This is how much the top of the drawer front overlays the top rail. DRAWER FRONT OVERLAY - BOT: This is how much the bottom of the drawer front overlays the rail. DRAWER FRONT Vertical Spacing: This is the amount of space between drawer fronts on a stacked drawer cabinet. BACK INSTALLATION TYPE: Select overlay if the back overlays the entire backside of the cabinet. Select inset if back is set into the back of the cabinet. BACK MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the materialselected for the backs of the cabinets. If no backs are required, than set this dimension to '0'. FLOOR RABIT: This is the amount of the floor thickness that the back will be set into. NAILER RABIT: This is the amount of the Nailer Height that the back will be set into. END RABIT: This is the amount of the end thickness that the back will be set into. OVERHEAD CABINET STANDARDS: =========================== BOX HEIGHT: This is the total height of the overhead cabinet. BOX DEPTH: This is the total depth of the overhead bOX not including the door thickness. END MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the box ends. TOP MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the box top. BOTTOM MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the box bottom. UPPER NAILER HEIGHT: This is the height of the nailer used at the top of the cabinet. 3/4 in. is recommend. The cabinet should be fastened to the wall through the nailer. LOWER NAILER HEIGHT: This is the height of the nailer used at the bottom of the cabinet. 3/4 in. is recommend. The cabinet should be fastened to the wall through the nailer. MICROWAVE OPENING HEIGHT: This is the desired height to allow for a microwave ovening in the microwave overhead cabinet. DOOR OVERLAY - ENDS: This is how much the side of the door overlays the box's ends. If an offset hinge is used, the hinge clearance must be subtracted from the desired overlay. If no doors are wanted, set this dimension to '0'. DOOR OVERLAY - TOP: This is how much the top of the door overlays the box's top. DOOR OVERLAY - BOTTOM: This is how much the bottom of the door overlays the box's bottom. DOUBLE DOOR SPACING: This is the amount of space between double doors. BACK INSTALLATION TYPE: Select overlay if the back overlays the entire backside of the cabinet. Select inset if back is set into the back of the cabinet. BACK MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the material selected for the backs of the cabinets. If no backs are required, than set this dimension to '0'. UPPER NAILER RABIT: This is the amount of the upper nailer height that the back will be set into. LOWER NAILER RABIT: This is the amount of the lower nailer height that the back will be set into. END RABIT: This is the amount of the end thickness that the back will be set into. DRAWER BOX STANDARDS: ===================== DRAWER OPENING HEIGHT: This is opening height for the drawer box. If no drawers are wanted, set this dimension to '0'. DRAWER SIDE CLEARANCE: The drawer side clearance is specified by the drawer runner manufacture. DRAWER HEIGHT CLEARANCE: A drawer height clearance is required to insert the drawer box into the cabinet when using sidemount drawer runners. A greater clearance is required when using Euro style runners. DRAWER DEPTH: This is the length that the drawer extends into the cabinet. The drawer length is determined by the length of the drawer runner. DRAWER MATERIAL THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the material used in fabricating the drawer box sides and ends. If the Thickness is set to '0' no drawer box parts will be printed out on the cutlist, but the Drawer Fronts will be listed. DOVETAIL DEPTH: This is the length of the dovetail or box joint used in assembling the drawer. If this depth is set to `0' the ends will fit between the sides. DRAWER BOX CONSTRUCTION: Select overlay if bottom covers box frame. Select inset if bottom is recessed into frame. DRAWER BOTTOM THICKNESS: This is the thickness of the material chosen for drawer bottoms. BOTTOM DADO DEPTH: This is the depth of the dado into the sides and ends to receive a recessed bottom. Misc. Standards: ================ CALCULATE BASE SHELVES Y/N?: Select YES to calculate base shelves, NO, to not calculate them. CALCULATE OVERHEAD SHELVES Y/N?: Select YES to calculate overhead shelves, NO, to not calculate them. SHELF CLIP CLEARANCE: The total clearance to allow for shelf clips. BASE SHELF FRONT CLEARANCE: The clearance between the front of the base shelf and the face of the cabinet box. OVERHEAD SHELF FRONT CLEARANCE: The clearance between the front of the overhead shelf and the face of the cabinet box. MAX OPENING HEIGHT WITHOUT SHELF: The maximum opening to allow without a shelf being calculated. APPROXIMATE SHELF SPACING: The approximate space to be left between shelves. DOOR EDGING THICKNESS: The thickness of the edging on a door. (ie. Plastic laminate, vinyl edging, moulding) Enter a '0' if none used. DRWR FRONT EDGING THICKNESS: The thickness of the edging on a drawer front. (ie. Plastic laminate, vinyl edging, moulding) Enter a '0' if none used. BOX FACE EDGING THICKNESS: The thickness of the edging on the face of a cabinet box. (ie. Plastic laminate, vinyl edging, moulding) Enter a '0' if none used. INPUT/OUTPUT DIMENSIONS TYPE: Choose between Metrics, Decimal Inches and Fractional Inches. CURRENT JOB NAME: The name of the job currently being worked on. COMPANY NAME: The name of your company. FLUSH DOORS AND DRAWER FRONTS: Set all door and drawer overlays to a negative overlay. Example: For a flush door needing an 1/8 in. clearance on all sides, set all overlays to -.125 in. HELPFUL HINTS AND EXPLANATIONS 1. There a four possible Stacked Drawer configurations: A) All Drawer Fronts of Equal Height: Set top drawer opening height to zero, enter the total number of drawers wanted in the cabinet and then enter zero for the bottom drawer opening height. B) Standard Top Drawer Front and All Others of Equal Height: Enter the number of drawers remaining (not including the top drawer) then enter zero for bottom drawer opening height. C) All Fronts Equal Height Except Bottom Front: Enter zero for top drawer opening height, then enter the total number of drawers in cabinet and then enter the desired bottom drawer opening height. D) Standard Top Front Height, Specific Bottom Opening and All OThers Equal: Enter number of drawers remaining (not including the top drawer) Then enter the desired bottom drawer opening height. 2. The dimensions that you enter are also printed on the cut list for reference. 3. Email us at techsupport@cab-tech.com with your comments or questions. Or visit our website at http://www.cab-tech.com