Re: Re cabinets

[James Horecka]

David,

 

Yes, 3D Power Tools makes even "cathedral" scallops at the top of cope & stick / raised-panel doors easy. Ish.

 

I'd put forth that that STYLE of casework is wayyyy outdated. Hopefully not many of us are using same. We're talkin' 1970s tract homes.

 

Cope & stick / raised panel doors w/o the scallop top rail are a breeze.

 

Modern Eurostyle the easiest, tho, by far.

 

Really, casework is a piece of cake. You make just one box. One face frame. One door. One drawer. Copy/paste. Modify as needed (mainly width).

 

No one on this Forum should have any trouble zippin' out basic casework in 3D.

 

Specials can be trickier: Like helical turned columns and such.

 

Countertops, even with profiled edges, simple.

 

Tip on WOOD classic casework, using face frames and cope+stick: Make yourself TWO wood textures of the desired species/color. One horizontal. One vertical. Do your stiles and rails in two different colors, assigned appropriately to render in horizontal grain (rails) or vertical grain (stiles). Be happy!

 

James Horecka, AIA
Architect

From: David Ramey <datac...@gmail.com>
To: jhor...@verizon.net; "dataca...@googlegroups.com" <dataca...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:28 PM
Subject: Re cabinets

3D power tools makes those complicated pieces of trim simple too. Of course you explained this 10 years. Flickr slide show would be cool for some or even a YouTube video. If ever get time, I'm going put some up too.

Dave R

[David Ramey]