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Its business as usual as 2010 has kicked off to a busy start. As we make our way through 2010 Planit will be out and about with our customers looking at different and better ways we can support you. Our Next Step Seminar’s will continue in local areas offering networking opportunities for business owners. If your looking at taking the next step in your

business, speak to your Planit representative to see how we can help you. Hope you enjoy reading the autumn issue of the newsletter.

Louise Clarke...Editor.

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Company Meeting and BBQ On the 1st February 2010, Planit staff & dealers met together for our annual Company Meeting. It is a very important time for us to share in what’s Happening at Planit plus to discuss future planning. At the end of the day we had a great team building event where the BBQ Company introduced two of their chef’s to us and showed us how to barbeque some delicious food on the barby. Who knew you could bbq self saucing chocolate puddings on the barby!!!

Here’s some pics from our BBQ event plus sample of the delicious food we cooked:

Webinars Planit will be hosting monthly webinars for our customers in Customer Care. Webinars are a way we can host live presentations via the internet on specific topics. To start with, the topics for the webinars will cover frequently asked questions & topics, however for future webinars we are looking for our customers suggestions on other topics you would like us to cover. Here’s some of the upcoming topics which will be covered:

* How to create New Materials and a New Material Schedule, in conjunction with an overview on the Door Catalogue Editor in CabinetVision.

* Assembly shaping, part shaping and how to save library parts for re-use in CabinetVision.

The webinars are designed to be informative giving you additional value to your current software plus highlighting available features and benefits of other Planit products. The first webinar will be held on: 28th April 2010The topic will be: How to create New Materials and a New Material Schedule, in conjunction with an overview on the Door Catalogue Editor. To register for this webinar please send an email to register your interest to; [email protected]

After registering your interest you will be emailed a link to attend the webinar, you will need to have an internet connection, speakers and a microphone (if you wish to ask questions at the end of the webinar).


Vale Dave Hughes On the 6th July 1994, a small progressive Shopfitting company on the outskirts of Melbourne ( Bayswater was on the outskirts then.... ) Concept Shopfitters purchased their first licence of Cabnetworks.

The owner operator of the business Mr David Hughes, a 32year old go getter could immediately see the benefits of automating his operation and subsequently did so.

We lost Dave Hughes on Sunday 7th March to a sudden heart attack. He was 47.

Many of you may have had contact with Dave over the years. His irascible nature, his willingness to help anyone and his skill as a forward thinker enabled Dave to spread the gospel of automation.

He combined his company with Gary Danby to create Danby Concept Consolidated in Surrey Hills and bought the very first Nested Based Manufacturing system in late 2004-2005.

He was a legend and became one of the very few software Beta testers outside of the US. Planit US programmers always liked to run ideas past Dave.

You always got a very straight answer wether you liked it or not.

Over the years Dave opened the doors of Danby Concept innumerable times to fellow woodworkers, “there are no secrets” he was fond of saying. He allowed competitors, acquaintances literally anybody who was interested inside for a sticky beak at his imminently elegant yet simple setup. Those of you who have experienced a “Turnkey” implementation, know that we can spend several weeks onsite and in training to make it work.

When Dave took delivery of his first Flatbed, ( Danby Concept Consolidated now own 2 huge machines) our integrator was told to go after 2 days. Dave was miles in front of the game.

We’ve lost a great friend, a great advocate for the industry, a tireless worker in the Victorian Cabinetmakers Associated and a fair dinkum aussie good bloke.

To his wife Suzy and young son Nick we extend our condolences.

Vale Dave Hughes,

A life cut short but well lived.

Kitchen, bathroom makeovers to rise 25% (an article from Nine MSN)

In December 09, Nine MSN posted the following article which we thought our customers may find to be an interesting read: Australians it seems want everything, including the kitchen sink. The demand for bigger kitchens and bathrooms is highlighted by a new report predicting the value of installations and renovations to rise by 25 per cent to a record $12 billion by 2012.The Housing Industry Association (HIA) Kitchens and Bathrooms Report for 2009/10 highlights the amount of money Australians spend each year on adding to their home. The report predicts the value of kitchen installations will rise to almost $6 billion in 2009/10 and almost $7 billion by 2011/12. “Despite evidence to suggest that detached houses in Australia may be gradually declining in size, there has been a clear trend towards larger kitchens in Australia for some time now,” HIA chief economist Dr Harley Dale said in a statement. “The intense competition amongst kitchen installers is likely to see the trend towards better quality kitchens continue for the foreseeable future,” Dr Dale said. The report found the previous financial year was a tough one, with the kitchen industry’s value falling 5.1 per cent to $5.6 billion. The bathroom industry also suffered last financial year. The report found it had contracted by six per cent to $3.9 billion in 2008/09.

“Fortunately, the worst appears over and 2009/10 is expected to feature a lift in housing starts as well as overall renovations activity, which is good news for bathroom installations,” Dr Dale said.


Next Step Seminars

The Next Step Seminar’s are networking afternoons showcasing software solutions for all aspects of business. Design to Manufacturing, Price, Purchasing, Planning, Productivity & Profit. Last year we ran Next Step Seminars in:Wagga WaggaParramattaPort MacquarieCanberraGeelong Already in 2010 we have held Next Step Semianrs in:Newcastle, NSWDubbo, NSWShepparton, Vic We have highlighted Next Step Seminar’s that will be held shortly in:Northern Beaches (NSW)Western SydneyVictoria We look forward to seeing you when we have our Next Step Seminar in your area. If you would like to request a Next Step Seminar in your area, please email [email protected] and let us know where you want one held.

John Whinnen discussing with Country Kitchens what the Next Step is going to be for their business at our Dubbo Seminar.

Planit Family

New staffLeigh Swalling – based in Victoria Leigh has joined us in Services as an Integrator. Leigh brings with him industry and Planit product experience. Leigh is married to Sharon and together they have a beautiful daughter Chloe. Leigh loves spending time with his family, playing the drums & is learning the bass guitar. His favorite footy team is The Hawkes. Alexi Trasler – based in Sydney, Alexi is working at Planit Head Office with Rebecca Brewer in Administration while Nicole Thompson is on Maternity Leave for 6 months. Alexi comes to us with excellent skills after working as a Legal Secretary for several years. Alexi’s interests outside of work include Sports, Shopping and Travelling. Please make Alexi feel welcome when you talk to her on the phone. Tony Vella – based in SA Tony has joined us as the Customer Service Representative for SA & NT. Tony will be looking after sales, training & integrations for SA & NT. Tony brings with him a wealth of knowledge with over 20 years of industry, software & business experience. Born & bred in SA, Tony currently is based in North East of Adelaide with his family (wife Leanne and three boys Julian, Christian & Nathan). Tony’s hobbies & interests are playing guitar & singing & coaching the boy’s soccer teams. Tony will be the face for Planit in SA & NT giving local service to our customers & the industry. Babies on the wayThere is definitely something in the water at Planit! Last newsletter we announced Nicole Thompson was expecting her first baby, well there are two more announcements. John Whinnen, our Sales Manager has announced him and wife Lisa are expecting their first baby in early to mid August. The expecting parents are estatic with their news and we are looking forward to meeting “Little W.”


Louise Clarke, our Marketing Manager has announced she is pregnant with baby number two. Louise is due early August which will give her son Lukas a brother or sister to play with.

Starting SchoolGraham Rutter, our Services Manager waved goodbye to his eldest son Ashton as he started his first day at Balgownie Public School. While Ashton was all smiles for his first day, I think it was harder for Mum and Dad as they realized just how quick their little boy was growing up.

Travelling overseasRebecca Brewer in Administration has embarked on a 3 week Europe Contiki Tour. Rebecca emailed us from Luzern in Switzerland saying “Hello everyone! Im currently in Switzerland which is very beautiful. It has been snowing a lot, and tomorrow I head off to Austria….see you all soon”.

Improving our Level of Service

Planit has been reviewing the Customer Care service we offer, to see how we can continue to improve this service. One of the areas we have been concentrating on is the return call time in Customer Care. Before we can minimise the time taken to return a call, we must first breakdown ‘What is Telephone Support?” If we start looking at the types of calls our Telephone Support Staff take, plus analyse the times for each of these calls we come up with the following findings:

* Customer’s regularly call in with more than one support question and at times have a long list of questions.

* Customer’s log a call as soon as they come across a question/query verses using the available

resources they have in E Support Forum & Help Files to see if they can find the answer themselves.

* Customer’s would call the Customer Care line when they wanted to learn how to use new feature/

section of the software

* Customer’s call the Customer Care line when they require training but can’t put aside a full day to

learn the required functionality.

As an ongoing process of improvement both for our customer’s and for our Customer Care Service, the above challenges can be overcome. How can you assist us in this process?

* Check the help file prior to calling & or check E Support forum for the answer, both the help file & E Support Forum are always being updated and contain a wealth of information on the program. Become a “super user” and solve the basic questions yourself, saving the hard ones for the Planit Customer Care staff.


* Don’t wait until you have a list of questions or problems, this will only make the call longer. If every

customer calls in with a list of questions, the call times go from under 5 minutes per call to over 1 hour per call (on average). As you can imagine this flows onto the next customer and so forth. Call when you come across the problem/ question.

* If you need training there are a few different options to choose from. Classroom/Onsite and a new

option Online. You may find you don’t require ‘face to face’ training, then online training is an ideal cost & time effective option.

* You may also find the training you require will not fill an entire day, so with online training you

can purchase ‘1 hour training blocks’ (minimum amount you can purchase is 1 hour and we recommend a maximum of 2 hours at any one time.

PAC man theory, bite away at your training on a regular basis.

Let’s clarify the difference between support & training. SupportIf you are in a job and are experiencing a particular problem. Some examples of this are:I imported a texture & rather than it being stretch and distorted I need it in a smaller size…..I have setup a new drawer system and need to increase the depth of the holes for the drawer runners…… You can see how in both of these support topics the user knows how to use a particular function/feature but requires help in tweaking the feature for the desired result. TrainingIf there is a feature or function in the program you do not know how to setup/ use. Let’s use the same example’s as above but asked by a customer who requires training: How/where do you import new textures into the program? How/where do you add & setup new hardware for drawer runners? Customer Care telephone support is there to help you get your system back on track. If we all work together, Customer Care telephone support will be more effective when you really need it.

Version 5 Released

Some of the new features in version 5 are:• Simple to use ribbon-bar interface• Smart Snapping• Add-on module Photo Vision, has 12 new sketch modes• Multiple floors (steps, ceilings..)• Scene templates• 3 Levels of S2M• Grain matching (add on in Solid Advanced & included in Solid Ultimate)

Click here for more information on Version 5 features.Click here to order Version 5.

Newly restructured modules when you update to Version 5, Solid Essential, Solid Standard, Solid Advanced Solid Ultimate S2M Standard S2M Advanced S2M Ultimate

Click here to compare features in the different modules for Solid.Click here to compare features in the different levels of S2M.

V5.0 Software Update Program PricingEssential $598 + GSTStandard $598 + GSTAdvanced $898 + GSTSolid Standard S2M Software Update Program $1,198 + GSTSolid Advanced S2M Software Update Program $1,498 + GSTSolid Ultimate S2M Software Update Program $1,498 + GST

Speak to your Planit Representative today, or email Plaint on [email protected] to find out which Solid product will best suite your business.


Version 8.3 Released

Some of the new features in the different levels of V8.3 Software Update Program are:

* Import Google Sketchup * Mouse wheel zoom and pan * View & Modify Flooring * Grain Matching (on individual cabinets) * Mirror & rotate multi-draw views * Automatic Text (ability to add room & job information to

drawings). * Eliminate Ceiling in Render View * Plus much more….

Click here for more information on Version 8.3 features.

Click here to compare features in the different modules for Cabnetware.

Click here to order Version 8.3

With the release of Cabnetware 8.3, Planit have launched a new system for software updates. The new Version 8.3 Software Update Program includes 1 Version Update, World Wide E Support & Point Releases for 12 months.

The other exciting release with V8.3 Software Update Program is Detailer now has the ability to add-on screen to machine, s2m. Giving you 2 levels of screen to machine connectivity for your CNC machine.

V8.3 Software Update Program Pricing

Designer & Case Planner $598 + GSTDetailer & Cabnetworks $998 + GSTDetailer & Cabnetworks with s2m (cnc) $1498 + GST

Speak to your Planit Representative today, or email Plaint on [email protected] to find out which Planit product will best suite your business & to find out how you can add s2m onto your Detailer program.

Small Steps a Winner

The team at waPlanit have always advocated that their software is best implemented in stages. Cabinet makers that introduce Cabinet Vision into their operation before purchasing a machine will enjoy immediate benefits and a seamless integration to a CNC when they take the next step.

Two newcomers to the world of CNC are happy to share their experience:-

Frank Trichilo from Crown Cabinets and Design in Balcatta said “I had to wait three months for the delivery of my new CNC and I used that time to become completely familiar with the Cabinet Vision software. By the time the machine arrived all our jobs were being processed through Cabinet Vision and we were preparing drawings, cutting lists and panel optimising reports for our panel saw. The machine integration was a breeze. I already knew how to use Cabinet Vision and it was only a few more clicks to get the jobs down to the new CNC machine. I would definitely recommend this approach”.

Luke Henderson and Clint Hutchinson from Salter Cabinets in Jandakot agreed that “the investment in Cabinet Vision was providing a significant return on their investment much sooner than they had anticipated.” Originally, they thought that it would be a couple of years before they jumped into a CNC machine. After seeing how much the Cabinet Vision had improved their throughput, the decision to take the next step sooner rather later was obvious. Now their CNC is all up and running and their productivity improvements have exceeded all expectations.

With the release of Planit’s Cabinet Vision Version 5, you can now to enter at four different levels. All levels provide design and cut list functionality starting at $3,950


Joinery company upgrades software to improve business

Top-shelf cabinet making software from Planit has helped Practical Furniture of Emu Plains to double its business turnover, while simplifying and smoothing the production process. The western Sydney commercial joinery company upgraded from existing software to Planit’s Cabinet Vision, choosing the Solid Ultimate module, which managing director Tom Belinski calls the “Ferrari of software”. “The upgrade has made work easier, simpler and faster,” he said. “Speed is the biggest advantage. It’s easier to develop drawings, the software is much more user-friendly, and the operators can do things very quickly because of the software’s special functionality. “For example, when making holes for shelves, we previously had to work it out for ourselves. Now the software does these things for you.” Two operators at Practical Furniture were trained in late 2009, with a third now undergoing the course. Initial training takes three to five days. “If I hadn’t moved to the new software, there’s no way we could handle the amount of business we do. It’s helped us to double our turnover,” Tom said.

Practical Furniture production manager Matthew Stivicic said Planit’s Cabinet Vision had improved the work flow

“Of course, I’ve had to employ more people on the floor to assemble the cabinetry, but that’s a positive, because we can design so quickly now.

“Cabinet Vision makes life so much easier. The operators absolutely love it. It was more expensive initially, but I’ve no doubt the upgrade will pay for itself. “We wouldn’t go back to the old software. That would be like going back to the Dark Ages. I would definitely recommend the software to other companies like ours,” he said. Practical Furniture production manger Matthew Stivicic said Cabinet Vision had improved the work flow in two ways. “First, it means a lot more work going to the router – an estimated 25-plus per cent more. “Second, in jobs that require workshop drawings to be emailed to architects for approval, we can send them in Cabinet Vision, which are then easily converted at a later stage to workshop drawings for cutting. “Another big advantage of Cabinet Vision is that if you have to make changes to a job, for example to the board thickness, these changes don’t cause problems – unlike the previous software, where we would have to redraw the job. “As well, you can see all the operations in Cabinet Vision. For example, if hinges are going to clash with shelving, you can see that. You don’t have to wait until you discover the problem on the workshop floor.” The software upgrade was “not as hard as I thought it would be, although it meant changing some habits” Matthew said. Cabinet Vision Solid Ultimate software has advanced capabilities that allow cabinet makers and joiners to take full advantage of solid modelling technology. Solid Ultimate automatically generates shop drawings, 3D customer renderings, cutting lists, material requirements and estimating. It enables manufacturers to fully automate and integrate their design-to-manufacturing processes, saving time, eliminating costly mistakes and increasing productivity. The program is essential for businesses wanting to automate their operations with CNC machines.


Big improvement since upgrading woodworking software and adding flatbed router

Timpelle Kitchens has enjoyed a “hundred per cent improvement” since upgrading Planit’s software and purchasing a second Biesse flatbed router.

Like any company, Timpelle had established production systems in place that seemed like a big hurdle to change. “But I’m glad we faced up to it. We can now do a lot more. I can’t believe we didn’t do this years ago!” said managing director Joe Timpano. Timpelle Kitchens is running both

flatbed routers and a new Boomerang edgebander with just two workers. Production capacity is up 30 per cent or more, he estimated. The well-established company based in Sydney’s southwest produces about 25 kitchens and other joinery per week for private buyers, building and construction companies. Its product range includes new and remodelled kitchens, vanities, laundry cabinetry, television and entertainment units, and custom designed furniture. Mr Timpano said Timpelle Kitchens had been using Planit software “since the early days” 10 or 15 years ago, so it wasn’t really difficult to get up to speed in the latest upgrade. One of the company’s operators had worked at Planit and was utilising the software’s design capability, which initially drove a beam saw. The remainder of the operators were still designing by hand. “Now we’re all designing on CabnetWare and sending the drawings straight to the routers,” Mr Timpano said.

“It’s made our work a lot easier – I would say a 100 per cent improvement.”

Insuring Planit Licenses

OAMPS Insurance Brokers was formed in 1976 and was originally Oil Agents Mutual Provident Society. At that time OAMPS sourced a better insurance deal for fuel distributors around Australia and have used that same approach to develop targeted insurance deals to over 100 industry associations, Planit clients are one of the most recent deals they have created.

The insurance deal OAMPS and Planit have put together for our customer’s software and security keys is not only very price competitive but also comprehensive and exclusive to Planit software clients only. Many of you have already experienced difficulty with finding insurance, and when you read the policy wordings carefully you will find that although you can insure software & security keys, you may not be able to claim the full amount following a loss.

With the release of the Planit Security Policy, you will now have peace of mind knowing that you have an insurance policy that was written with guidance from Planit and has been approved by Planit to ensure it meets your needs and will comply with Planit’s requirements when a claim does need to be made.

If you would like to arrange a quote sooner, please don’t hesitate to contact Andrew Clarke of OAMPS on (02) 6953 3000 or email [email protected] and he can email the details to you.

We have done everything we can to ensure it is an easy policy to arrange and understand. To look find out more information on OAMPS visit their website:- www.oamps.com.au.

Insurance provided by OAMPS for companies in Australia.


Tips & Tricks

Cabinet Vision Tips & Tricks

How to modify dimension line spacingTo move all the dimension lines closer together follow these steps. 1. Right click in background2. Select Properties3. Select the Layers tab4. Click on the word Dimensions5. Click Edit6. Change Horizontal Line Offset, Horizontal Line Increment, Vertical Line Offset and Vertical Line Increment to

your desired amount. In this example I am changing all these settings to 150mm.7. Click ok when you have made your changes8. Click ok again to complete the change

You will now notice the dimensions have changed. You will need to do make this same change for each layer you have created (eg: Standard, Shop, ect).

Automatic Backup Procedure1. When you start a new job and save it for the first time, Solid creates a file with the name you gave it and a

“.cvj” extension. This file extension is what Solid uses to recognize this file and open it.

2. When you close that job, reopen it and save again, Solid then creates a backup of that file with the name of the job plus a “.bak” extension (within the same folder).

Example: SmithKitchen.cvj SmithKitchen.bak

3. In the event the original job file becomes corrupted, you can change the “.bak” extension to “.cvj” and Solid will open it (provided the “.bak” does not contain the same corrupted content as the original file). It will contain the updates that were made up until the time you last saved it. You will also have to change the first part of the file name because two “.cvj” files can’t have the same name.

4. Solid also creates an “.asv” file which is also a copy of the original job. In the event Solid closes abnormally, you are given the opportunity to continue using this file when you reopen Solid. If you don’t get the prompt to continue using it, this file can also be renamed to “.cvj” and opened by Solid (if there was time for the system to properly save it). The time frame between updates to this file is determined by the Auto-Save setting in the Preferences screen. (Note: this function does not affect the content of the “.bak” file).

So, Solid makes two different attempts to save your work. Of course, the best safety measure to take is to make a habit of saving your files often.


To achieve better quality renderOnce you render you 3D View with either the fill or texture mode.

Click on the Enhance View button in the ribbon toolbar.

Slide the Smoothing to High.

Tick on Enhance lightning and Dithering

Then click OK.

The 3D Image will Re – Render to a higher quality

You will notice a lot of the jagged lines will disappear.

You can see the progress during this at the bottom of the screen.

Tips & Tricks Cabnetware

Assigning Textures to MaterialsDo you ever find the need to have two or more distinct textures or colors on different cabinets in a room design? Here is a method to accomplish it. It involves assigning Textures to the materials you use on the cabinet Exteriors.

1) Start by editing the Materials. Go to File Setup Materials. Select the desired material and then Edit. Click on the Panel Texture button. Then select the Texture from a category. Choose OK.

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2) Repeat the process for the next material..

3) The next step is to assign the textured material to the cabinet parts in the Exterior parts file if it hasn’t been done already. Do this with File Setup Parameters and select the desired Exterior parts file.

4) Select the various part types and assign the textured material to them. The Toe Kicks, Finished Ends, Drawer, Door and Face Frames would all need to be assigned a texture. Finished Backs and Fillers also may need a texture. The same Texture can be assigned to various materials. (Plywood and Solid stock for instance). Edge Banding doesn’t need a texture at this time.

5) Now all you need to do is assign the particular Exterior file to the Room that is for the predominate cabinet type and use Cabinet Modify – Parms to assign the second Exterior parts file to the cabinets that need the second texture.


6) After changing the Exterior parts file on all the cabinets in question, the filled render view will now display the selected textures.

(This method is restricted to Cabnetworks and the Detailer)

How to Draw Flutes & Rosettes Decorations On Fillers For Display Purpose In ElevationTo Create Flutes & Rosettes Decorations On Fillers follow these steps. 1. Select a Base or Wall filler2. Enter the required width of the filler i.e. 100mm3. Select the decorations tab next to the apply button4. Change the number of flutes from o to the required amount i.e. 35. Change Rosettes to Top & bottom6. Click ok when you have made your changes7. Click ok again to complete the change You will now notice the Flutes & Rosette Graphic is now applied to your filler. Repeat this process for both wall & base Fillers.


Tips & Tricks - NC Centre

How to include a Job name & Job number in S2M Center for CabinetVision customersTo include a Customer’s name & a Job Number on your label follow these steps.

1. Start a new Job2. On the Job Properties tab, under job number, Enter a customer reference number ie , 12345.3. Under the Room Name tab, Enter Customers Name i.e. Smith4. Press Okay5. Now Save the Job you are working on & Enter A Job Number / Purchase Number i.e. 123456. Click ok when you have entered the job number7. This now completes the information required for it to be8. pplied to your labels

When we have exported our job to nc centre & are ready to print our labels , the customer’s name & job number will now appear on the label

How to include a Job name & a Job number on labels in S2M Centre for Cabnetworks Customer’sTo include a Customer’s name & a Job Number on your label follow these steps.

1 Start a new Job2. On the room defaults tab, Select Information which is the tab across from parameters & next to hardware3. Under Room Name, Enter Customers Name i.e. Smith4. Press Okay5. Now Save the Job you are working on & Enter A Job Number / Purchase Number i.e. 123456. Click ok when you have entered the job number7. This now completes the information required for it to be 8. applied to your labels

When we have exported our job to nc centre & are ready to print our labels , the customer’s name & job number will now appear on the label


Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys for Alphacam

The following hot keys help during geometry creation:

F1 HelpF2 Auto Snap On/OffF3 Ortho Mode On/OffF4 Close and FinishF5 Grid Snap On/OffF6 Snap to End Point

F7 Snap to Mid PointF8 Snap to CenterF9 Snap to IntersectionF10 Snap to TangentF11 Snap to PerpendicularF12 Snap to Parallel

The following shortcut keys allow you to quickly bring up regularly used commands in Alphacam:

Ctrl + N New FileCtrl + O Open FileCtrl + Insert Insert Alphacam DrawingCtrl + S SaveCtrl + I Input CADCtrl + L List NCCtrl + M Clear MemoryCtrl + P Printer/PlotterCtrl + Z UndoCtrl + Delete DeleteCtrl + F Start Point

Ctrl + H ChangeCtrl + A Zoom AllCtrl + W Zoom WindowCtrl + B Zoom PreviousCtrl + R RedrawCtrl + G Ghost ToolsCtrl + T TextCtrl + D DimensionCtrl + U User LayersCtrl + E Edit Operations

Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys for Cabinet Vision

The following hot keys help in getting to different program features quickly:

F1 HelpF2 Opens Wall OptionsF3 Opens Object OptionsF4 Opens Top Options

F5 Opens Moldings OptionsF6 Opens Auto Fill OptionsF7 Opens CAD Options

The following shortcut keys allow you to select and copy one or more cabinets:

Ctrl + Click Selects Multiple CabinetsCtrl + X Cuts Selected CabinetCtrl + C Copies Selected CabinetCtrl + V Pastes Copied Cabinet

The following hot keys assist you in the Layout and CAD areas:

W Refreshes the ViewG Snaps Object to GridS Snaps Object to PointC Snaps a Cabinet Diagonally at a Wall CornerF3 In Wall Layout, Opens the Angle CalculatorM In CAD, Snaps a Line to Mid PointI In CAD, Snaps a Line to IntersectionC In CAD, Snaps a Line to Circle/Arc Center

Another great tip: Placing your cursor over an item while pressing the space bar allows you to quickly center an item on the screen.

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Shortcut Keys

Shortcut Keys for Cabnetware

The following shortcut keys allow you to quickly move between views:

Ctrl + E Elevation ViewCtrl + F Floorplan ViewCtrl + M Multi-Cross Section ViewCtrl + T Counter Top View

The following shortcut keys allow you to quickly bring up regularly used dialogs:

Ctrl + N New Room DialogCtrl + O Open Room DialogCtrl + D Display Options DialogAlt + { Setup User Graphics DialogAlt + } Setup Parameters Dialog

The following shortcut keys allow you to select and copy cabinets:

Ctrl + A Selects All Cabinets in Current ViewCtrl + Click Selects Multiple CabinetsCtrl + X Cuts Selected CabinetCtrl + C Copies Selected CabinetCtrl + V Pastes Copied Cabinet

The following shortcut keys allow you to create and arrange multiple views of a room design:

Shift + F6 Creates New View WindowsShift + F4 Tiles Multiple View WindowsShift + F5 Cascades Multiple View Windows

The following shortcut key is for CNC:

Ctrl + CNC Center Automatically Imports Current Job Parts into CNC Center

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