Updating Cornice Profiles for the correct front overhang

Great, Daz!

This is great Daz, but if you dont use Turbocad/Rhino is there another way of changing this?

You should be able to do it in Sketchup and even on graph paper Jayne 

You could even match you own designs Jayne... so they are correct to what you supply to your customers.

Even Serif Page Plus you could work out the point locations...

In theory we could create our own profiles, just duplicate a file and input our own values. Should work with worktops, coving and skirting?

Errrrr . . . why the hell did they not tell me we could do this? I have been on about this for the past two years! Well done Daz, bloody awesome.

Just pulled a unit out in .dxf as you can see the cornice is sitting 5mm from front of door by default.

So this should work well moving 10mm?

Good stuff Daz! I did suggest to articad that the cornice appeared too far back but as of yet no reply.

Hi Joe,

Like I say, I've been telling them this for years! If its this simple why not change? I'm guessing its the same old argument. They don't want to upset users by changing things that will affect their old designs.

Sometimes it could be just the need to think outside the box.

Maybe thinking that all the unit options that tell the cornice where to extrude to was a large task.

Should not affect old designs anyway.... they should be better because my eyes are always drawn to the problem and look it gives when rendered... The GI gets confused and creates some horrid shadows due to it being set back to much.
Not tried it on the worktop profiles yet...

Stirling work as usual Daz. I'm in over my head with enquiries at the mo but as soon as I get some time I'll have a go at this . . . and learn Autokitchen . . . and Compusoft ;-)

Agreed, but there is the option to bring the plinth in and out. Not a coder so don't know how hard it would be. Anyway I'm sure v21 will be all singing and dancing!!!!

Worktop Test... Sharks Nose Profile (Tomas Kitchens Sheer Version 1 Edge)

Cannot find the solution yet to reduce the worktop slab depth so this is a compromise from the original you could shelter from the rain under (60mm) to a 40mm overhang one...

Kudos Daz, you're a star. That's brilliant. Like Minch, I've been asking for this for ages.

Updated the Profile Mapper to make it easier to use:

As per Chrispod's request here is where you can edit the attachment types that reference the *.pro file names. It is probably best to add new ones at the end of the lists so not to cause the problems opening old drawings. Nothing bad happens if you do decide to change the the names and open an old file as ArtiCAD will just pick the first one available..

Note that I have added the "KBB CAD Test" at the end... the first of the additional profiles over and above the included ones...

Hi Daz, Just uploaded my Custom Profiles to the DropBox account.
.Pro files and Text files relating to the attachment_types.
Feel free to add instructions or a link to the topic discussing it. 
Have you/anyone had any joy with the Arrow worktop edge? Noticed it had been brought up, and i couldn't find a solution. Seems like it would be handy to have Articad disassociate the Base Unit Depth from the worktop depth. Or have the worktop end in-line with the base unit then add the profile onto this. 
This affects the Waterfall Edges i have made hence the overhang from door is 40mm, way too much, but bringing it back clips the top edge of the profile.
Regards Chris.

Hi Chris,

This is exactly what Daz and I were discussing yesterday.  I don't believe any changes to the cornice or the worktops have been allowed for in V21.  Also, its very unlikely we will get a response from Articad this side of the KBB show or the V21 release.  I will speak to them about a whole host of things when I visit KBB and afterwards so will make sure this is high on the priority 'wish list'.

Thanks
Nathan

chrispod wrote:Hi Daz, Just uploaded my Custom Profiles to the DropBox account.
.Pro files and Text files relating to the attachment_types.
Feel free to add instructions or a link to the topic discussing it. 
Have you/anyone had any joy with the Arrow worktop edge? Noticed it had been brought up, and i couldn't find a solution. Seems like it would be handy to have Articad disassociate the Base Unit Depth from the worktop depth. Or have the worktop end in-line with the base unit then add the profile onto this. 
This affects the Waterfall Edges i have made hence the overhang from door is 40mm, way too much, but bringing it back clips the top edge of the profile.
Regards Chris.

Thanks Chris...

Yes re: worktop overhang.... something I have been playing with... I have changed a few settings so that all worktop profiles use 20mm. I have changed my default Carcass depth to 560mm + 20mm for the worktop slab + 20mm Profile. I have added a Minerva Edge with a 1mm bevel top and bottom which works nicely...as the return are also 20mm so turning off the worktop on the end panels gives me 2mm overhang in the render below:

Can you try one of the Waterfall Edges please Daz? See if it clips the top part of the profile?

chrispod wrote:Can you try one of the Waterfall Edges please Daz? See if it clips the top part of the profile?

Looks great to me Chris, Thanks for all your effort ...