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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

1 • Select Use Grid Snaps to resize cabinets
using Snap Grid increments. See “Grid
• Specify the Minimum Cabinet Width. Snaps” on page 172.
The minimum allowable width is 1/16 of • Select Use Resize Increment to resize
an inch (10 mm). cabinets using the increment specified
• Uncheck Create Automatic Fillers to here.
prevent fillers from automatically gener- • Set the Resize Increment at which cabi-
ating in spaces between cabinets. This nets resize. The minimum allowable
setting is dynamic: changing it will affect increment is 1/16 of an inch (10 mm).
cabinets already present in your plan. See Display Options -
“Cabinet Fillers” on page 611. 3
• Uncheck Create Automatic Fillers for • Check Show Partial Module Lines to
Angled Connected Cabinets to prevent represent module lines as grey lines that
fillers from automatically generating in do not extend across the cabinets. When
spaces between cabinets that meet at only this is unchecked, lines between merged
one corner.
cabinet modules display as specified by
• Uncheck Create Automatic Blind Cor- the “Cabinets, Module Lines” layer. See
ner Cabinets to prevent blind corner “Displaying Cabinets” on page 615.
cabinets from being created. This setting • Check Show Closed Doors/Drawers in
is dynamic: changing it will affect cabi- Plan Views to display closed cabinet
nets already present in your plan. See doors and drawers in floor plan view.
“Blind Cabinets” on page 627.
When unchecked, closed doors and draw-
2 Specify how Cabinet Resizing takes ers are not shown. See “Displaying Cabi-
place when the edit handles are used. nets” on page 615.

The Cabinet Tools

Select Build> Cabinet to access the Once created, cabinets, soffits, shelves,
Cabinet Tools. partitions and fillers can be selected and
edited much like other box-based objects.
Cabinets are easily created with a single click See “Editing Cabinets” on page 619.
in floor plan view or any camera view. See
“Click-to-Create” on page 173.
Base Cabinets
Typically, groups of cabinet objects are
positioned closely together and arranged to Select Build> Cabinet> Base
form work spaces, and there are some special Cabinet and click in any view. Base
behaviors and techniques to be aware of. See cabinets can be placed directly under wall
“Placing Cabinets and Fillers” on page 612. cabinets and generate a countertop and toe
kick by default.

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