Tel: 613.692.0193   E-mail: kitchendraw@arryba.com

June 26, 2006

BUILDING CUSTOM DESIGNED KITCHEN WALLS

When opening a new file, you go through the following sequence:

File

New Scene

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Generic finishes (Choose Catalog/Finishes & Options)

New Scene

In this screen you have 2 choices:

-          Build a kitchen using default walls

-          Click OK without checking any walls and in the next screen design custom kitchen walls

In this bulletin we will deal with designing Custom kitchen walls.

1. Select the top view,

2. Choose Place | Walls, or click on the     icon, or press the F5 key.

The mouse pointer is then changed into a small square.

3. Click on the starting point of the first or of the last wall to be placed.

The wall parameters window appears in the working area and a "magnetic point" now connects the mouse pointer to the starting point of the wall. 

Note: Press ALT key if you wish the wall to be placed at an angle other than 90 or 45 degrees.

4. Move the mouse into the direction you want the wall placed and click on the ending point of the wall,

- Or -

Enter the length of the wall (shown in the wall parameters window),

Move the mouse cursor in the direction of the wall,

Hit the ENTER key to confirm.  

- Or -

Enter the length of the wall,

Hit the TAB key,

Enter the inside angle between the new wall and the previous one,

Hit the ENTER key to confirm.

The shape of the wall is then drawn.

5. Repeat step 5 for all the walls of the sequence.  

6. Press the ESCAPE key to stop the sequence,

- Or -

Click once again on the ending point of the last wall.

The Walls dialogue window is then displayed on the screen.

7. Enter the thickness and the height for each wall,

8. Click on "OK" or hit the ENTER key to confirm.

Sincerely,

Kitchen Draw America

Ph: 1.613.692.0193

E-mail: kitchendraw@arryba.com