The following must be set and applied to some or all of the cabinets which you desire to be quoted and or produced by Cabinotch:

• Exterior Material
• Interior Material
• Drawer Box Material
• Edgeband for Front Edge of Cabinets
• Suspension System Machining
• Leg Leveler Machining
• Construction Method
• Door Hinge Location
• Edgeband for Adjustable Shelves
• Edgeband for Top and Bottom of Upper Cabinet Sides

Note that what is being set here is the “Exterior Material”. As such, this selection will only be applicable to Finished Ends and cabinets which are indicated in the drawing as being RAW Interior. These are the options at present: *Note that Fog Gray and Hardrock Maple Melamine are also available upon request, please contact customer service for a quote.

• Alder
• Cherry
• Hard Maple
• Hickory
• Red Oak
• Walnut
• White Oak
• White Melamine

The defaulted option will remain as “Standard”. Once the Validation Report is generated, you will be able to reference the interior species of cabinets.

These are the options for drawer box side material in Full Access:

• FJ Birch
• Birch – This is the Hard Maple selection in Full Access
• No Drawer Box

There are several options for Edgebanding selection. We carry all the raw hardwood options available for the cabinet material in addition to Rehua’s Top 50 PVC bandings.

• Customer Provided
• Veneer
• Rehau

*Note, when a Cabinet Carcass is defined as RAW Interior, the edgebanding on those components will be RAW to match the interior!

This option applies to Top (Upper) cabinets only. Note that Full Access cabinets available via KCD will have a 10mm “Back Scribe” regardless of the selection made here. For all machining options available via KCD, Cabinotch does NOT automatically cart accessories i.e., Suspension Hanging Blocks, Suspension Rails, Leg Levelers, Sockets, or Shelf Pins.

These are the available options with a brief summation of how Cabinotch applies each. Note that what is being asked here is whether we MACHINE FOR leg levelers:

• Yes with Kick – The Yes response indicates that we will MACHINE FOR leg levers. This option will also provide for the inclusion of ¾” thick toe-kick material. Cabinotch will NOT automatically cart the leg leveling hardware into your project, you will need to do so by visiting the Accessories tab on our website.
• Yes with No Kick – The Yes response indications that Cabinotch will MACHINE FOR leg levelers. Cabinotch will NOT automatically cart the leg leveling hardware into your project, you will need to do so by visiting the Accessories tab on our website.
• No – This selection will have Cabinotch NOT MACHINE FOR leg levelers, as this option also does not specify Kick or a Toe-Notch, this would be the option desired if your intent is to install floating cabinets or provide your own toe box at the job site/during cabinet assembly.
• No – Integral Kick with Toe Notch – This option will have Cabinotch cut out a Toe-Notch on the cabinet sides. Additionally, there will be a provided Kick, which will serve as a spanner between the cabinet sides, this Kick is intended to be skinned with a finished toe-kick trim by you, the customer.

Currently, the Lamello Tenso Fastener with 3mm pilot holes(unfinished ends only) is the only available construction method via KCD Software.

This selection will indicate the location of the hinge plate drilling. Although a selection must be made here to proceed with the quoting/ordering process, Cabinotch will not and cannot apply this drilling if a door swing direction is not indicated in the drawing. Additionally, you should note that this location is based upon the Top and Bottom of the door, not the cabinet itself. This allows you to pre-hinge your doors in a manner which will align with the prescribed option here. Please contact customer service for clarification or assistance.

• 3.75 – 94.5mm
• 3
• 4

The available options are:

• Match Front
• None
• Prefinished Maple Veneer
• C100007 Designer White

Note that if your cabinet is selected as being RAW Interior, the edgebanding on the front of your adjustable shelves will be RAW hardwood veneer to match the cut component.

The available options are:

• Match Front
• None
• Prefinished Maple Veneer
• C100007 Designer White

The generated Validation Report should be used in conjunction with the cabinets drawn to determine what is being quoted and produced by Cabinotch. We strongly recommend that you utilize the “Show Details” button to expand this report and then print this report for your own reference. The following information is given in the Validation Report:

• Unit - This number is prescribed in the KCD Drawing and will be the number present on components produced by Cabinotch.
• Status - This column indicates each unit being Valid or Invalid, if Invalid then the unit is not producible by Cabinotch and therefore not in the estimate which will be generated.
• Description - The cabinet model which was pulled from the Library into the drawings.
• Species – The material used for the cabinet carcass
• Int Ply – Material for cabinet interior
• Edge Band Front – Selection Made for face of the cabinet
• Edge Band Other – This column will always indicate “Standard”
• Side L/ Side R – Indicates if a cabinet side is “F” Finished or “U” Unfinished.
• Shelves – Number of adjustable shelves in each cabinet unit.
• Type – Nonsignificant information.
• Width
• Height
• Depth
• Room – ROOM in which a cabinet is drawn inside the KCD file.

• On cost sensitive projects that are very simple, Integral Finished Ends can save the cabinetmaker some material cost.
• Applied Ends allow them to stack cabinets (you can't stack if you use the integral finished end option). Stacking allows you to exceed our 96" height limitation.
• With Applied Ends, all cabinet parts are ready to build when the order is received (integral finished ends would have to be identified, separated to go through the prep and finish process, and those cabinets could not be built until those parts were sanded, finished and allowed to dry).
• Integral Finished Ends will require the cabinetmaker to tape off the UV portion of the part so it does not get over-spray on it during the finish process.
• When using the combination of Applied Raised Panel Ends on fully exposed ends, and integral finished ends on finished ends where the end engages another cabinet, and can't be raised panel, this combination gives an unbalanced appearance (i.e., and tall oven cabinet with an applied raised panel end on one side, and an integral finished end on the other where it engages base and/or wall cabinets).
• When using applied ends exclusively, the cabinetmaker has the option to install a project without the applied ends (in the case of a highly time sensitive project), adding spacer blocks while installing, and to come back later with the applied ends.
• Applied Ends on wall cabinets allow the cabinetmaker to run the applied end long (add the height of their light rail to the cabinet height) so the light rail is always straight cuts. Otherwise, they have to order more light rail, and cut two miter's for every return.
• Applied End panels, when extended past the cabinet depth by the thickness of the cabinet doors provides an inset appearance.
• Integral End Panels can't be an exclusive option, you have to use applied ends where you have an enclosed refrigerator, or need panelized (raised or inset) ends.

Quickstart jobs are simply empty jobs with the Shop Standards answered for a particular scenario. For example, the project has an 8 foot ceiling with cabinets going to the ceiling, or 8 foot ceiling with cabinets to 7 feet, or 8 foot ceiling with staggered cabinet heights.

You can download 10 Cabinotch Full Access specific scenarios of Quickstart jobs by clicking on the link below.

Cabinotch Full Access Quickstart Jobs

I recommend saving these jobs to a folder inside your KCD Jobs folder (keeping them segregated from your regular job files). When you are ready to start a new job, open the appropriate Quickstart Job, then do a Save As, and rename it while saving it to your normal job file location.

The objective of Quickstart jobs it to Start Jobs Quickly, without having to redundantly answer all the Shop Standards questions each time you start a new job. The advantage of using these jobs is you answer all the Shop Standards simply by opening one of these Quickstart jobs, so you are not having to edit multiple fields in each cabinet dialog box as you are adding cabinets to the walls of your room.

If you would like a little more comprehensive information on Quickstart Jobs, please visit our Blog post on Quickstart jobs.

The position of the mid-rail is controlled by line 69 of your KCD Shop Standards. If you go to Change > Set Shop Standards, and scroll down to line 69, you will see that line 69 states "Adjust Reveal Center", and that it is set to 8mm (.315").

We do this to offset (push the mid-rail down) so all but the reveal (typically 3mm or 1/8") is available for doors below to land on, making the bumper pad position on the doors below less critical.

This offset looks something like this (the left image is with line 69 set to 8mm, the right image is with line 69 set to 0mm):

If you prefer this mid-rail be centered as shown in the image to the right, then simply set line 69 to 0mm (0"), and it will stay that way until you change it (KCD updates will not affect settings you change).

Before we discuss the minimum Drawer Front height, lets also touch on drawer opening height while we are on the subject. The actual question we get is "why can't I make my drawer opening height less than 132mm (5-3/16")?"

Talking about opening heights in relation to Full Access is just not relevant since pretty much every dimension needs to be calculated off of cabinet size less reveal. The mindset needs to shift from opening sizes and overlays to cabinet sizes and reveals, so let's talk about desired drawer front height instead of drawer opening height.

Also, by default, we offset the mid-rail under the top drawer, which can make a discussion about opening heights even more confusing, so to touch on that topic, here is a quick overview (there is another item in this FAQ list that covers this topic in more depth).

We offset (push the mid-rail down) so all but the reveal (typically 3mm or 1/8") is available for doors below to land on, making the bumper pad position on the doors below less critical.

This offset looks something like this (the left image is with line 69 of the Shop Standards set to 8mm, the right image is with line 69 of the Shop Standards set to 0mm):

If you prefer this mid-rail be centered as shown in the image to the right, then simply set line 69 of the Shop Standards to 0mm (0"), and it will stay that way until you change it (KCD updates will not affect settings you change).

Changing this mid-rail offset will affect the size of your drawer opening, so be aware of that before you start attempting to get your desired drawer front height.

To answer the question about minimum Drawer Front height, we have to visit our Drawer Box heights since they influence our minimum Drawer Front height, and Drawer Box height (the exterior height of the drawer box from bottom to top) will be determined by the Drawer Front height, and are as follows:

For drawer front heights from 117mm (4-5/8") to 147mm (5-49/64"), the drawer box will be 64mm (2-1/2") tall (height).

For drawer front heights from 148mm (5-13/16") to 180mm (7-7/64"), the drawer box will be 102mm (4") tall (height).

For drawer front heights from 181mm (7-1/8") to 205mm (8-5/64"), the drawer box will be 127mm (5") tall (height).

For drawer front heights from 206mm (8-3/32") to 256mm (10-5/64"), the drawer box will be 152mm (6") tall (height).

For drawer front heights from 257mm (10-3/32") to 309mm (12-5/32"), the drawer box will be 203mm (8") tall (height).

For drawer front heights from 310mm (12-11/64") to 358mm (14-3/32"), the drawer box will be 254mm (10") tall (height).

For drawer front heights from 359mm (14-7/64") and taller, the drawer box will be 305mm (12") tall (height).

As you can see from the list above, a Drawer Front height of 147mm or less will result in a drawer box height of 64mm (2-1/2"), which would be a big mess for most cabinetmakers if we allowed you to make a Drawer Front that would provide you with 64mm (2-1/2") drawer boxes.

So, to prevent that from happening, we do not allow you to make your Drawer Fronts any less than 148mm (5-13/16"), which with our default 8mm mid-rail offset would provide you with a 132mm (5-3/16") irrelevant opening height. And a 148mm (5-13/16") Drawer Front with the mid-rail offset set to 0mm will provide you with a 124mm (4-7/8") irrelevant opening height.

The one exception is the Knee Space Drawer units, they will allow you to make a Drawer Front height that will allow use of our 64mm (2-1/2") drawer box.

Unfortunately there is not a quick and easy way currently (a good reason to accept our defaults as your defaults). We may change this in the future, but currently there is no control in the Shop Standards that controls this, other than the top opening height (line 68 of the Shop Standards), and we calculate the top drawer openings, which makes that setting irrelevant (nothing reads it).

For the time being, if inertia ("that's how we have always done it.") prevents the paradigm shift that would allow you to utilize our current default top drawer front height of 157mm (6-3/16") , then you could set your own default top drawer front height by going to each cabinet dialog box, setting the top drawer front height to what you want, then right clicking on the Top Drw Front Ht field, then clicking the top option- "Set Default For [' Top Drw Front Ht=148], with 148mm being an example, but this can be anything you want over 148mm or 5-13/16".

We use a 19mm (3/4") thick back, and hold that back off the wall 10mm (3/8") to leave room for the hanging rail that is part of the suspension system we use to install Cabinotch Full Access wall cabinets (see the Suspension System question for more information), so the cabinet will have 1- 1/8" less interior depth than the total cabinet depth. To make certain the end user will have adequate interior space to store their dishes (over-sized plates have become very common place), we have bumped our default cabinet depth to 330 (13"). You are in full control of the wall cabinet depth, so you can set it to anything you want, but we wanted our default depth to accommodate as many over-sized dishes as possible. Of course there are some that would require a 458mm (18") deep cabinet, but a 330mm (13") depth should accommodate the vast majority of over-sized plates.

Yes it can, but you must tell us you want Tip-Out-Trays by using KCD's Options. If you open the Base Sink Cabinets dialog box by double clicking on the Base Sink Cabinet and clicking the More button:

Then you will see the Options button, click on that:

Then select the "Tilt Out Sink Tray" option (it should be highlighted in blue when selected), and Click OK:

This will change the way we machine this cabinet, and how you will Assemble the cabinet. Without the Option, our sink cabinet has a vertical Base Sink Rail that is the height of your chosen false front height, plus your top reveal, plus 20 mm (3/4"). The additional 20 mm or 3/4" is for the doors below to have something to close against. By not having horizontal rails, there is nothing that has to be cutout to make room for the sink. The cabinet without the "Tilt Out Sink Tray" option will look like this:

If you do choose the "Tilt Out Sink Tray" Option, then instead of the approximately 180 mm (7") tall vertical Base Sink Rail, we will machine two 50.8 mm (2") vertical Base Sink Rails, and eliminate the Lamello machining (since a Lamello P14 Tenso fitting is too big to be utilized) and simply machine a couple pilot holes for each Base Sink Rail, and you can attach it by using #6 1-1/2" self tapping, self countersinking wood screws. The cabinet with the "Tilt Out Sink Tray" option will look like this:

The top edge of the lower Base Sink Rail should align with the bottom of your False Front. So, if you have our default False Front height of 157 mm (6- 3/16"), and our default 3 mm (1/8") top reveal, then the top edge of the lower Base Sink rail should be located at 160 mm (6- 5/16") down from the top edge of the cabinet side.

Frieze by definition is: a wide horizontal band with painted or sculpted decorations (often near the top of a wall and/or near the ceiling or over a doorway). The most famous Frieze can be found on the Parthenon which is located in Greece.

Expanding on the definition in the context of cabinetmaking, Frieze can be made from hardwood or from engineered materials with a ply, MDF or particle core, with either no face, or veneer face. The purpose of Frieze is to provide a place to nail your face mount crown, much like the top rail of a face frame cabinet.

If you need more information, read our Blog post on Frieze, we dive a lot deeper into the topic there.

It's really not all that complicated, but it does take more than a sentence or two to cover all the intricacies of a cabinet with one to multiple appliance openings that need to be defined by the user, and making sure you have a landing zone above and below those appliances. To learn how this cabinet works, and the controls you have in KCD, read our Blog post on the Full Access Oven Cabinet.

It's really not all that complicated, but it does take more than a sentence or two to cover all the intricacies of a cabinet that half or more of the cabinet has a panel mounted to the face, and has a drawer partition that needs to be installed correctly. So to provide you with a more in-depth look at this cabinet, take a look at our Blog post on the Full Access Blind Cabinet.

This cabinet is actually pretty simple as it only has four essential components, a Side, Back, Top and Bottom with optional Adjustable shelves. The side is the depth of the cabinet, and the back is identical to a side except that is it 19mm (3/4") narrower to but into the cabinet Side.

If you need doors on this cabinet, you will need to use the negative angle hinges listed in the "What Hinge and Hinge Plate should I use?" question of the Functional Hardware group on this page.

Here is a quick animation that hopefully will make this cabinets construction and assembly a little clearer.

This cabinet is a little more complicated than most, but only has five essential components, a Deep Side, Short Side, Back, Top and Bottom with optional Adjustable Shelves. In KCD, you have control over the Width and Depth, but the Short Side Depth is a calculated field to make sure the clip is always a 45 degree angle.

Just make sure your combination if Width and Depth provide at least a 152mm (6") Short Side Depth, or you may not have any adjustable shelf holes on the Short Side.

If you need a door on this cabinet, you will need to use a negative angle hinge if you are hinging the door on the Deep Side Panel, and the diagonal hinge and plate if you are hinging the door on the Short Side, both hinge options are listed in the "What Hinge and Hinge Plate should I use?" question of the Functional Hardware group on this page.

Here is a quick animation that hopefully will make this cabinets construction and assembly a little clearer.

When drawing applied panels in KCD software, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, the applied panel will always match the Exterior Material selection that you set in KCD, even if you have made selections in the options saying other wise. This means that if you selected Hard Maple, the panel will be Raw Hard Maple on the face and the back. The edgebanding will also be Raw Hard Maple.

Second, the applied panel (base, top, and tall) will be the exact size you define in Height and Depth, the width will always be 3/4" (19mm).

In our “Cabinotch Full Access” library you will find items called “Fillers” as well as “Applied Panels”, both of which are under both Base Cabinets and Top Cabinets. Both have specific uses and are commonly mistaken for the role which one another fills.

For our purposes you should notate that each is made up on 3/4” (19.1mm) material which will match the species applied under the “Exterior Material” selection upon utilizing the ‘Cabinotch-Request a Quote’ tool and will have edgebanding which matches the part being cut; for this reason, these components are always either RAW plywood or one of our Melamine options. *Note that both Fillers and Applied Panels are not automatically “Supplied” (cut or included in quote) by Cabinotch, due to these components commonly being sourced or produced in the same material that your cabinet doors will be made from.

Most of the confusion surrounding these two catalog items stems from the terminology and application for each. For the purposes of understanding this distinction, note that KCD is requiring a value for ‘depth’…For an Applied Panel, this ‘depth’ will in essence be the width of the part cut. For example an Applied Panel specified at 3/4”(19mm) Width x 42”(1066.8mm) Height x 13-13/16”(350mm) Depth, would be appropriate as a Slab/Door Panel dimension. If you require material to scribe the same cabinet being accommodated in the previous example to a wall then a good example ‘Filler’ should be ordered at 4-1/4”(107.95mm) Width x 42”(1066.8mm) Height x 3/4”(19mm) Depth. Even though you may input the ‘depth’ for a “Filler” at any value you wish, to avoid setting a ‘Distance from Wall’, Cabinotch will only produce a Filler at a 3/4”(19mm) depth, as this is the thickness of the material being used.

*As stated earlier, in order to have these parts ‘Supplied’ by Cabinotch you will need to highlight under the Edit Screen for each unit, the selection which states “(Supplied)”.