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Can someone help me. I've tried the things my tiny brain can absorb but have been unable to reposition the handles on cabinets when needed. I select the cabinet then right click and go to Properties then Appearance and highlight the handle but clicking on the button arrows for Position doesn't change anything for me. I can change color but not position.
What am I doing wrong? Anybody else having this problem?
rh
Try the details tab then hardware.
Jeff
Hi Jeff!
Thanks for the response.
I tried that and was able to change the shape of the handle and its position vertically but not move it to the other side of the door.
All my single cabinets show the handle on the left facing the cabinet door meaning that the hinges are on the right facing the door. On some of the cabinets I want the handle (or door pull as I've always known them) to be on the right side facing the door with hinges on the left side.
From reading help, I thought that's what "Position" was supposed to do when you had an element's component selected for modification. Maybe I'm just reading the help wrong and the code is functioning as intended, but it sure acts like a bug to me.
rh
If you "right click" on the cabinet and then mirror the cabinet, the handle will be on the other side of the new cabinet.
You are correct, that option does not exist but this may be a suitable workaround for you.
I just hope we don't end up with a program that is full of undocumented workarounds instead of fixes.
Jeff
I notice that the handle setting under Details also has an 'a' setting that is greyed out and not shown on the mini cabinet either. Presumably this is the distance from the edge of the door (or is it the size ofthe handle?). Either way it does not seem to work for me. The workaround does so that is good.
I suppose we can't really complain, as it is better than V11, which didn't have handles on cabinets or even on house doors!
Allan
Thanks Jeff!
Mirroring worked. Took me a coupla minutes to figure out how to draw the mirror line but the workaround did the trick.
Anybody know what the Position arrow buttons are supposed to do for sub-elements (like a handle on a cabinet)?
rh
Quote from: Allan Chesney on November 11, 2007, 05:37:41 AM
I notice that the handle setting under Details also has an 'a' setting that is greyed out and not shown on the mini cabinet either. Presumably this is the distance from the edge of the door (or is it the size ofthe handle?). Either way it does not seem to work for me. The workaround does so that is good.
I suppose we can't really complain, as it is better than V11, which didn't have handles on cabinets or even on house doors!
Allan
Alan I think the "a" setting is for a cabinet with no drawer. If you look at a a full door cabinet that option is available. I also noticed on a cabinet with a drawer if you modify the drawer height that figure also changes, not sure why though.
Jeff
Quote from: ahr8tch on November 12, 2007, 12:55:22 AM
Anybody know what the Position arrow buttons are supposed to do for sub-elements (like a handle on a cabinet)?
rh
I think it just reorients the finish texture like anything else on the cabinet. Let's say you put a wood texture on the handle you can change the direction of the grain.
Jeff
Quote from: jjocsak on November 12, 2007, 07:12:25 AM
Quote from: Allan Chesney on November 11, 2007, 05:37:41 AM
I notice that the handle setting under Details also has an 'a' setting that is greyed out and not shown on the mini cabinet either. Presumably this is the distance from the edge of the door (or is it the size of the handle?). Either way it does not seem to work for me. The workaround does so that is good.
I suppose we can't really complain, as it is better than V11, which didn't have handles on cabinets or even on house doors!
Allan
Alan I think the "a" setting is for a cabinet with no drawer. If you look at a a full door cabinet that option is available. I also noticed on a cabinet with a drawer if you modify the drawer height that figure also changes, not sure why though.
Jeff
For me, the "a" setting is as it shows....the height of the door handle from bottom edge of cabinet. And if the drawer height changes, so does the door height, and so does the handle along with the door.
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