Inserting Utility Cabinets

 

To insert a utility cabinet:

1.	Select the Utility Cabinet tool from the Furn/Fixtures tool set.

2.	Click in the drawing file or wall to set the insertion point of the cabinet, and click again to set the rotation.

If this is the first time a utility cabinet is placed in the drawing, the Object Properties dialog box opens.

3.	Specify the default properties which apply to all utility cabinets subsequently placed in this document. Cabinet properties can be edited later in the Object Info palette.

 

Parameter	Description
Flip	When inserting a cabinet in a wall, click to flip the cabinet orientation
Position	When inserting a cabinet in a wall, click to set the position of the cabinet; in the Position Symbol in Wall dialog box, enter the distance from the symbol’s insertion point to the selected corner of the wall
Length	Enter the cabinet length
Height / Depth	Enter the cabinet height and depth
Door Mounting	Select the cabinet door mounting style
Number of doors	Select the number of cabinet doors
Door Swing	Specify the door swing direction
Door Style	Select the cabinet door style
Panel Style	Select the door panel style
Mullion Style	Select the cabinet mullion style, or none
Handle Height	Enter the door handle height
Number of Shelves	Enter the number of shelves
Upper Door Height	Enter the upper cabinet door height
Upper Door Style	Select the upper cabinet door style
Upper Panel Style	Select the upper cabinet door panel style
Upper Mullion Style	Select the upper cabinet mullion style, or none
Upper Handle Height	Enter the upper cabinet door handle height
Upper Number of Shelves	Enter the number of shelves in the upper cabinet
Arch Height Factor	Specify the proportion of the arch height in relation to the door width (a larger value produces a taller arch)
Rail and Stile Width	Select the rail and stile width
Bevel Edge	Select whether to bevel the outside door and drawer edges
Bevel Inside	Select whether to bevel the inside door and drawer edges
Reveals	Enter the Top, Mid, Bottom, and Side reveal measurement height or width
Draw Kick	Select whether to draw a kick
Kick Height / Depth	Specify the kick height and depth
Show Detail	Select whether to draw various cabinet details. Select the cabinet, door, kick, and/or glazing style class, or none; see Using Style Classes
Handles	Click Door Handles or Drawer Handles to select a handle from the default resources (see VectorWorks Design Series Default Resources); select a symbol from the graphical list of Symbols and click OK (or select the No Pull symbol to remove the door or drawer handles)

4.	Click OK to set the cabinet parameters and close the Object Properties dialog box.