..... KITCHEN CABINETS 4 eKIT for Architectural Desktop 2004 / 2005
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1Greetings .1-1 KITCHEN CABINETS 4 eKIT OVERVIEW
Introduction
Thank you for your interest in the Kitchen Cabinets 4 eKit by ARCHIdigm.  Before you decide to purchase this product we would like to inform you about what you get and how it works so you don't end up buying something you don't want.

The first and most important aspect of this Kit that you need to be clear about is that it is not a software product and it does not do anything on its own.  Basically, this Kit is a library of Styles and MvBlocks designed exclusively for Autodesk®'s Architectural Desktop 2004 CAD program and is fully compatible with Architectural Desktop 2005.

The second important aspect of this kit that we want to make clear is the philosophy behind its structure.  Having been designed in an office that primarily focuses on residential architecture, we approached the need for creating Cabinetry much like many architects approach building design: Pre-design ( Massing ), Development (Refinement), Presentation (3D Models with Rendering) and Construction Documentation.

In this list we focused our attention on the last part because that pays the bills but we also wanted something that looked good in Presentations while being simple enough to use for early schematic designs.  We did not design this kit to be a solution for true Cabinet Layouts since we see that as something for Shop-Draw by professional Cabinet Makers.  The Upper and Lower Cabinet Styles have been configured to match industry standard dimensional specifications and you can modify them for unique design solutions.
2Product Features 2-1 KITCHEN CABINETS 4 eKIT OVERVIEW
The Three Phases

Illustrated to the right are some shots of how we employ this kit for creating design solutions that may end up as Renderings but always end up in Construction Documents. 

Pre-design
Use Standard Base and Upper Cabinet Styles with standard dimensions to begin a kitchen study and/or to help clients understand rudimentary design intent.  Cabinets can be displayed using the default Low Detail Display Configuration to produce a "By Block" homogeneous color.

Development
Standard Base and Upper Cabinet Styles can be refined dimensionally or swapped ( via Tool icon ) for other Cabinet Styles.  Cabinets can be Trimmed or Broken (Break command), Extended and Stretched.  Sinks take advantage of ADT's new Interference Block so you can subtract sinkholes from countertops.  Special Endcaps can be applied for extra detailing or unique design requirements such as curved overhangs.  There's even an option to Sweeping Molding along the top of the Upper Cabinets.  Included MvBlocks have plenty of detail to impress your clients.

Presentation
Though Presentation can actually be a part of Pre-design, Development and Construction Documents, we see this phase as the one where you put in that extra effort to really put some jazz into the presentation.  For this phase we provided Door and Drawer Units that can be Anchored into the Base and Upper Wall Cabinets.  Once a Unit is in place, you can even swap Doors and Knobs.  For live-linked 2D Elevations, all of the linework can be captured; potentially saving you hours of tedious mind-numbing drawing time with AutoCAD Lines.  Base and Upper Cabinet Styles come with default Material assignments that you can, of course, change for whatever Materials you have in your library.  The Cabinets have been divided into primary forms: Base, Body, Countertop, Backsplash, and Trim.

In Plan View we minimized the display of linework to match how most residential architects draw cabinets.  As you study your design, you can take advantage of ADT's Low, Medium and High Detail Display Configurations to display the Cabinet Styles as homogenous masses ( ByBlock ), as individual components (pre-assigned Colors) and as Render-ready ( By Material ).

 

The Content

The entire kit was designed to work with ADT's new Tool Palettes, as illustrated to the right, and after installation you simply assemble one or more Palettes as you see fit by dragging content out of the Kitchen Cabinets 4 eKit Catalog (from the Content Browser).

There are five Base Cabinet Styles, one Utility Cabinet Style, one Upper Cabinet Style ( 5 standard heights), one Shelf Style ( two standard heights) and numerous Door and Drawer Unit Styles.  There are also numerous MvBlocks of items ranging from appliances to sinks.

Below is a list of the MvBlocks and Object Styles that you will find in this kit.

Multi-View Blocks
24x36_Refrigerator
I_APPL_RANGE_THERMADOR_RDF30_30W
new
I_APPL_OUTDOOR_GRILL_KITCHENAID_KFGR364_36W
new
I_APPL_MICRO_24_COUNTERnew
I_APPL_WASHER_BASE_WHIRLPOOL_27Wnew
I_APPL_DRYER_WHIRLPOOL_27W
new
I_APPL_WASHER_WHIRLPOOL_27W
new
I_APPL_MICRO_HOOD_24_COUNTER
new
zanzibar stool
new
BRNO CHAIR
new
I_APPL_OVEN_SINGLE_30_BUILT-IN
new
I_APPL_DISH_WASHER_VIKING_24W
new
I_Appl_Ref_Case_42x84
new
I_APPL_BAR_SINK_KOHLER_15W
I_Appl_Cooktop_21x30
I_APPL_DISH_WASHER_BOSCH_24W
I_APPL_DISH_WASHER_VIKING_36W
I_APPL_DOUBLE_OVEN_30_BUILT-IN
I_APPL_MICRO_30_BUILT-IN
I_APPL_OVEN_MICRO_30_BUILT-IN
I_Appl_Range_Hood_A_30x18x8
I_Appl_Range_Hood_A_36x18x8
I_Appl_Range_Hood_A_42x20x8
I_Appl_Range_Hood_A_48x20x8
I_Appl_Range_Hood_B_36x20
I_Appl_Range_Hood_B_42x27
I_Appl_Range_Hood_B_Chimney
I_Appl_Range_Range 30x26
I_APPL_RANGE_VIKING_VGRC_36W
I_APPL_RANGE_VIKING_VGRC_48W
I_Appl_Ref_Case 48x84
I_APPL_REFR_WINE_KITCHENAID_24W
I_APPL_REFR_WINE_SUB-ZERO_427_27W
I_APPLL_TRASH_COMPACTOR_VIKING_18W
I_Furn_Chair_Baden_Bar_Stool
I_Plumb_Lav_Oval_19
I_Plumb_Lav_Oval_24
I_Plumb_Lav_Rect_20x18
I_Plumb_Sink_Kitchen - Double B
I_Plumb_Sink_Kitchen - Single B
I_Plumb_Sink_Kitchen - Triple

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Base Cabinet Styles
kitchen_base_bar_x
kitchen_base_cab_+_bar_x
kitchen_base_cab_x
kitchen_base_cab_x_2-face
kitchen_base_cab_x_stool
kitchen_counter_top_splash_x
kitchen_counter_top_x
kitchen_splash_x

Upper Cabinet Styles
kitchen_upper_cab_54_x
kitchen_upper_cab_60_x
kitchen_upper_cab_66_x
kitchen_upper_cab_72_x
kitchen_upper_cab_84_x
kitchen_upper_shlf_54_x
kitchen_upper_shlf_60_x
kitchen_util_cab_x
kitchen_upper_cab_36_x
new
kit_cab_soffit_7ft_up_13in_widenew

Cabinet Endcap Styles
upper_12_wide_curved_halfnew
upper_12_wide_shelf_curved_halfnew

Door/Drawer Unit Styles
Base Cabinet Drawers 3 24w
Base Cabinet Drawers 4 18w
Base Cabinet Sink 36w
Base Cabinet Standard 36w
Utility Cabinet Standard 24w
Upper Cabinet Standard 36w

Door Styles
Cabinet Base Door Sngl Panel 2 Solid
Cabinet Base Door Sngl Panel Solid
Cabinet Base Door Sngl Solid
Cabinet Base Door Sngl Solid Knob
Cabinet Base Drawer Panel Solid
Cabinet Base Drawer Solid
Cabinet Base Drawer Solid Blank
Cabinet Base Drawer Solid Knob
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Glazed
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Glazed Mintins
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Panel
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Panel 2 Solid
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Panel Arch Knob
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Solid
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Solid Knob

 

3Purchase 3-1 KITCHEN CABINETS 4 eKIT OVERVIEW
Buy Codes, Access OSMOSIS and Download
Access The Kitchen Cabinets 4 Kit now includes a year of Access to the OSMOSIS website.  Your purchase will now provide you with a User Name and Password to OSMOSIS website where you will be able to download this kit, the User eGuide and check for updates.
BUY Purchase the latest Kitchen Cabinets eKit to acquire this version as well.  Newest version includes all older versions.
FYI We also have a 3 eKit Bundle - see www.archidigm.com/classroom for a full listing of our guides and kits.

When you make your purchase, you will receive a confirmation e-mail within minutes ( if purchase is made on-line but longer if by phone, fax or mail ) that will contain your User Name and Password. 

Go to www.archidigm.com/classroom/osmosis or look for the OSMOSIS icon on the ARCHIdigm.com website to enter our subscription center.  There you will be able to download the Kitchen Cabinets 4 Kit Installation file, User Guide and check for Updates.

Current users of the Kitchen Cabinets eKit for Architectural Desktop 3 - 3.3 may apply for a User Name and Password to upgrade their Kit at no additional cost.

kits@archidigm.com

CAD and IT Managers:
Some offices have highly customized template files with unique Display Representations, Sets and Configurations that may not work with our kit.  We designed this kit for optimum performance using the default template files that come with ADT but all that means is that we utilized the High, Medium, Low and Presentation Display Configurations.  Since the Presentation Display Representation is not a Standard Display Representation it will be introduced automatically as will some of the Material Definition Style Display Representation Overrides that we had to use in order to produce Cabinet-like linework.

The Object Style files are devoid of undesirable Layers, Colors and Plot Styles.

Installation Issues
Due to how the Tool Palette uses hard-coded paths this kit has been designed for a local installation "C:\Program Files\ARCHIdigm\Kitchen Cabinets Kit". If this location will not work in your environment, manual re-pathing for all tools will be required.  This can either be done via the Tool Properties in ADT or by using Search and Replace in a Notepad-like Editor - instructions are included for such work with this kit.

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