Right click on the Base cabinet name in the Library Browser and select Rename to change this cabinets name to Kitchen Bar.
Click the Add to Library edit button to add the cabinet to the User Catalog folder in the Library Browser. If it is not still selected, select the architectural block. Click the Make Architectural Block edit button. Adjust their width and orientation to match the wall cabinets below. To place soffits Select Build> Cabinet> Soffit then click above the wall cabinets to place soffits.
PUT DIMENSION IN KITCHEN CABINETS CHIEF ARCHITECT X9 MANUAL
See Displaying Cabinets on page 658 of the Reference Manual for more information. Note: The display of cabinet face indicator lines has been turned on in the following images. Once you have finished modifying the original wall cabinet, select it and click on the Copy edit tool, then click near the opposite wall to place a second wall cabinet identical to the first, and rotate it so that it faces out in to the door, instead of in to the wall. Click OK to apply these changes to the wall cabinet. For the purposes of this example, we will use a crown molding profile set with a Height of 2 1/2", a Width of 2 1/2", and a Vertical Offset of - 2 1/2". On the Moldings tab, choose Add New to add a new molding profile to the cabinet. On the Door/Drawer tab, change the Door Style to Framed Doors, and check Glass Doors if it is not already selected. Click the Open Object edit button to open the Wall Cabinet Specification dialog: On the General tab, specify a Width of 33.
Click very above the left corner base cabinet to place a wall cabinet as shown. Note: To move a group of cabinets, select one cabinet, place the pointer over the move handle, the click and drag the mouse cursor and you can push the entire group of cabinets. Click OK to close the Base Cabinet Specification dialog, then select this cabinet, use its rotate edit handle, then move it into the corner, until it bumps into the walls. On the Front tab, uncheck the box beside Diagonal Door if it is checked. On the General tab, change the Left Side Width to 36 inches (36"). Repeat this process with the upper left Base Cabinet and open it for specification: On the General tab, change it to a corner cabinet (as we did in the previous step). Click OK to change the cabinet into a corner cabinet. On the Front tab, uncheck the box beside Diagonal Door. Click the Special drop-down list and select Corner. The selected cabinet s width should already have been changed to 36", which works well with a 24" depth. On the General tab: Specify a Width greater than the Depth. Click the Open Object edit button to open the Base Cabinet Specification dialog. A temporary dimension updates as the cabinet is moved or resized. Rotate a cabinet using the rotate edit handle. One of the extend edit handles also displays an arrow that indicates the cabinet s front. Extend a cabinet s edge on one side using an extend edit handle. Resize two sides of a cabinet using a resize edit handle, located in each corner. To allow unrestricted movement, hold down the Ctrl key (or click using the right mouse button) then drag the cabinet. By default, you can move a cabinet along either the X axis or the Y axis. Resize edit handles Move edit handle Front indicator Rotate edit handle Move a cabinet using the move edit handle.
See Editing Box-Based Objects on page 198 of the Reference Manual. As with other objects, the arrow that displays when the pointer is held over an edit handle indicates what edit function that edit handle will perform. When the cabinet is selected, edit handles, a front indicator, and a temporary dimension display. Right-click on the cabinet when another tool is active. This allows only cabinets to be selected. Click on the cabinet while any of the Cabinet Tools are active. Click on the cabinet while the Select Objects tool is active. Cabinets can be selected using one of the following methods. Once a cabinet is placed, it can be edited like other objects. Click to place a base cabinet anywhere in the kitchen. Zoom in on the Kitchen area in floor plan view. 2 Chief Architect X6 User s Guide To place a base cabinet 1.