Cabinet Design
Sideboards and chests of drawers: a carcass sized to the wall, with one or two doors, up to four drawers, bar or knob handles or none, standing on legs or on the floor. Open the doors and drawers to show what is inside.
2 cabinets to start from
A sideboard and a chest of drawers. Each is a starting point.
Sideboard
Cabinet in white laminate, 1200 mm wide, 800 mm high.
Drawer Chest
Cabinet in oak, 800 mm wide, 1000 mm high.
Every property, and what it does
Select a cabinet and these are its rows: its design and cut sheet, then its carcass, front and base.
Design and cut sheet
What the piece is, which design it carries, and what it takes to make.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Rebuilds the piece as a different kind of furniture, where it stands. | Table, coffee table, desk, chair, stool, bench, shelving, cabinet, wardrobe, bed |
| Preset | Replaces the piece's design with another, keeping where it stands. | The 2 presets and your saved designs |
| Apply this design to | Gives every other piece of the same kind on this floor, or in the project, the same design. | This floor, the whole project |
| Save this design | Saves the design under a name as a preset of your own. | A name |
| Cut sheet | Counts the boards, sheets, yield, board area, edge tape, timber, bought in hardware and machining it takes, nested on the stock sheet you choose. | Read from the design |
Carcass
The box: its finish, size and board thickness.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Material | The main finish of the piece. | Oak, Walnut, Birch ply, Pine, White laminate, Travertine, Plaster, Concrete, Black metal, Steel, Linen, Boucle, Fabric taupe, Fabric grey, Fabric charcoal, Tan leather, Matte ink, Matte clay, Matte sage, Fluted oak, Brushed brass, Mirror, Quartz white, Led 2700k, Led 3000k, Led 4000k; default White laminate |
| Width | How wide the piece is. | 0.4 to 1.8 m; default 0.9 m |
| Height | How tall the piece is. | 0.4 to 2 m; default 0.8 m |
| Depth | How deep the piece is, front to back. | 0.28 to 0.65 m; default 0.45 m |
| Panel thickness | Thickness of the boards it is built from. | 12 to 25 mm; default 18 mm |
Front
Doors, drawers and handles.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Doors | No doors, one or a pair. | None, Single, Double; default Double |
| Drawers | How many drawers. | 0 to 4; default 0 |
| Handles | The handles on the fronts. | Bar, Knob, None; default Bar |
| Open doors | Swing the doors open | 0 to 1; default 0 |
| Open drawers | Slide the drawers out | 0 to 1; default 0 |
Base
The legs it stands on.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Leg height | Height of the legs under the carcass. Zero sets it on the floor. | 0 to 180 mm; default 90 mm |
| Leg size | How thick each leg is. | 25 to 70 mm; default 45 mm |
How cabinets are designed
Open Custom furniture
In the editor, open Furnish and choose Custom furniture, or type CUSTOM (CF). The presets open, by kind.
Place it
Pick a cabinet, then click where it goes, against a wall.
Shape it
Change its size and boards, the doors, drawers and handles, and the legs.
Get the cut sheet
The cut sheet counts every board and nests it on stock sheets, with the edge tape, timber and hardware.
Cabinets questions, answered.
Can a cabinet have doors and drawers?
Yes. No doors, a single door or a pair, and up to four drawers, with bar handles, knobs or none.
Can I show it open?
Yes. Open doors and Open drawers swing the doors and pull the drawers out, for a render.
Can I get a cutting list?
Yes. The cut sheet lists the boards, nests them on a stock sheet size you choose, and adds up the edge tape, timber, hardware and machining.
Read on
- Shelving: Bookcases and open shelving.
- Kitchen Design: Fitted kitchens, wall to wall.
- Custom Furniture: All ten kinds of piece, and their cut sheets.
- Furniture and kitchens docs: The catalogue, custom furniture, pots and plants.