If your question is regarding Cabinotch products and processes or is specific to the “Cabinotch”, “Cabinotch Overlay”, or “Cabinotch Full Access” then please call 877-413-4299 for assistance.

If you have a question regarding utilizing KCD then please first seek an answer via the Help tool in KCD Software. Help→KCD Manual or Help→Technical Support→Online Help.

There are two Libraries in KCD which may be utilized for Faceframe cabinets orderable from Cabinotch, “Cabinotch” and “Cabinotch Overlay”.

Inside of the "Cabinotch" Library, KCD gives reference for the "Door Lip", this is for applying a "Standard" overlay for all of your cabinet doors and drawer fronts.

For example, a "Door Lip" of 1/2inch would be appropriate for a 1/2" Overlay across the entire job.

You may also choice to make this "Door Lip" a negative value in order to setup for an Inset application. For example a "Door Lip" of -.125" or -.1875" would be appropriate for Inset Doors and Drawer Fronts.

By utilizing the "Cabinotch Overlay" Library, you can manipulate the "Reveals" on ALL edges of the framed openings. This would allow you to setup for more custom door overlays.

Right now we have an extensive cabinet box library of over 40 cabinet styles available for purchase. If you do not see the box style you are looking for, contact us; we might be able to help.

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:

• Choose Species
• Box Species
• Drawer Species
• Construction Method

This selection will determine the hardwood species for both the Face Frame, as well as any Finished Ends or on cabinet interiors when a cabinet is specified RAW Interior under the Options tab when editing a cabinet. These are the available options:

• Soft Maple
• Alder
• Cherry
• Hickory
• Hard Maple
• Red Oak
• Walnut
• White Oak
• Hard Maple Primed

Note that all hardwood plywood from Cabinotch is "Plain Slice".

Determines the interior of the cabinet box. Note that you do not indicate here that a cabinet is “RAW” ply on the interior, but rather in the drawing directly by editing each cabinet and highlighting the option for RAW Interior. Each cabinet interior ply may be referenced once the Validation Report is generated. See below section for "Cabinotch Request a Quote - Validation Report Face Frame". These are the options available for Box Species:

• UV Maple
• UV Natural Birch

Sets the material selection for Drawer Box sides.

• FJ Birch
• Maple
• No Drawer Box

Cabinotch is not only a cabinet solutions company but is also the namesake of our patented joinery and cabinet box construction method. If you are familiar with our faceframes you will note that case components interact with the frame using wood-to-wood sliding connections.

With our “Cabinotch” Construction method, theses sliding connections are also present in plywood-to-plywood joints, i.e., cabinet bottom sliding through the cabinet sides from the back of the cabinet.

If a selection for “Dado” is selected here, then those plywood-to-plywood joints will be straight cut dados in lieu of a dado with an additional keyway.

See below pictures for clarification:

Cabinet Bottom machined for "Cabinotch" carcass construction

Cabinet Bottom to Side Panel joint - "Cabinotch" Construction

Cabinet Bottom machined for "Dado" carcass construction

Cabinet Bottom to Side Panel joint - Dado Construction

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
• Code – Any units indicated as *Invalid* will not be produced by Cabinotch and therefore also excluded from the quote.
• Description – The cabinet model which was pulled from the Library into the drawings.
• Species – This indicates the species for the Faceframe, and any side indicated with an “F” under the columns titled Side L. and Side R.
• Ply – This column indicates whether or not the interior of the cabinet is a prefinished UV Maple, UV Natural Birch, or Raw Species Hardwood to match the face frame.
• Side L. / Side R. – These columns indicate whether a side is Finished “F” (Raw Hardwood Veneer) or Unfinished “U” (Shop grade or mill select exterior part).
• ¾ Scribe L/R – Gives indication that a ¾” scribe was selected for a particular cabinet side. *ONLY APPLICABLE ON 1-1/2” Stile Widths!
• ¾ Sides – Indicates that the cabinet left and right side panels will be ¾ instead of ½” *This indicates sides noted as “U” Unfinished ONLY, as “F” Finished sides are automatically ¾” thickness.
• Shelves – Gives number of “Adjustable Shelves” drawn in each unit.
• Type – Can be given as a “C”, “S”, “CJ”, or “SJ”. While the C and S are not relevant, a “CJ” or SJ” in this column will indicate that a unit is Joined to another unit.
• Width
• Height
• Depth
• Room – The ROOM in which a cabinet is drawn inside the KCD file.